13" laptop recommendation

Mighty_Orange · Jun 19, 2016

jameshong said:
S$1098 with 2yrs warranty..really worth buying !

Is UX305UA or UX305CA?

wanted to hoot 305.

but worried of the reliability.

any comments on the Asus Zen series?

Mighty_Orange · Jun 19, 2016

agent_719 said:
Consider the Dell Latitude e7470? The HDMI port is at the back of laptop.

thanks. is it available to consumers? I thought its a commercial products where they only sell to companies.

ahber79 · Jun 19, 2016

agent_719 said:
Consider the Dell Latitude e7470? The HDMI port is at the back of laptop.

Where to buy Dell Latitude laptops? Couldn't find the option to buy online. Did not see the models in the Fun and Dell shop also.

agent_719 · Jun 19, 2016

jameshong said:
S$1098 with 2yrs warranty..really worth buying !

Is UX305UA or UX305CA?

I think is CA. Not very sure. The gold colour one

agent_719 · Jun 19, 2016

ahber79 said:
Where to buy Dell Latitude laptops? Couldn't find the option to buy online. Did not see the models in the Fun and Dell shop also.

U need to call dell hotline and they will get their sales to email you a quotation on the model that you requested.

The latitude series models are very expensive. The very chio e7370 is almost sgd3k

Mighty_Orange · Jun 19, 2016

agent_719 said:
I think is CA. Not very sure. The gold colour one

any comment on the reliability. it looks good but seems like Asus doesn't has the strong reputation of durability compared to Dell and ThinkPad. quite scare to buy, else its quite tempting for the ZenBook Series.

agent_719 · Jun 19, 2016

Mighty_Orange said:
any comment on the reliability. it looks good but seems like Asus doesn't has the strong reputation of durability compared to Dell and ThinkPad. quite scare to buy, else its quite tempting for the ZenBook Series.

There are feedbacks that the ux series have hinge issue. Other than that i not sure coz i didnt researh much. I used to have asus n43 but died within 3 years. Their customer service was bad. Not sure about now

I guess this one not bad. See pc show a lot people chiong buy when price dropped to 1098.

Mighty_Orange · Jun 19, 2016

agent_719 said:
There are feedbacks that the ux series have hinge issue. Other than that i not sure coz i didnt researh much. I used to have asus n43 but died within 3 years. Their customer service was bad. Not sure about now

I guess this one not bad. See pc show a lot people chiong buy when price dropped to 1098.

thanks. my ideapad worth $1300 lasted me from 2011 to now still working (with 1 break down in 2013), thus I quite particular about durability.

now im looking for a 13-14 inch for both using at home connected via a Dell Screen also the mobility of bring around.

jameshong · Jun 19, 2016

Mighty_Orange said:
wanted to hoot 305.

but worried of the reliability.

any comments on the Asus Zen series?

Not sure this model but I am using Asus TP500LN almost 2 years so far no issue

wtfh4x · Jun 19, 2016

Mighty_Orange said:
now im looking for a 13-14 inch for both using at home connected via a Dell Screen also the mobility of bring around.

So what are your requirements exactly apart from the HDMI port?

Mighty_Orange · Jun 19, 2016

wtfh4x said:
So what are your requirements exactly apart from the HDMI port?

i5 for Basic Usage, 8GB RAM, Hardisk no particular ones as I store very less staffs, 13-14 inch, Good Battery, Non-Touch-Screen, the rest no particular requirement as I just use for documents, surfing and youtube watching.

Techno Pride · Jun 19, 2016

wtfh4x said:
http://i.imgur.com/p49Zylw.png

There's no Classic anywhere.

http://gearopen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Untitled-293.png

Even on the laptop itself it just says "13".

As for build quality, you really have to go compare physically because they look very similar. I also didn't believe until I compared the T460 and the 13 side by side. One is built like a tank the other is just a consumer laptop in matte black.

I'm kinda out of touch with laptops.

Since Funan is still open till end June (???), which shop do I visit? I'll drop by this week to check out the X260 and TP13.

Mighty_Orange · Jun 19, 2016

Techno Pride said:
I'm kinda out of touch with laptops.

Since Funan is still open till end June (???), which shop do I visit? I'll drop by this week to check out the X260 and TP13.

i heard is 30th June, you may wanna drop by by end of next week.

wtfh4x · Jun 19, 2016

Mighty_Orange said:
i5 for Basic Usage, 8GB RAM, Hardisk no particular ones as I store very less staffs, 13-14 inch, Good Battery, Non-Touch-Screen, the rest no particular requirement as I just use for documents, surfing and youtube watching.

Your requirements not very high. I would suggest you address your HDMI requirement with a USB to HDMI converter then you have more options. I think almost all laptops have USB on the left for right-handed mouse usage so that should be no problem.

Techno Pride said:
I'm kinda out of touch with laptops.

Since Funan is still open till end June (???), which shop do I visit? I'll drop by this week to check out the X260 and TP13.

I can't remember which store exactly. Look for the bigger stores just selling lenovo. But I remember the X260 not easy to find a display set. Most display X250 only.

agent_719 · Jun 19, 2016

I bought x260 but it arrived with keyboard and software issues. Quite disappointed and returned it. Tonighy got time i will post photo of the faulty keyboard.

Currently considering dell latitude e7470 or thinkpad x1c.

soupgoblin · Jun 19, 2016

I was thinking of buying the 305 but the lack of backlit keyboard made me rethink. Waiting for the newly announced 306 which has backlit but have no idea when its coming..

Mighty_Orange · Jun 19, 2016

wtfh4x said:
Your requirements not very high. I would suggest you address your HDMI requirement with a USB to HDMI converter then you have more options. I think almost all laptops have USB on the left for right-handed mouse usage so that should be no problem.

I can't remember which store exactly. Look for the bigger stores just selling lenovo. But I remember the X260 not easy to find a display set. Most display X250 only.

Thanks ! would the quality be lessen via a USB to HDMI converter, compared to a HDMI connect ?

Mighty_Orange · Jun 19, 2016

soupgoblin said:
I was thinking of buying the 305 but the lack of backlit keyboard made me rethink. Waiting for the newly announced 306 which has backlit but have no idea when its coming..

why is the backlit keyboard important to you?

I don't like this feature especially from the side-view.

jace88 · Jun 19, 2016

Mighty_Orange said:
Thanks ! would the quality be lessen via a USB to HDMI converter, compared to a HDMI connect ?

I thought USB to HDMI converters essentially involve an additional display adaptor to do the conversion?

IMO getting laptop with full size HDMI port shouldn't be that hard as quite a few laptops seem to come with it these days in both 13" laptops and larger.

Techno Pride · Jun 19, 2016

wtfh4x said:
I can't remember which store exactly. Look for the bigger stores just selling lenovo. But I remember the X260 not easy to find a display set. Most display X250 only.

The X250 uses the same chassis as X260.

Anyway, here's a quick unboxing/review of the Thinkpad 13. He appears somewhat satisfied coming from an X230.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/thinkpad-13-first-thoughts-and-unboxing.790711/

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