Opinion on Ultrabook For School

[sam750]

Hello all,

I'm a university student starting school this year, and I need to get a laptop for my studies.

Currently looking at these 2 models of Ultrabook that are offered on promotion by my school:

TOSHIBA PORTEGE Z930

Intel® Core™ i5-
3337U Processor
1.8GHz (2.7GHz with
Intel® Turbo Boost
Technology, 3M
Cache)

6GB DDR3 RAM

128GB Solid State
Drive

13.3" WXGA HD LED
Backlight TFT display
(16:9), resolution
1,366 x 768

1.12kg

2m network cable
Carrying case
External USB optical scroll mouse

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Edition (64bit) comes default with the notebook.
Windows 7 Enterprise

3 years international warranty (including parts and labour)
3 years warranty for battery

($1,423.10 w/GST)


ASPIRE S3-391

Intel®Core™i5-
3337U (1.80GHz with
TurboBoost up to
2.70GHz, 3MB L3
cache)

4GB DDR3 RAM

500GB SATA HDD

13.3” HD Acer
CineCrystal™ LEDbacklit

1.36Kg

2m network cable
Carrying case
External USB optical scroll mouse

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Edition (64bit) comes default with the notebook.
Windows 7 Enterprise

3 years international warranty (including parts and labour)
3 years warranty for battery

(1378.16 w/GST)

What do you guys think about these 2 Ultrabooks in terms of price/quality?

Are there any other similar ultrabook that you can recommend that you had a positive experience with?

For reference here is what I am looking for in the ultrabook:

1) Long Lasting (Hopefully can last at least 3-4 years)

2) Price can be anything under 1.7k

3) Does not lag easily when running word processing/excel etc

4) Weight should be under 2kg, ideally under 1.5kg



Thanks for your help!

 

[evilster]

hi, i know u from smu.
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u see the price of S3 in trade show....
You are paying for the freebies...

If i were u i will suggest u to look at either the Z930 or R930.
if you want buy outside, u can consider Asus UX32VD~
That 1 is super good ! =)

 

[sam750]

Thanks for the reply!

So now its between the Z930 or the ASUS UX3VD

Anyone know where I can get the UX3VD in Singapore?

Anymore opinions?

 

[evilster]

Thanks for the reply!

So now its between the Z930 or the ASUS UX3VD

Anyone know where I can get the UX3VD in Singapore?

Anymore opinions?

go funan and check it out.. Should have some promotion around.
Anyway, if u have a older laptop or something, u can wait for the new processor to come =)

 

[heyhey86]

do not get Toshiba ever. their after sales service sucks. My laptop last time broke down took them 2 months to fix.

 

[stoopidbin]

Go for either Asus UX32VD or UX31A.

UX32VD comes with dedicated graphic card 1.45kg
UX31A no dedicated graphic card 1.3kg

If you dont play heavy graphics games, go for UX31A for lightweight

 

[RouK3ziLa]

Go for either Asus UX32VD or UX31A.

UX32VD comes with dedicated graphic card 1.45kg
UX31A no dedicated graphic card 1.3kg (128SSD)

If you dont play heavy graphics games, go for UX31A for lightweight

Why not both ??

 

[evilster]

Go for either Asus UX32VD or UX31A.

UX32VD comes with dedicated graphic card 1.45kg
UX31A no dedicated graphic card 1.3kg

If you dont play heavy graphics games, go for UX31A for lightweight

UX31A is very very exp leh...

 

[Searchanddeal]

Get ux32vd! Super awesome. Bought mine at pc show for 1.3k plus 8gb ram upgrade.

Best ultrabook to vie with mba.

If u considering getting 32vd go change the hdd to ssd if nt u find that the batt life is pretty short and boot time not fast enough haha!

 

[bolts]

Take the Portege Z930. It's still one of the best out there.

 

[brown19e]

dude, do you have a budget in mind? you looking at the same price range ah.

I'm using the Z830 in office, older version of the Z930 (but it's actually an internal upgrade). And I can tell you it's extremely portable and fast. For that price you're getting it in school is it? It's like selling 1.6k outside now, super worth it can for 1.4!

I'm also using it for my night classes, travelling with it up and down you won't even feel a thing la. best of all it's full ports, from VGA to HDMI, it's all covered. downside is there's no cd drive because of its slim design.. but nowadays who uses CD lol!

not sure about the after sales service.... i heard very slow? mine haven't broke down yet touch wood.