Anything coming up similar to the new MacBook Air?

abelard

Am thinking about buying a new laptop, and considering the new Haswell MacBook Air 13inch. I'd prefer if I could get a Windows alternative however, but not seeing much with Haswell out there at the minute - so wondering what's on the horizon?

Looking for something for general purpose use, web, media, most challenging stuff would likey be data analysis work (not talking massive datasets). I have a self-built desktop for gaming so not looking for a gaming laptop or botherd by discrete GPU.

So is there anything coming out in the near future with;
- Haswell processor (I want good battery life)
- 13 or 14 inch screen
- thin and light
- well built (dones't have to look 'stylish' or anything though)
- good trackpad/keyboard
- good screen (1920x1080)
- Windows 7 would be nice, or even better a no OS option, but understand this is highly unlikely to be found outside of building something with the likes of pcspecialist.
-edit: forgot to add, SSD would also be nice

Overheal

Uhm yeah, pretty much every new ultrabook that is coming up will be Haswell and hit all those criteria, though windows 7 no.

The only contender I see out in the wild thus far is sony, first out the gate with the haswell ultras. Haswell of course delivering roughly the same performance as ivy but with a huge uptick in efficiency and batter life. Laptops with the Ultrabook certification logo in the 4th generation Intel lineup have at a minimum, by specification, at least 6 hours of HD video playback, 9 hours of regular use, over 1 week of sleep standby time, and touch. I don't recall if 1920x1080 is part of the ultrabook certification, but virtually all the newer ones have it.

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Good hunting