13" laptop recommendation

[deepblue_82]

The 710s i3 cost 1099, the i5 cost 1399. If u don't use too much stuff... The i3 would be fine.... I was looking at the dell 13... But I think it's eol...

 

[Magickiller9]

Thanks Magickiller9 for your take. I think you have a point.

Do you have other similar range laptop as an alternative to consider ... just so I can make some comparison before I make a purchase ?

Thank you & cheers

Is she studying in poly/ Uni?

 

[jeffrey745]

I would recommend MacBook with Retina Display.

Yupp MacBook with retina display is great. U cld get refurbished ones for cheaper price. Also can install windows on it, heard MacBooks are very lasting?

 

[haoKRR]

Hi there,

I also wanted to buy the Asus ZenBook and the RRP prices as as follows:

1) UX305UA-FC013T, Core i5 = $1,398
2) UX305UA-FC004T, m3-6Y30 = $1,098

But when I went to Courts, the salesman told me that Courts will stop carrying Asus laptop bcos their motherboard always got burned. He claimed that company like HP & Lenovo previously used Asus motherboard and because of this motherboard problem, both these companies have decided to stop using Asus motherboard.

He then persuaded me to buy Acer instead ...

Any experts here can shed some light into this ...

Now I don't know what laptop to my for my daughter. She doesn't do gaming, no video editing. Only using it to surf the internet, watch YouTube, use Word & Excel, sent emails.

So my requirement of the laptop that I think i will be purchasing is as follows:
1) light in weight - less than 1.3kg
2) min size - 13 inch
3) processor - i5
4) 8gb RAM
5) Budeget: preferably about $1,100 but can stretch to $1,400

I am thinking of Asus UX305UA-FC013T, Core i5 at $1,398 but since the salesman dais that, I kinda hesitated as I haven't dome much research into laptop.

Any idea which laptop is good with the above requirements ?

Thank you very much

what i can say is, dont believe everything the sales agent tell you. And i think i know why every sales agent is promoting Acer..

anyway, i bought the UX305 Core m3 at 998(before e 8% discount) for my wife at Best.
got a bag, wireless mouse and office 365. Anyone in need of a office?

why i choose the 305? cause of its lightweight and long battery life. Wife use it in her office, but return it after a shuffle. So gotto go along with her.
Was actually considering the 710s but the battery cant outlast 305. This goes the same with Dell XPS 13
And why i choose the Core m? because its "uses" less energy compared to the another option - i5.
My wife has the same usage(your girl) as what you have mentioned, so our requirements is about the same.

And it comes with 2-years of warranty.

Just consider Fujitsu, Lenovo and Asus for your laptop purchase and you will be fine. Dell is great too, they are catching up after 2013(they go private).

305 looks "tougher" then xps13 and 710s though imo.
But I will choose the latter because of its size, a slimer bezel. because i carry it around.

the only reason if i were to get acer is the hdd size. S5 or something? 1399 i5 but 512 SSD. If you have notice, only high-end(exp) models comes with 512ssd..

At least you have shortlist to 3 of them for now,
UX305
710s
Acer (forget the model)

good luck

 

[haoKRR]

Yupp MacBook with retina display is great. U cld get refurbished ones for cheaper price. Also can install windows on it, heard MacBooks are very lasting?

Not bad i would say.
My core 2 duo mcbook Air(256 ssd) still doing good. May lag when its running some software though

 

[ryan_khoo]

Thanks all for your post ...

 

[ryan_khoo]

The 710s i3 cost 1099, the i5 cost 1399. If u don't use too much stuff... The i3 would be fine.... I was looking at the dell 13... But I think it's eol...

Thanks for opening up another option of using i3 ... but if oredi eol then maybe not so good and stick to i5 ... thanks

 

[ryan_khoo]

Is she studying in poly/ Uni?

Yes she is going to Uni ....

 

[ryan_khoo]

Yupp MacBook with retina display is great. U cld get refurbished ones for cheaper price. Also can install windows on it, heard MacBooks are very lasting?

Agreed. I am a Mac user. But my daughter need Windows ... thanks

 

[ryan_khoo]

what i can say is, dont believe everything the sales agent tell you. And i think i know why every sales agent is promoting Acer..

Thanks for letting me know but yeah why are they promoting Acer ? bcos of bigger commission ?

why i choose the 305? cause of its lightweight and long battery life. Wife use it in her office, but return it. So gotto go along with her.

why she wanna return it if it's lightweight and long battery life ?

Was actually considering the 710s but the battery cant outlast 305. This goes the same with Dell XPS 13

Ok then I stick to Asus

And why i choose the Core m? because its "uses" less energy compared to the another option - i5.

Yeah, can I ask about this. The Asus salesman said the Core m processor is no good and not popular and asked me to go for i5 ... is that true ?

Just consider Fujitsu, Lenovo and Asus for your laptop purchase and you will be fine. Dell is great too, they are catching up after 2013(they go private).

Ok will heed your advice ... thanks

305 looks "tougher" then xps13 and 710s though imo.
But I will choose the latter because of its size, a slimer bezel. because i carry it around.

why choose 710 because of size ? what you mean by "bcos of size" ? it is smaller ? I thought you said that the 305 is lightweight ?

the only reason if i were to get acer is the hdd size. S5 or something? 1399 i5 but 512 SSD. If you have notice, only high-end(exp) models comes with 512ssd..

Ok I trust you, I will give Acer a miss ...

At least you have shortlist to 3 of them for now,
UX305
710s
Acer (forget the model)

Ok, so i now left with 305 vs 710

good luck

Thanks

 

[ryan_khoo]

Hi all experts,

Can I ask whether there is any difference to buy now or to buy during Universities Road Show ?

My daughter do not need a laptop now until she goes to Uni ...

so i was thinking, if there is not much price difference, if got sale then I just buy it and one chore down ...

so, is Universities road show really worth waiting or is it just gimmick with just some worthless freebies ?

Thanks

 

[Intrinion]

Hi there,

I also wanted to buy the Asus ZenBook and the RRP prices as as follows:

1) UX305UA-FC013T, Core i5 = $1,398
2) UX305UA-FC004T, m3-6Y30 = $1,098

But when I went to Courts, the salesman told me that Courts will stop carrying Asus laptop bcos their motherboard always got burned. He claimed that company like HP & Lenovo previously used Asus motherboard and because of this motherboard problem, both these companies have decided to stop using Asus motherboard.

He then persuaded me to buy Acer instead ...

Any experts here can shed some light into this ...

Now I don't know what laptop to my for my daughter. She doesn't do gaming, no video editing. Only using it to surf the internet, watch YouTube, use Word & Excel, sent emails.

So my requirement of the laptop that I think i will be purchasing is as follows:
1) light in weight - less than 1.3kg
2) min size - 13 inch
3) processor - i5
4) 8gb RAM
5) Budeget: preferably about $1,100 but can stretch to $1,400

I am thinking of Asus UX305UA-FC013T, Core i5 at $1,398 but since the salesman dais that, I kinda hesitated as I haven't dome much research into laptop.

Any idea which laptop is good with the above requirements ?

Thank you very much

Well, the highlighted statements by the sales person's a little far fetched - one that cracked me up alittle. - I highly doubt Courts will stop carrying Asus Notebooks. (You can probably quote me on that).

I generally don't like the plasticky built quality of Acer notebooks - it doesn't instil the confidence that it would last for the duration of my studies.

Will keep a look out for you for models within your price and specifications list.

Hi all experts,

Can I ask whether there is any difference to buy now or to buy during Universities Road Show ?

My daughter do not need a laptop now until she goes to Uni ...

so i was thinking, if there is not much price difference, if got sale then I just buy it and one chore down ...

so, is Universities road show really worth waiting or is it just gimmick with just some worthless freebies ?

Thanks

What course would your daughter be going? if you don't mind me asking - as different course of studies requires different specifications.

Good thing about university notebook fairs would be firstly the specs list & also the extended warranty that these laptops have - probably 3 years of on-site / carry in warranty - in comparison to the 1 / 2 years standard warranty for laptops bought from electronic retailers. Having added warranty gives peace of mind to some knowing that should anything happen during their course of studies (due to hardware failure that's non accidental) they are covered.

 

[ryan_khoo]

Well, the highlighted statements by the sales person's a little far fetched - one that cracked me up alittle. - I highly doubt Courts will stop carrying Asus Notebooks.

Hmmm .... he even brought me to the Asus area and said these are the highend ones and after these stocks are finished, they won't carry the brand anymore ... he even invited me to press on the Asus screen and asked me press and compare against the Acer screen. He said the Asus screen is so soft and low quality ... but I press press them, I cannot feel the difference leh ...

Will keep a look out for you for models within your price and specifications list.

Thanks

What course would your daughter be going? if you don't mind me asking - as different course of studies requires different specifications.

She will be doing accountancy business

Good thing about university notebook fairs would be firstly the specs list & also the extended warranty that these laptops have - probably 3 years of on-site / carry in warranty - in comparison to the 1 / 2 years standard warranty for laptops bought from electronic retailers. Having added warranty gives peace of mind to some knowing that should anything happen during their course of studies (due to hardware failure that's non accidental) they are covered.

OIC ... but can elaborate on the specs list ? Does that mean Universities road show they give you higher specs for the same price ?

Lastly, I read some where in the Asus thread, someone said that the Asus 305 have "the infamous intel graphics crashing problem". Any idea if this is solved by Asus or is this still a problem ?

Thank you very much ...

 

[Magickiller9]

Hi all experts,

Can I ask whether there is any difference to buy now or to buy during Universities Road Show ?

My daughter do not need a laptop now until she goes to Uni ...

so i was thinking, if there is not much price difference, if got sale then I just buy it and one chore down ...

so, is Universities road show really worth waiting or is it just gimmick with just some worthless freebies ?

Thanks

The laptop at university fair is better. 3 years Onsite and some give international warranty like Smu. 4 hours turn over time. Or else loan set provided so u can continue with your assignment. And way way cheaper. The list of laptop for Uni will be out next week. Come again next week or pm me. I'll tell u what I'm picking for Uni lol! I'm entering this year as well. Waiting for the list.


The laptop outside is roughly the same price but you don't get onsite repair or loan set not to say 3 years/ international etc. you have to pay few hundred extra for that

 

[Magickiller9]

Hmmm .... he even brought me to the Asus area and said these are the highend ones and after these stocks are finished, they won't carry the brand anymore ... he even invited me to press on the Asus screen and asked me press and compare against the Acer screen. He said the Asus screen is so soft and low quality ... but I press press them, I cannot feel the difference leh ...

Thanks

She will be doing accountancy business


OIC ... but can elaborate on the specs list ? Does that mean Universities road show they give you higher specs for the same price ?

Lastly, I read some where in the Asus thread, someone said that the Asus 305 have "the infamous intel graphics crashing problem". Any idea if this is solved by Asus or is this still a problem ?

Thank you very much ...

For example the xps13 256Gb i7 retail for 2.3k outside with 1 year local warranty. The university fair selling it for 1.9k same model with 3 years international warranty with that kind of price you can only get a i5 128Gb outside.

Every Manfacturer will have some issue. But If there's any issue. 4 hours turn over. Why not right? . It really depend on your luck.

 

[ryan_khoo]

The laptop at university fair is better. 3 years Onsite and some give international warranty like Smu. 4 hours turn over time. Or else loan set provided so u can continue with your assignment. And way way cheaper. The list of laptop for Uni will be out next week. Come again next week or pm me. I'll tell u what I'm picking for Uni lol! I'm entering this year as well. Waiting for the list.

You selling laptops ?

Since it is coming out next week, I might as well wait ... but how do we know when the list is out ?

The laptop outside is roughly the same price but you don't get onsite repair or loan set not to say 3 years/ international etc. you have to pay few hundred extra for that

Does the onsite repair really works ? I mean is it really convenient when you need to repair ? I had a very bad experience before with Western Digital HDD. When your Harddisk is spoil, the procedure is so long and inconvenient to kill you that most, including me gave up claiming the warranty. They said they don't have a repair office in Singapore and have to put in a separate sleeve (which you have to buy) and sent it to a box at a specific place and it will ship to dono where ... and the sleeve also got some specific specs ... oh well, that's out of topic liao ...

 

[Intrinion]

Hmmm .... he even brought me to the Asus area and said these are the highend ones and after these stocks are finished, they won't carry the brand anymore ... he even invited me to press on the Asus screen and asked me press and compare against the Acer screen. He said the Asus screen is so soft and low quality ... but I press press them, I cannot feel the difference leh ...

Thanks

She will be doing accountancy business


OIC ... but can elaborate on the specs list ? Does that mean Universities road show they give you higher specs for the same price ?

Lastly, I read some where in the Asus thread, someone said that the Asus 305 have "the infamous intel graphics crashing problem". Any idea if this is solved by Asus or is this still a problem ?

Thank you very much ...

All displays will show some sort of distortion when pressed. Here's my advice, when you do make a purchase, do go to another sales person.

Lists for the various universities should be out soon... before school starts!
Based on past few years, Specifications should be +/- same or better.

Quoting from NTU's Notebook Tender Lineup, the attractive feature is as follows:

All models (except Tablet and Value Line models) will come with minimum 3 years on-site warranty and 1 year international warranty.
Tablet and Value Line models comes with 1 year warranty.

Purchasing a notebook from a retailer and adding additional warranty options increases its purchasing price by a few hundred at least.

You can check out NTU's offerings (to have a feel for the specifications - do note it's about a year ago) for the last acad year over here - http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/cits2/computerdeals/NB_ShowAll_15.asp

Update: with regards to the 305's Intel issue, I am not too sure if the issue has been rectified by the manufacturer - do check here! http://deluxeforums.hardwarezone.co...us-ux305-users-comments-feedback-5041514.html - to check with the gurus there!

 

[ryan_khoo]

For example the xps13 256Gb i7 retail for 2.3k outside with 1 year local warranty. The university fair selling it for 1.9k same model with 3 years international warranty with that kind of price you can only get a i5 128Gb outside.

Every Manfacturer will have some issue. But If there's any issue. 4 hours turn over. Why not right? . It really depend on your luck.

Ok thanks.

Then make sense to wait for University fair ...

 

[Intrinion]

Useful links for Students

Here are some useful links:
Lenovo's Education Store
https://shopap.lenovo.com/sgcepp01/sg/en/common/store/?menu-id=education_store

 

[ryan_khoo]

All displays will show some sort of distortion when pressed. Here's my advice, when you do make a purchase, do go to another sales person.

Lists for the various universities should be out soon... before school starts!
Based on past few years, Specifications should be +/- same or better.

Quoting from NTU's Notebook Tender Lineup, the attractive feature is as follows:


Purchasing a notebook from a retailer and adding additional warranty options increases its purchasing price by a few hundred at least.

You can check out NTU's offerings (to have a feel for the specifications - do note it's about a year ago) for the last acad year over here - http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/cits2/computerdeals/NB_ShowAll_15.asp

Is there a limit to the number of laptops/device a student can buy ?

I may want to buy one laptop and one iPad for myself too ...