Sunday, October 12, 2014

Ultralite Laptop Comparison

         I decided my first post would be something that I’ve been wondering about: ultralight laptops. I compared ASUS, Apple, Lenovo, HP, and Dell to get a nice comprehensive list of what’s out there. What I found surprised me, especially the costs. I’m not here to persuade you one way or the other, or to get in the debate on what operating system is better, only to give you my findings so you don’t have to search for this information yourself.    

       


            I found all my information about these laptops on the manufacturer’s websites, except for the ASUS Zenbook’s price; I had to find that price on Amazon. I unfortunately couldn’t buy each of them to try them out for some time to give my own review, but they all seem comparable on paper. 

           The ASUS laptop is a little more expensive, but it also features gorilla glass, 8Gb of RAM, and the dual hard drives have been put into a RAID 0 to create a faster experience. I have used the HP Elitebook, and as the heaviest in this list, it was still super light and fast running. I’ve also had time to use the MacBook Air, and they are very nice as well, have better graphics, and to my surprise, is the cheaper route. 

         All in this list have 8GBs of RAM except for the HP Elitebook, but I can say from experience that the Elitebook runs really well. The apple and the HP are the cheapest in my table, but the MacBook Air has more storage and more RAM, which brings me to conclude that it's the best choice for the money, surprisingly. 

       The other three, however, have touchscreens, so that is something that requires a bit of thought. Touchscreen or non touchscreen? What's important to you? What operating system do you prefer? These are some of the questions to ask yourself when you're looking for that new light laptop.  

       I hope this information was helpful, and stay tuned for future posts. If you have any suggestions for posts on anything you’d like to know more about, please let me know and I’ll put it in the queue. 

      As this is my first post, please be kind.