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| 1358018 | 2013-10-27 07:44:00 | Here: www.harveynorman.co.nz If you dont mind 14', this is great. |
darkoverlord123 (16996) | ||
| 1358019 | 2013-10-29 09:16:00 | You will probably have to go up in size Sorted - found an Acer Aspire One 756 11.6 in with Windows 7 for $479, getting a 128Gb SSD put in for an extra $200 Does all that I need and nothing that I dont, has 3 USB ports and HDMI out |
laworder (12738) | ||
| 1358020 | 2013-10-29 09:31:00 | Sorted - found an Acer Aspire One 756 11.6 in with Windows 7 for $479, getting a 128Gb SSD put in for an extra $200 Does all that I need and nothing that I dont, has 3 USB ports and HDMI out Just as long as you are happy, but just so you know that is not an ultrabook for which you original asked for and will not have the performance of one |
plod (107) | ||
| 1358021 | 2013-10-29 19:41:00 | Just as long as you are happy, but just so you know that is not an ultrabook for which you original asked for and will not have the performance of one True, its not as light as I'd have ideally liked but does have a dual core Celeron rather than an Atom or similar processor (like the machine I am now using) so with another 4Gb RAM in it and the SSD should go well. Can run up to 16Gb RAM as it is on 64bit Win 7 |
laworder (12738) | ||
| 1358022 | 2013-10-29 22:49:00 | I just brought 4 of these but you won't get one for under 1k shopap.lenovo.com |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 1358023 | 2013-11-03 21:16:00 | Picked it up Friday, and it is good - very good in fact. Boots up in seconds, restarts from hibernate even faster, and great battery life. And its only 1.35 Kg, which is actually lighter than some of the machines out there marketed as Ultrabooks. Putting the SSD in it has really livened it up compared to what it would have been like with the original 500 Gb 5400 RPM HDD Now I am trying to customise the Windows 7 Premium in it to look like Windows 3.0 :) Just need to find the old icons to finish that retro look, not as easy as I'd thought |
laworder (12738) | ||
| 1358024 | 2013-11-03 21:38:00 | Something as light as possible with SSD, up to about $1000. I do not need touchscreen or a screen any bigger than about 11-12 in. Happy with a smallish SSD (64-128Gb) as wont be storing huge amounts of data on it Happy to consider a cheaper machine and get it upgraded to SSD too Dont really care if its Win7 or 8, a backlit keyboard would be a bonus though. The only way that you would get an ultra book for cheaper than $1000 is if you bought a netbook or lived in the US where computers are way cheaper than they ar down here. The reason netbooks sell for less than $1000 is because the netbook market was killed by better designed iPads and Galaxy tablets. What will your main uses be for the laptop/tablet? |
Webdevguy (17166) | ||
| 1358025 | 2013-11-03 21:45:00 | Now I am trying to customise the Windows 7 Premium in it to look like Windows 3.0 :) Just need to find the old icons to finish that retro look, not as easy as I'd thought I'm curious.. why do you want it to look like Windows 3.0..? Isn't that like looking backwards (confused) I've gotten used to working with Windows 7 UI which is ok . As to Windows 8.. not so much. (MS kinda f**ked up on the movable tiles concept - hint- they work better for the user if they are all the same size, that way you get a consistent number of tiles per browser screen :) ) |
Webdevguy (17166) | ||
| 1358026 | 2013-11-03 22:12:00 | The only way that you would get an ultra book for cheaper than $1000 is if you bought a netbook or lived in the US where computers are way cheaper than they ar down here. The reason netbooks sell for less than $1000 is because the netbook market was killed by better designed iPads and Galaxy tablets. What will your main uses be for the laptop/tablet? Web surfing, email, typing, some website maintenance. No gaming or heavy duty graphics, almost all text based stuff so a reasonable keyboard is a must. And thats what I managed to find too, although its not backlit. Not complaining for under $700 though |
laworder (12738) | ||
| 1358027 | 2013-11-03 22:14:00 | I'm curious.. why do you want it to look like Windows 3.0..? Isn't that like looking backwards (confused) I've gotten used to working with Windows 7 UI which is ok . As to Windows 8.. not so much. (MS kinda f**ked up on the movable tiles concept - hint- they work better for the user if they are all the same size, that way you get a consistent number of tiles per browser screen :) ) No special reason apart from peculiar tastes :-) It's just the look of the desktop I am changing largely |
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