New ultrabook - but which one?

[jamoor]

Apple macbook, if anything to use OSX and avoid the piece of spyware that is windows!

[anonymous-user]

Personally I think the latest Macbooks generally don't haver the same feel of quality about them.

[aR53GP]

I run an X1 Carbon (i7-6600u,16GB,256 PCI-e SSD) and I love it. Lovely and light with a gorgeous keyboard for when I'm out and about.

When back in the office I use the docking station/port replicator with keyboard/mouse and an LG 34" Ultrawide monitor and a 24" 1080p monitor too. Heaven.

The WiGig stuff is crap so don't use that. Get a OneLink Pro dock.

[Classy6]

Another shout for Zenbook here. Had mine 2 years now, superb ultrabook

[bloomen]

daemon said:

Thats a serious amount of money for a laptop. I'm a bit of a techno geek and an IT contractor using my laptop daily on client site and i struggle to justify breaking £1,000 for a laptop. I've a 2016 HP Envy i7, SSD, B&O sound, etc, which was the top model in its time and it cost me around £750 from memory.

I'll probably upgrade it to a XPS13 with a spec of i7, 16GB, QHD+ and 512GB SSD and am expecting to pay maybe £1000 ish on outlet for one.

Ultra premium laptops have always struck me as a weird proposition. Once you get to i7, SSD, etc there's literally nothing a much cheaper machine can't do just as well.

At least with phones they can stick better cameras in there, glue on VR and make them look weird.

I was looking for an ultra portable laptop for travel that could do some gaming, Lightroom, lasted ages and had plenty of capacity. Then I tried it on my old Acer which cost £300 ish new and lasts for 8-9 hours. It did it all with ease.

[anonymous-user]

I have an XPS15 with the 4k screen. Great laptop. Didn't consider the 13 as it was too small, however my experience with the 15 has been excellent. Solid build quality too. Have used it for nearly 2.5 years, every day for about 12 hours a day. Very little signs of any wear.

There are a few pitfalls in terms of upscaling with the 4k screen, and some of the drivers aren't great but I fixed that relatively easily.

I will either replace with another XPS15, or a Carbon X1 which my friend has and says is excellent.

[ZesPak]

Another shout here for the XPS13, have the 15" and it's the best laptop I've ever owned.
Has a couple of USB ports, a full HDMI and USB C. As well, so plenty of connectivity.
I did go for the matte full hd screen, which isn't touchscreen.