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.
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.
A nice roundup. I am looking at getting the 12" MacBook myself but waiting to see what Thursday brings (rumor of new MacBooks at Apples "event").
ReplyDeleteSomething that saddened me about the MacBook is it can't be upgraded, if you buy the 4GB of RAM, that's what you have forever. Not sure if the others allow for upgrades or not.
@Nick,
DeleteThat's an unfortunate fact when it comes to super thin laptops. There isn't much room in them, so soldering RAM saves some space, unfortunately. I've searched the other laptops' specs, which also included a live chat with Dell. It turns out the MacBook Air, ASUS Zenbook, Dell XPS, and the Lenovo ThinkPad are non upgradable for RAM. The HP has 4GB onboard RAM and has one slot for more RAM so it can be upgraded with an extra 4GB stick of memory. Hope this was helpful.