Which laptop should I order?

RoisinRoseDubh

I need to order one as soon as possible!

1) Lenovo: http://shop.lenovo.com/ieweb/ie/en/laptops/ideapad/u-series/u410

2) Lenovo again: http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/ieweb/LenovoPortal/en_IE/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=FD6DB49790C7411D933567FC361231FB&current-category-id=DDAB08CA59B2AC30479CB99AA123CE8F&action=init

3) Dell: http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/emea/topics/landing_pages/en/dell-ultrabooks?c=ie&l=en&s=dhs&cs=iedhs1&~ck=mn

4) Sony Vaio: http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Sony_VAIO_T13_13.3_Core_i5_Windows_7_Laptop_in_Silver__SVT1311X9ES/version.asp#feedback

5) Samsung: http://www.samsung.com/ie/consumer/pc-peripherals/notebook-computers/ultra-portable/NP530U3B-A01UK

6) http://www.ebuyer.com/288876-toshiba-portege-z830-10n-ultrabook-pt224e-00h00len

I was trying to see if I could find reviews re same but thought I would check it out here and see if anyone owns one of the above and whether they would recommend it Almost like a polling system to help me choose!

RoisinRoseDubh

Sorry for bumping this but I'd be really grateful for any feedback

areyawell

Definitly the dell ones, nearly twice as powerful as the others.

1.6ghz is brutal by todays standards on the other ones.

Skill Magill

why don't you start with what you want it for?
Does it need a dvd drive?
how big screen?
how much is budget?

Darwin

It's not necessarily about clock speed, its the underlying architecture that counts, for example a slower Core i5 will generally outperform a faster Core i3 due to architectural differences (e.g. the i3 will not turbo boost to higher clock speeds).
Anyway, the Dell looks a good deal once you add in the 10% discount from here:
http://www.voucherpages.ie/dell

and the next business day on-site warranty is nice to have.

RoisinRoseDubh

areyawell wrote: »

Definitly the dell ones, nearly twice as powerful as the others.

1.6ghz is brutal by todays standards on the other ones.

What about the fact that they have a solid state drive though?

RoisinRoseDubh

eoing1 wrote: »

why don't you start with what you want it for?
Does it need a dvd drive?
how big screen?
how much is budget?

Well, it's an investment for the next couple of years. Budget - certainly not going above a 1,000. Screen - I am aiming for a machine that weighs around the 1.5kg, so probably a 13 to 15 screen. It doesn't have to have a DVD drive, although it would be no harm! I need it for college, probably to run programs, possibly for gaming (but that would be the very last thing in the list and would not dictate what I buy), portable, an investment, relatively good battery life.

RoisinRoseDubh

Darwin wrote: »

It's not necessarily about clock speed, its the underlying architecture that counts, for example a slower Core i5 will generally outperform a faster Core i3 due to architectural differences (e.g. the i3 will not turbo boost to higher clock speeds).
Anyway, the Dell looks a good deal once you add in the 10% discount from here:
http://www.voucherpages.ie/dell

and the next business day on-site warranty is nice to have.

Vouchers!! Can you use that discount online?

Are there discounts for any of the other companies?

JaneCompti

Can anyone find me a Lenovo on that internet has a solid state drive?

Skill Magill

JaneCompti wrote: »

Can anyone find me a Lenovo on that internet has a solid state drive?

Couldn't find one on that internet, but what about this one http://www.dabs.ie/products/lenovo-ideapad-u310-ultrabook-core-i3-2367m-4gb-500gb-32ssd-13-3--w7hp-cherry-8734.html?q=lsptops%20with%20ssd&src=16:cool:

JaneCompti

eoing1 wrote: »

Couldn't find one on that internet, but what about this one http://www.dabs.ie/products/lenovo-ideapad-u310-ultrabook-core-i3-2367m-4gb-500gb-32ssd-13-3--w7hp-cherry-8734.html?q=lsptops%20with%20ssd&src=16:cool:

Ah, now we're heading in the right direction! Thank you for that - much appreciated!

If you find any other ones, please do let me know

Skill Magill

JaneCompti wrote: »

Ah, now we're heading in the right direction! Thank you for that - much appreciated!

If you find any other ones, please do let me know

It has both, a 32gb solid state drive for the operating system and programs and a 500gb hard drive for storage. It weighs 1.7 kgs but this weight is not taken up by the hard drives, they hardly weigh anything. Theres probably lighter ones out there though. Have a look in Dabs Komplett and Hardwareversand

RoisinRoseDubh

Thanks, I'll have a look at both of those. I'll see if I can spot any SSD ultrabook.