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By Andrei Girbea - @ andreigirbea , updated on March 9, 2016
TheresanewIntelhardwareplatforminpreparationfortheendof2015andmostof
2016,calledSkylake.
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HaswellandlatertheBroadwell
platforms,andsincethosepostswere
highlyappreciated,thisarticledoes
prettymuchthesamethingforthislatest
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Ultraportableisofcourseahighly
subjectiveterm,butIdohaveafew
criteriainmindwhencompilingthislist,
withthemostimportantonesbeingthe
overallweightandthetypeofhardwareinsideeachdevice.Andthatsbecauseforme,a
laptopcanonlybecalledportablethesedaysifitseasyenoughtocarryaroundandifit
canrunforanabsoluteminimumof5hoursonacharge,whileperformingeveryday
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Dell XPS 15 9550 review sleek, yet

still buggy
predecessors,wehaveotherpostsonthesetopics.Welljustcreateacompletelistofall
theSkylakebuiltultraportables,rangingfromthesmallestformfactorsanduptofullsize
everydaycomputersalistthatwillhelpyounarrowdownyouroptionstosomethingthats
goingtobestsuityourneedsandbudget.
Theselectioniscuratedbasedonscreensizeandcontainsdetailsonthehardware,the
formfactor,batterysizeandtheweight,butalsolinkstoourreviews(thelinksoneach
unitsname)andwebstoreswereyoucanfindthesemachinesdiscounted(thelinkson
theprices).Thelistisalsoacontinuousworkinprogress,asIupdateitseveraltimesa
weekwiththelatestlaunches.Evenso,theremightbesomedevicesmissing,soifyou
noticeanythingthatshouldbeinhereanditisnt,pleasegetintouchinthecomments
DellAlienware17R3review
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ThispostlistsalltheSkylakelaptopsavailabletodayorsoontobelaunched
Anyway,herearetheSkylakeportablelaptopsthatareavailablerightnow(orwillbe
launchedinthenearfuture).
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review17inchlaptopfor
professionals
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The Skylake portable laptops

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ThissectioncontainsallthedevicesbuiltonIntelsSkylakeUhardware,with15W
processorsliketheCorei36100U,Corei56200U/6300U,Corei76500U/6600Uand
alltheotherfurtherlaunchediterations.SomeSkylakeCoreMdevicesarealsoincluded.
Wellstartwiththemostportableoptions,withscreenssmallerthan13inchesindiagonal.
Sub 13-inch ultraportables

Model
Type
Screen
Hardware
Battery
Weight
Price(*)
AcerAspire
detachable
12.5IPS
uptoCore
1.40kg
$1199
touchFHD
m7w/Intel
/3.1
orUHD
HD515
lbs
11.6TN
uptoCore
touchHD
i3w/Intel
/3.1
HD520
lbs
Swtich12S
Dell
convertible
Inspiron11
3000(3153)
Dell
uptoCore
Latitude12
touchFHD
m7w/Intel
/3.1
7000
orUHD
HD515
lbs
12.5touch
uptoCore
FHD/UHD
m7w/Intel
/2.8
HD515
lbs
detachable
9250
HP
30Wh
1.27kg
uptoCore
EliteBook
FHDor
m7w/Intel
/2.2
FolioG1
UHD
HD515
lbs
12.5FHD
uptoCore
orQHD
i7w/Intel
/2.77
HD520
lbs
clamshell
EliteBook
820G3
HPSpectre
tablet
x212
10h
1.40kg
12.5touch
HP
clamshell
30Wh
1.40kg
12.5IPS
DellXPS12
detachable
43Wh
44Wh
40Wh
0.99kg
1.26kg
12touch
uptoCore
FHD
m7w/Intel
/2.68
HD515
lbs
Lenovo
tablet+
12touch
uptoCore
Miix700
Folio
FHD+
M7w/Intel
/1.7
HD515
lbs
Lenovo
convertible
ThinkPad
12.5touch
uptoCore
HDorFHD
i7w/Intel
Yoga260
Lenovo
44Wh
0.77kg
1.3kg/
convertible
tablet+Folio
uptoCore
10h
touchQHD
m7w/Intel
/2.2
HD515
lbs
uptoCore
m7w/Intel
2.42
X1Tablet
orQHD
HD515
lbs
12.5IPS
uptoCore
upto
1.3kg/
HDorFHD
i7w/Intel
72Wh
2.86
clamshell
ThinkPad
X260
0.99kg
touchFHD
HD520
tablet+Folio
12.3touch
uptoCore
1.1kg/
39Wh
0.77kg
i7w/Intel
/1.69
Pro4
HD520
lbs
clamshell
Stealth
12.5touch
Corei7w/
QHDor
IntelHD520
45Wh
Satellite
Radius12
convertible
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X360anownersexperience
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Wellcontinuewiththepopular13inchers,thedevicesthatstrikethebettertradeof
betweenperformance,size,weightandbatterylife,butarenotgoingtobecheap.
13 to 13.9 inch ultrabooks

Model
Type
Screen
Hardware
Battery
Weight
Price(*)
AcerAspire
convertible
48Wh
1.55kg
$899
13.3IPS
uptoCorei7
R13(R7
touch
w/IntelHD
/3.5
372T)
QHD
520
lbs
13.3FHD
uptoCorei7
AcerAspire
clamshell
48Wh
1.55kg
V13(V3
w/IntelHD
/3.3
372T)
520
lbs
Alienware
clamshell
13(R2)
AsusFlip
clamshell
TP300UA/
13.3IPS
uptoCorei7
HD,FHD
w/Nvidia
kg/4.53
orQHD+
GTX960M
lbs
13.3IPS
uptoCorei7
FHD
w/IntelHD
3.75
520
lbs
Q302UA
Asus
clamshell
Zenbook
clamshell
Zenbook
FHD
w/IntelHD
2.86
520
lbs
13.3IPS
uptoCorei7
FHDtouch
w/IntelHD
13.3IPS
Corei7w/
FHDor
Nvidia940M
UX303UB
QHD+
clamshell
convertible
Inspiron13
1.5kg/
$699
$799
$799
3.3lbs
clamshell
48Wh
1.5kg/
$1299
3.3lbs
13.3IPS
uptoCorei7
touchFHD
w/IntelHD
/1.66
520
kg
7000(7359)
Dell
48Wh
1.3kg/
$999
520
Zenbook
Dell
56Wh
1.7kg/
uptoCorei7
UX303UA
Asus
48Wh
2.05
13.3IPS
UX305UA
Asus
52Wh
$599
43Wh
3.7lbs
13.3IPS
uptoCore
Latitude13
FHDor
m7w/Intel
1.12kg
/2.48
7370
touch
HD515
lbs
$549
$1299
QHD+
DellXPS13
clamshell
9350
13.3IPS
uptoCorei7
FHDor
w/IntelHD
52Wh
1.18kg
/2.6
touch
520
lbs
$799
QHD+
HPPavilion
convertible
13x360
HPSpectre
x360
convertible
13.3IPS
uptoCorei7
touchFHD
w/IntelHD
44Wh
/3.77
520
lbs
13.3IPS
uptoCorei7
touch
w/IntelHD
/3.26
QHD
520
lbs
55Wh
1.71kg
1.48kg
$599
$999
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HPEnvy13
Lenovo
clamshell
convertible
IdeaPad
13.3IPS
uptoCorei7
touchFHD
w/IntelHD
/3.00
520
lbs
13.3
uptoCorei7
touchFHD
w/Nvidia
500s13
Lenovo
45Wh
35Wh
1.37kg
1.5kg/
920M
13.3
uptoCorei7
matteFHD
w/IntelHD
/2.56
710s13
orQHD+
520
lbs
convertible
13.3IPS
Corei5ori7
touch
w/IntelHD
/2.8
QHD
520
lbs
13.5
uptoCorei7
touch
w/Nvidia
/3.48
graphics
lbs
convertible
Yoga900
Microsoft
detachable
Surface
Book
Lenovo
clamshell
ThinkPad13
Samsung
convertible
13.3HD
uptoCorei7
ortouch
w/IntelHD
FHD
520
8h
66Wh
70Wh
9h
1.16kg
1.27kg
1.57kg
1.4kg/
13.3IPS
uptoCorei7
touch
HQw/Intel
/2.87
Spin
QHD+
HD520
lbs
13.3IPS
uptoCorei7
FHD
HQw/Intel
HD520
1.85lbs
clamshell
Notebook9
900X3L
$799
$1199
$1499
$449
3.1lbs
ATIVBook9
Samsung
tba
3.4lbs
IdeaPad
Lenovo
$849
39Wh
12h
1.30kg
0.84kg
$1599
tba
Forslightlybeefierspecsinwhatwouldstillbeafairlycompactbody,youllhavetolookat
someoftheavailable14inchers.
14 to 14.9-inch ultrabooks
Model
Type
Screen
Hardware
Battery
Weight
Price(*)
Acer
convertible
14.0
uptoCorei7w/
48Wh
1.9kg/
$799
Aspire
IPS
IntelHD520
R14(R5
touch
471T)
HD
Gigabyte
clamshell
P34Wv5
14.0
uptoCorei7HQ
FHD
w/Nvidia970M
4.2lbs
61Wh
1.8kg/
$1499
3.97
lbs
HP
14.0
uptoCorei7w/
EliteBook
FHDor
IntelHD520
840G3
QHD
HP
clamshell
14.0
uptoCorei7w/
FHDor
IntelHD520
1040G3
QHD
clamshell
IdeaPad
1.54kg
$949
/3.4
lbs
EliteBook
Lenovo
clamshell
46Wh
11h
1.36kg
$1149
/3.0
lbs
14.0
uptoCorei7w/
1.8kg/
FHD
Nvidia940M
hours
3.9lbs
14.0
uptoIntelCorei7
2.1kg/
FHD
w/RadeonR5
hours
4.6lbs
$479
300s14
Lenovo
clamshell
IdeaPad
30014
Lenovo
M330
14.0
uptoCorei7w/
4.5
2.1kg/
IdeaPad
touch
Nvidia940M
hours
4.6lbs
500s14
FHD
uptoIntelCorei7
2.1kg/
Lenovo
$399
convertible
clamshell
14.0
tba
$399
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IdeaPad
FHD
50014
w/RadeonM360
hours
4.6lbs
(AMD),
orAMDCarrizo
$849
FX8800Pw/
(Intel)
RadeonM330
Lenovo
14.0
uptoCorei7w/
10
1.8kg/
ThinkPad
convertible
touch
Nvidia940M
hours
3.9lbs
Yoga460
FHDor
52Wh
1.17kg
$1049
QHD
Lenovo
14.0
uptoCorei7w/
ThinkPad
convertible
IPS
IntelHD520
X1Carbon
FHDor
2016
OLED
$1499
/2.6
lbs
QHD
Lenovo
14.0
uptoCorei7w/
ThinkPad
clamshell
HD,
Nvidia940M
T460
FHDor
14h
1.7kg/
$909
3.8lbs
QHD
Lenovo
14.0
uptoCorei7HQ
ThinkPad
IPS
w/Nvidia940M
T460P
QHD
Lenovo
clamshell
clamshell
ThinkPad
12h
$1249
/4.0
lbs
14.0
uptoCorei7w/
QHD
Nvidia930M
49Wh
1.36kg
$1059
/3.0
T460S
MSIGS40
1.81kg
lbs
clamshell
14.0
Corei7HQw/
IPS
NvidiaGTX970M
61Wh
1.6kg/
$1599
3.57
FHD
lbs
Andifyourewillingtosacrificethesizeandweight(tosomeextent)forperformanceand
alargerscreen,the15and17inchersinthiscategoryaretheonesforyou.
15-inch (and bigger) Skylake laptops

Model
Type
Screen
Hardware
Battery
Weight
Price(*)
Acer
clamshell
15.6HD
uptoCorei7w/
tba
56Wh
2.4kg/
tba
AspireE5
IntelHD520
(E5574TG)
Acer
clamshell
AspireV15
15.6TN
uptoCorei7
HD/FHD
ULVw/Nvidia
V5591G
Acer
5.3lbs
950M
clamshell
AspireV15
15.6
uptoCorei7
IPSFHD
ULVw/Nvidia
Nitro(V3
52Wh
2.4kg/
$899
5.3lbs
950M
575G)
Acer
15.6
uptoCorei7HQ
AspireV15
clamshell
IPS
w/Nvidia960M
NitroBlack
FHD/4K
52Wh
2.3kg/
$999
5.1lbs
(VN7
592G)
Acer
17.3
uptoCorei7HQ
AspireV17
IPSFHD
w/Nvidia960M
NitroBlack
or4K
Dell
clamshell
15.6TN
uptoCorei7w/
Inspiron
clamshell
HDor
AMDR5M335
155000
IPS
(5559)
touch
54Wh
3.1kg/
$1099
6.9lbs
40Wh
5.4lbs
$399
/2.45
kg
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FHD
Dell
clamshell
15.6
uptoCorei7w/
43Wh
4.8lbs
Inspiron
IPS
AMDR7M270
or58
/2.17
157000
touch
Wh
kg
(7559)
FHDor
43Wh
4.8lbs
$699
UHD
Dell
15.6
uptoCorei7w/
Inspiron
convertible
IPS
IntelHD520
1570002
touch
in1
FHDor
$549
/2.17
kg
UHD
Dell
15.6
uptoXeonE2
Precision
clamshell
IPS
w/Nvidia
3.96
lbs/
155510
touch
Quadro
1.8kg
FHDor
M1000M
$1399
UHD
DellXPS
clamshell
159550
15.6
uptoCorei7HQ
IPSFHD
w/Nvidia960M
84Wh
1.72kg
$1499
/3.8
ortouch
lbs
UHD
Gigabyte
clamshell
P35Xv5
15.6
uptoCorei7HQ
FHDor
w/Nvidia980M
78Wh
clamshell
P35Wv5
lbs
15.6
uptoCorei7HQ
FHDor
w/Nvidia970M
78Wh
15.6
uptoCorei7w/
FHDor
AMDR7M365X
850G3
UHD
convertible
$1499
lbs
EliteBook
HP
clamshell
2.3kg/
5.07
WQHD+
HP
$1799
5.07
WQHD+
Gigabyte
2.3kg/
46Wh
1.88kg
$799
/4.14
lbs
15.6
uptoCorei7w/
Spectre
IPS
IntelHD520
x36015
touch
64Wh
1.83kg
$1399
/4.03
lbs
FHDor
OLED
UHD
HP
15.6
uptoCorei7w/
Pavillion
clamshell
IPSFHD
IntelHD520
15
ortouch
tba
tba
$549
FHD
HP
clamshell
Pavillion
17.3
uptoCorei7w/
IPSFHD
IntelHD520
15.6
uptoIntelCore
2.3kg/
FHD
i7w/RadeonR5
hours
5.1lbs
17
Lenovo
clamshell
IdeaPad
30015
Lenovo
M330
clamshell
IdeaPad
17.3
uptoIntelCore
3.0kg/
HD+
i7w/RadeonR5
hours
6.61
30017
Lenovo
M330
clamshell
IdeaPad
$449
lbs
15.6
uptoCorei7w/
4.5
2.1kg/
tba
FHD
Nvidia940M
hours
4.6lbs
15.6
uptoIntelCore
2.3kg/
$599
FHD
i7w/Radeon
hours
5.1lbs
(AMD),
500s15
Lenovo
IdeaPad
50015
clamshell
M360orAMD
$849
CarrizoFX
(Intel)
8800Pw/
6/27
3/10/2016
RadeonM330
Lenovo
convertible
15.6
uptoCorei7SV
IdeaPad
matte
w/INvidia950M
70015
FHD
Lenovo
convertible
17.3
uptoCorei7SV
matte
w/INvidia940M
70017
FHD
clamshell
15.6
uptoCorei7w/
HD,FHD
Nvidia940M
T560
orQHD
clamshell
GhostPro
$799
/5.1
4h
2.67kg
$799
/5.8
lbs
ThinkPad
MSIGS60
2.31kg
lbs
IdeaPad
Lenovo
4h
16h
2.26kg
$969
/5.0
lbs
15.6
uptoCorei7HQ
UHD
w/Nvidia970M
52Wh
1.96kg
$1999
/4.32
lbs
MSIGS70
clamshell
Stealth
17.3
uptoCorei7HQ
FHD
w/Nvidia970M
52Wh
2.6kg/
tba
5.73
Pro
lbs
Samsung
15.6
uptoCorei7HQ
ATIVBook
clamshell
IPS
w/Nvidia950M
9Pro
UHD
Samsung
clamshell
Notebook
2.01kg
$1599
/4.45
lbs
15IPS
uptoCorei7HQ
FHD
w/IntelHD520
9900X5L
1.29kg
tba
/
2.84lbs
Heresashortglossaryofthetermsmentionedabove:
Types:
clamshell:classicshapedcomputerwhosescreenclosesontopofthe
keyboardanddoesnotflipintoanysortoftabletmode
convertible:2in1laptopwhosescreenrotatesandconvertstoatablet
mode(orsimilar),butcannotbedetachedfromthebase
detachable:2in1laptopwhosescreendetachesfromthebase.Theseare
mostlystandalonetabletsbundledwithmatchingdockingstationsthatmost
oftenincludedockingkeyboards,ports,batteriesandotherfeatures
slider:2in1laptopwhosescreenslidesupanddownontopofthebody
andusuallyrevealsakeyboardhiddenunderneath.
Resolutions:HD(1366x768px),WXGA+(1440x900px),HD+(1600x900
px),FHD(1920x1080px),FHD+(2160x1440px),retina(2304x1440px),
QHD(2560x1440px),WQXGA(2560x1600px),QHD+(3200x1800px),UHD
(3840x2160px)alsoseethispost
Anyway,thatsaboutitfornow.Ifyoureinterestedinportablelaptopsthough,youshould
alsocheckoutsomeoftheotherarticlesonthesite,Imsureyoullfindthemusefulin
yoursearch:
myfavorite11inch,13inchand14,15inchandaboveultrabooks
thebestgamingultraportablesofthemoment
myselectionof2in1laptops
myselectionofthebestaffordableultrabooks.
AndlikeIsaidinthebeginning,dontforgetImcontinuouslyupdatingthislist,soifyoure
inthemarketforaSkylakelaptop,youshouldbookmarkthepostandreturnfromtimeto
timeforthelatestupdates.
Youcanalsogetintouchinthecommentssectionifyouhaveanythingtoaddorany
questionsaboutthesecomputersorSkylakeingeneral,asImaroundandwillhelpoutifI
can.
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100 COMMENTS
JohnAdrian
August27,2015at8:13am
GooddayandnicereviewAndrei,bytheway,Ijuswanttoknowifyouwillreviewthislaptop:
AsusK501lbi55200u,nvidia940m,4gbram,1080pscreen,thanksinadvance.
Reply
Jim
November11,2015at8:26pm
Doesanyoneknowifthereisanyonewhomakesa17convertiblelaptop?Iamgettingold
soIlikethescreensizebutwouldliketouseasabigtablettoo.
Reply
robert
September1,2015at4:23am
HiDouglasandAndrea,imveryimpressedwithyourinteractionwithusersandwashopingyou
maybeabletohelpme.
Iliveinaforestandcanonlychargeonceadayatamainspowersupply.Imchasingalaptopof
anysortthatcanplaymidtorangegameswiththelongestbatterylifewhilstplayinggames.
Iwasleaningtowardsthelenovot540p(inaustralia)asithasenourmousbatterylifebutnotthe
bestgraphicscard(gt730m).Howevernomatterhowmuchresearchidoorcallsimakeit
seemsnobodyknowshowlonganyabatterywillrunwhilstplayinggames.
Imnotlookingforanythingover15nordoesitmatteraboutscreenresolution.Iwillbe
operatingitwithwifioffandanythingelsethatconsumesthebattery.
Mayiaskifyouhaveanysuggestionsfromanymodelthatyouknowmaywork.
verygrateful
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robertaustralia
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AndreiGirbea
Hi,youhaventmentionedwhatkindofgamesareyouplanningtorun,butdontexpect
morethan23hourstopsfromanyofthemodernlaptops.Gamingisademandingactivity.
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robert
HiAndrea,thankyouforyrreply.IhavefoundtheAustralianversion
lenovoy50
I74710hq6mcacheupto3.50ghz
15.6fhd
gtx960m2gbgpu
8gbmemory
256ssd
4cellbatt
fora$1500aboutus$1100
Apartfromtheterriblebatterywhichihavefoundicanreplacewitha12cellfroma
independentsupplywhatdoyouthinkonthis?ibelieveicanplaythelatestgamesor
thereabouts.
tksrobert
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Anxiouslyawaiting
Andrei,
IwascuriousonyourtakeofhowlonguntilweactuallyseeSkylakelaptopsonthestoreshelf.
Ivenoticedmostretailersarestilledcloggedupandtryingtogetridoftheirlaptopinventorypre
loadedwithwindows8.1,andwindows10hasbeenoutforoveramonth.
IknowwhatmachineIwant(spectrex360),justcuriousifthisisweeksaway,ormorelikeafew
monthsout(Imguessingthelatter).
thanks
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AndreiGirbea
September9,2015at1:35pm
Idsayweeks.IdexpectallthemajorupdatestobeavailableinstoresinOctober.
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Nick
Hi,
Greatcontentsofar.ImreallyinterestedingettingaSkylakelaptopandIvebeenwaitingafew
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monthstobuy.IliketheXPS13ifIwasgoingtobuynowthatsprobablywhatIdget.
Iwanttoknowifyouthinkthatanyofthese13ultrabookswillgetIntelHD540graphicsinthe
future?Gamingisnttheprimarypurposeofthislaptop,butIdliketobeabletorunsimple
gameslikeLeagueofLegendsifpossible.
Thanks
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AndreiGirbea
Well,yes,someofthesemightgetthe28WSkylakeprocessors,butgivenpastexperience,
mostofthemwont.TheMacbookswillhoweverbundlethathardware.
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Nick
Great,Iknowwellhavetowaitandseewiththeannouncementsfordefinitiveinfo.
Ithinkitsarealshamethatmostofthesewontgetthepremiumhardwarethat
Macbooksget.IliketheMacbookforthecombinationofsizeandpower,butIdont
wanttobuyone.
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Nick
Hmm,IjustcheckedyourSkylakearticleagainactuallytheHD540willbereleasedon
15Wprocessorsaswell.ItistheHD550thatisexclusivetothe28Wprocessors.
ButitseemsnonewillbeavailableuntilQ12016.
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AndreiGirbea
Oh,yes,youreright,Iforgotaboutthose.
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Katy
Hi,
IthoughttheSkylakeXPS13isgettingabitheavier(around3pounds)andthickeraccording
otherreports.
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AndreiGirbea
therearetwoversionsoftheXPS13,onewithoutatouchscreenandanotherwitha
touchscreen,whichweighs2.8lbsandisabitheavier
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Kala
Thanxalotfromthepage,itisveryusefullwhenlookingfornewlaptop.
Besidesoftheimportancyofweight,IwishIcouldalsofinddimensionsofdifferentlaptops,
speciallyinultraportableserieswhereWidthdiffersmorethan30mmandDepthmorethan
20mmin1213portables.
ToshibaRadius12has43Whbattery,andi7modelworkwithintelHD520andUHD4K
resolution.
InterestingpointisthatRadiusisexcatlysamesizewithXPS13,butRadiusweightis140g
more,andhas9WhsmallerbatterythanXPS13.
Fullspecsinthislink:
mytoshiba.com.au/products/computers/satellite/radius12/pspvva004013/specifications
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AndreiGirbea
TheRadiusisaconvertibleand2in1sareprettymuchalwaysheavierthanclamshell
laptops.Also,theXPS13isverycompactandlightfora13incher,mostotherdeviceswith
similarsizedscreensareheavierandlarger.
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Amit
Hii,
Iliveinindiaandwedontreallyhavemuchbrandsoptionsouthere.Asus,HP,Dell,andlenovo
seemstobetheonlypracticalchoiceonecanmake.CurrentlyImhavingaHPenvy15TSJ109
TXlaptoppoweredbyintelCorei74700MQbutwasplanningforupgradingtoskylake.Canyou
pleaserecommendmealaptopwith15.6inchipsFHDdisplayandisgoingtobepoweredby
Corei76700HQandisgoingtohaveNvidiaGTX950MoraboveGPUs.
Thanks
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AndreiGirbea
ThenewAcerV15NitroandtheAsusN552shouldofferwhatyouwant.Notsureaboutthe
HPandDelloptions,butthereshouldbeatleastsome.
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Kimberly
HiAndrei,
Imhopingyoucangivemesomeadviceastoanultrabook(preferably).Ivebeenscouringyour
sitethepastcoupleofdays,tryingtogetanideaofwhatIshouldgofor.Iamagraduatestudent
studyingdataanalytics.Iaminterestedinaultraportablelaptop,henceanultrabook,thatcan
handlethebasics(word,excel,powerpoint,internet,youtube,etc.)aswellasMicrosoftAccess,
SPSS,SAS,R,etc.
Idontneedatouchscreenora2in1.Iammostconcernedabouttheweight,heat,batterylife,
andkeyboard.ImthinkingIdefinitelywantani5(Broadwell)processorand1313.9screen(to
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helpwithportability&weight).ImaimingforthepricetobelessthanUS$1000.
Ifyouhaveanyrecommendations,whethertheyreonthemarketnoworwillbesoonwiththe
Skylakerelease,itdbeSOappreciated!Thanks!
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AndreiGirbea
HiKimberly.IthinktheDellXPS13shouldbeyourbestbet.Trytogetthei5processorwith
8GBofRAM,theremightbequiteafewdiscountsavailableinthenextweeks,especiallyfor
theBroadwellmodels.YoumightalsowanttoreadmyreviewoftheXPS13andthe
followup,asthislaptopisnotwithoutsomeflawsthatyoushouldbeawareof.
AnotheroptionwouldbetheLenovoThinkPadX250,butthatmightbeoutsideyourbudget.
Also,aslongasyoullkeepmultitaskingtoaminimum,theAsusUX305FAcouldbean
option,especiallythemodelwiththeCOreM5Y71processor.Itsfanless,whichisgreat,but
itlacksabacklitkeyboardanditsnotverypowerful.
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Kimberly
ThanksAndrei!Ireallyappreciateit!
SorryItotallyforgottomentionmemory,butitseemsyoureadmymind!Iamreally
gladyoumentionedtheLenovoThinkPadX250.Ihadntconsideredaslightlysmaller
screensize,soIhadntlookedatit.But,Imreallyinterestedinthatonedespitethe
pricebeingalittlehigherthanmygoalbudget.Mypreliminaryresearchmakesit
soundslikeaprettydarngoodultrabookdefinitelycouldbeworththehigherpriceif
itlastsgoodlongwhile!
IhadinitiallylookedintotheDellXPS13,butthenumerousissueskindofputmyoff.
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Foo
Sowhichoneshaveathunderbolt3port?ItstheonedealbreakerformeandmanypeopleI
know.Beingabletohookupagraphicscardexternallyistheonethingneededforlaptopsand
thosebrandswhoareleavingthunderbolt3outareverymisinformed.Thesechartswouldbe
muchmorehelpfulifyouincludedifthelaptopsupportsthunderbolt3.
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AndreiGirbea
Hmmm,Illhavetothinkaboutit.Thecurrentlayoutbarelyfitsthecurrentnumbersof
columns,butifIcanfiguresomethingout,IlladdaThunderboltfieldaswell.IfnotIllhavea
differentarticlewithlaptopsthatofferanUSB3.1gen1andanUSB3.1gen2slotinthenext
fewweeks.
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Foo
October5,2015at9:52pm
IfyoudidImsureitwouldgainagreatdealofattention.
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Thanksfortheupdate.
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NathanBrown
February1,2016at12:58pm
IhavealistofLaptopswithTB3,ifyouwanttotakealook,heresalink,
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12G1VTFWkTL5tb8nxUAtnDHwTLyya9I3Vw
OXXrIN4e4/edit?usp=sharing
TherearetwoSheets,thesecondismoreforpeoplewholiveintheUK,likeme.
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DanielReis
thankyouNathan.This,too,waswhatIwaslookingfor,andyourlistfitsthe
billperfectly.ifyouhadntdone,Iwouldhave!
yes,skylakeisimportant.ButtheUSBCthunderboltisabigdeal.Imagine
bootingfromanexternaldrive.etc
etcetc..
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JohnBall
Agreed,dealbreakerwithoutthis.Alsowouldbenicetoknowwhatdateentriesinthechart
wereaddedsousreaderscanfindthenewentriessincewelastread.
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Jonathan
February10,2016at9:48am
Ya,Ialsoagree..Thunderbolt3isthemajordealbreakerformesoreallyonlyinterestedin
laptops/ultrabooksthathaveathunderbolt3port.
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AndyChow
Isthereanyofthesethatarecurrentlyinthemarket?IreallywantedtogettheAsusZenbook
UX305UAformylittlebrother,forschool,nowitsalreadyOctober(almost),andIcantseemto
findanySkylakehardwareonthemarket.
Itseemsitstakingforever.IcantevenfindplaceswhereIcanpreorder.
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AndreiGirbea
October1,2015at11:15am
Mostofthemarenotshippingyet,butstoresshouldhavetheminthenextweeks.
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Anxiouslyawaiting
IseethattherearesomeInspironSkylakemodelsnowforsale.
HPwebsitehasshownadescriptionoftheSpectremodelthattalksaboutSkylakechipset,but
notyetforsaleitseems
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Aadith
HiAndrei,
LetmebeginbysayingthatIloveyourwebsite.
ImfromIndiaanditsverydifficulttogetagooddealhereonlaptop.SoImplanningongetting
itfrommycousinabroad.Ihavecurrentlysettledonahppavilion15touchcustomizedwith
skylakeandImgettingitfor640dollars.IwaswonderingwhethertowaittillblackFridaytogeta
betterdealonthislaptopitselforjustbuyitnowasitseemsadecentprice.Ibasicallyneeda
laptopwithadecentgraphiccardunder650dollarsandthishastouchtoosoitsaaddedbonus.
PleasetellmewhethertobuythisnowitselforwaittillblackFridayasImdoubtfulifitwillget
anycheaperthanthis.Pleaseifuhaveothersuggestions,tellthosetoo.Ialsoamattracted
towardideapad500swithskylakebutIdoubtwhetheritwillcomeunderthispricebracket.
Thankingyouandwaitingeagerlyforyourreaponce,
Aadith
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AndreiGirbea
IdontthinktherewillbelotsofSkylakelaptopsonBlackFriday,butallthebigOEMstendto
offeratleastsomediscounts.Soifyoucanwait,Idsaydoit.Youcouldalsoaimfora
Broadwellconfiguration,Idexpectthosetobegreatlydiscounted.
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Aadith
Wow.Ineverexpectedsuchafastreply.Thanksalot.Canusuggestsomebroadwell
laptopswithgoodgraphiccards(andtouchscreenifpossible)inthegivenprice
bracketwhichmaybediscountedheavilyonblackFriday.
Thanksagain
Aadith
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AndreiGirbea
Searchthroughthese:http://www.ultrabookreview.com/5165broadwell
ultrabooks/#a2
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quickremark
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3/10/2016
JustwanttomakeaquickremarkyouhavetheGigabyteP34Wv5onthe15inchareawhenit
shouldbeinthe14incharea.
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Paolo
HiAndrei,
Yoursiteisawesome,thereviewsarewhatmostofusneed.Keepupthegoodwork.
Couldalistoflaptopswithuserupgradablememoryandharddrivesalsohelp?
Iwouldcertainlyenjoyone.
Thanks,
Paolo
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AndreiGirbea
HiPaolo,Illconsideritforthenearfuture.thanksforthesuggestion
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Dennis
MissingcriticalinformationforSKYLAKEplatform!
Memorysubsystem
andespecially
Diskdrivesubsystem,i.e.PCIe4.0
IdontwantaSkylakelaptopuntilthoseareaddressed
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JohnBall
PCIe4.0wontbeoutuntilatleast2017.
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Miguel
Hello,IrecentlydiscoveredaboutthiswebsiteandImamazedattheamountofuseful
informationforlaptopbuyers.Definitelybookmarked,RSSedandsharedwithfriends.
NowIamlookingforaultraportabledeviceandIknowexactlywhatkindofactivitiesIllbedoing
withit,butImstillveryundecidedonwhichmodeltoget,becausefromwhatIveseenaround
theweb,Ithinknomanufacturerhasyetachievedthesweetspotbetweenpriceandfeatureson
theseconvertibleordetachable2in1s.IhopeyoucouldgivemesomeguidanceAndrei.
IamaresearcherandIneedadigitalnotebook,somethinglighterandsmallerthanmy15,6
laptoptobecarriedwithmeeverywhere,tohavemydata,myebooksandPDFsandmynotes
alwaysaccessibleandonwhichIcanspeakorwritenoteseasily.Needlesslytosay,OneNoteon
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Windows10ismyfavouritepieceofsoftware.
HereiswhatIexpectfrommyultraportablemachine:
Read(alot)eBooks,PDFArticles,Webpages.Mostofmytimeisspentreading.Screensize
andqualityindoorandsometimesoutdoorswillbeessential.
Write(alot)Myideasflowbetterwithnaturalwriting,soIdlikeagoodpentowriteanddraw
onthescreenwithnonoticeablelag.
BatteryLifeof8hoursorbetter.Ithastobeabletoholdaworkdayonasinglecharge.
StayingconnectedDecentcameraandmicrophoneforSkypeaudioandvideocalls.
Music(Spotify)andmovie/videostreamingDecentenoughspeakerswouldbenice.Icanbuy
apairofgoodearbudsthough.
ConnectiontoVGAandHDMIwallprojectorstomakePowerPointandSwaypresentations.
Goodwirelessadapter.IdontintendtouseEthernetcableunlesstheresnootherchoice.
OS:IrelyonOffice365andIownaLumia640smartphone,soWindows10isthelogical
choice.
Price:700800,atmost1000withallpotentialaccessoriesincluded.
Specs:Alreadywith6thgenerationSkylakeCPUforimprovedintegratedgraphicsandbattery
life.Atleast64GBofSSDstorage,expandablewithSDcard.Atleast4GBofRAM,8GBofRAM
wouldbegreatifpossible.DedicatedGPUnotrequired.
Now,keepinmindthatthemostfrequentformofinputIexpectfromthisdeviceispenwriting
andtouch,nottyping.
SurfacePro4comesclosetowhatIbelieveisthebestformebutwhenyouaddtheaccessories
andtheeurosbegintopileup,youcanthelpbutthinktoyourselfdamn,forthispriceIcould
haveabeastgamingtoweroratleastagreat15,6laptopwithdedicatedgraphicsInmy
country,thepriceforjustthem3tabletis1029onMicrosoftstore!Thecoverisextra150.I
washopingsomeothermanufacturerlikeASUSorDellhadsomethingabitcheaperandas
versatileastheSurfacePro4withthesamequalitystandards.
WhatdoyouthinkAndrei?
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AndreiGirbea
HiMiguel.IwouldntgofortheSurfacePro4,ithasasmallerbatterythantheSP3andyou
dontreallyneedthe6thgenSkylakeCoreUsforyourchores.TheSurfacePro3can
handlethosetaskswell,andeventheSurface3isagoodchoiceaslongasyougoforthe
versionwith4GBofRAM.Infact,IthinktheSurface3offersthebestvalueforthemoneyin
yourcase.Shouldhandlefineallyourtasks,itscheaperthantheothersandofferslonger
batterylife.TheLenovoMiix700mightbeagoodalternative,butIcantsayforsureuntil
theproductisactuallyreleasedandavailable.
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Miguel
HiAndrei,thankyousomuchfortakingthetimetoreply.
IndeedIvebeenconsideringtheregularSurface3aswellformyultraportableneeds.
Mycurrentlaptop(Dualcorei73537UandNVIDIA740M)hasjustturnedtwoyears
oldandIreplaceditsHDDforanSSDafewmonthsago.Ihopeitprovidesenough
performanceforthenext2yearstoserveasthedeskPC,thoughitswarrantyperiod
isnowover.
Ifso,IthinkthatanultraportabledeviceliketheSurface3mightbeenoughforformy
onthegochores,plusImtradingsomeperformanceforlongerbatterylifeand
reducedweight.
TherearestillafewthingsIdliketounderstandabouttheSurface3,mainlyrelated
withwritingandscreensize.
1IsthewritingexperiencewithSurfacepenonSurface3goodenough,oramI
missingtoomuchfromtheSurfacePro3/4tojustifythepricedifference?Ireally
expecttomakealotofuseofOneNoteinkingcapabilities.
2IstheSurface3smallerscreenanddisplayqualitytoomuchofadowngrade?Iwill
spendalotoftimereading,soIhopethescreenqualityisnottooinferiorcompared
withtheSurfacePro,eventhoughitisonly10inchesagainst12inchesofthepricier
models.
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3WhenistheSurface4goingtobeannounced?Isthereanyspecialreasonfor
Microsofttonotrenewbothlines(Surface4andSurfacePro4)atthesametime
(backtoschool/Christmastime)?
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AndreiGirbea
1.BoththeSurface3andthePro3useNTrigdigitizers.Notsureaboutthe
Pro4.
2.ThescreenontheSurface3isactuallybrighterandmorecoloraccurate
thantheoneontheSP3.Seethisarticle,theDisplaysection:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/MicrosoftSurface3TabletConvertible
Review.141116.0.html
3.IwouldntexpectitearlierthanMid2016.ThecurrentSurface3isbuilton
theCherryTrailplatformandthenextgenWillowTraildoesnothaveanexact
launchdateyet.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_%28system_on_chip%29
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gentux
Greattable,lovetoseewhichofthosehaveUSB3.1and7orTypeCPort(s)
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john
YouramazonlinkfortheXPS13doesntseemtocontainanymodelswiththenew6thgeni7
chip?
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AndreiGirbea
Yes,looksliketheyhaventaddedthemonAmazonyet.Shouldbeupinthenext2weeks
though.IlladdlinkstoDellsstoreaswell.
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Aadith
HiAndrei,
Irecentlyspoketoaguyinmycollegewhohasahpenvyx360whosebrotherworksinhpand
hesayshegothimadeveloperversionorsomethingIcouldntgrasp.Hislaptophasno
dedicatedgraphicscardbuthas12gbram.SonowwhathedoesisheopensGTA5andrunsin
fullHD(1920*1080)withamindboggling32fps.Iwasstunned.Hesaidheallocated8gbtogeta
gpuclockspeedof1800equaltoabouttwo920mdedicatedgraphicscard.Hethenmumbeled
somethingaboutgpubasedcomputingsomeunlockingsomethingsomething.Imwondering
whetherthisispossibleandifyesthenhow?
Thankingyouinadvance
Aadith
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AndreiGirbea
Thatsoundslikecompletebullshittome.
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Eric
HiAndrei,
Thisisanamazingcompilationyouhaveherenicejob.Wouldyoubychanceanyadditional
informationaboutthegigabyteskylakelaptopsandtheirrelease?Iamanxiouslywaitingtobuy
oneASAP.Thanks!
Best,
Eric
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AndreiGirbea
Notreally,otherthantheirlaptopsshouldbeavailableinOctober,ifnotsellingalready.
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AbdulJamal
veryusefulinformation
Imalsoplanningforskylakelaptop
whichshouldhaveminimum
16GbRam
256GBSSD
andshouldalsobebeautiful:)
likeHPhaveEliteBooketc,
reallyimpressedwithmacbookbutthatstoomuchcostlyifwewantagoodspecs.
Imwebdeveloper,dailyuseofmycomputer1012hours
sopleasesuggestmeagreatoption:)
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Josh
ThanksfortheawesomeRoundup.FromwhatIcantell,theLGGramisnotgoingtocarrythe
Skylakeprocessors,butonlythe5thJgen
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AndreiGirbea
Hmm,youreactuallyright,Illaddressthat.
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john
CouldyoucommentonthetwoHPSPECTREX360displaysavailable:
13.3diagonalQHDRadianceInfinityLEDbacklittouchscreen(2560x1440)
or
13.3diagonalFHDRadianceInfinityLEDbacklittouchscreen(1920x1080)
Theprocessorforbothisi76500u.Rightnowonlythe1920x1080isavailableinmycountry
andImwonderingwhethertogetit.Idontknowiftheresolutionwillbeahugedifferenceand
whetherthematrix,etc.isthesame?SoIreallydontknowwhethertogetiteverythingelse
seemsthesame.TheproductcodeinmycountryisHPSPECTREX360134100NN/P3L15EA.
Thanks!
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AndreiGirbea
Bothscreensaregood.The1440ppanelisofcoursesharper,butIdontknowifits
necesarilyworthwaitingfor.YouwouldhavetoresearchthepanelsusedbyHPonthetwo
configurationsandseeifthereareanydifferencesintermsofbrightness,contrastorcolor
reproduction.Wereviewedthe1440pversionhere:http://www.ultrabookreview.com/8042
hpspectrex360review/
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RobertR.
SadlytheLenovoIdeaPad30017appearstohaveHD+display(1600x900px)andnotFHD
(1920x1080px)asstatedinyourlist.Pleasefindtheurlsbelow.
Ivebeeneyeingoutforawhilealight,passivelycooled,noiseless17FHDwithSSDandfull
sizekeyboardalargeultrabook,Iguess.Mattescreenwouldbeacherrytopping,really.
InessenceIdneeditasatypewritermainlytobeusedasaremotedesktopterminal.
AsfarasIcantellnooneseemstobebringingsuchdesignstothemarketyet.
Anyrecommendations?
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AndreiGirbea
Thanksforthecorrection,Iveeditedthelist.
Notsurewhatyourbudgetis,butmaybetheAcerAspireV17Nitrocouldbeanoption?Its
expensiveandpowerfulthough.
Thataside,DellandHPhavesome17inchersinstores,butIdontknowiftheyare
portableenoughforwhatyouwant.Wouldbeworthalook.
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Collin
Hello,
Ivebeenscouringthissiteforamonthnowtryingtogetalookatthenewskylakeupdatesto
ultrabook.IllbeusingitforGIS,dailyactivities,andlightgaming.Iwasgoingtogowiththe
ASUSUX303UB,butthescreenisofconcern.IvehadaDellLatitudebeforeanddontwantto
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gotheXPSroute.Aimingfora1314inch,and$1300,whatwouldyourecommend?Wouldthe
spectrebeagooddirection?OrshouldIgoforamoreportablegamer?
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AndreiGirbea
WhatdoyoumeanbyLightGaming?Wouldyouneeddedicatedgraphics?
Ifyes,theUX303UBistheonlyviableoption.PerhapsyoucanfindthemodelwithaFHD
display,whichisavailableinEuropeandotherregions.Otherwise,therestheMSIGS40
andtheGigabyteP34G,butoutsideyourbudget.YoucouldaimforaBroadwell/Haswell
configuration,youwontloosemuchonperformance.
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Alexanderfabs
Firstandforemost,iwouldliketosaythankyoufornotonlymakingthislist,butupdatingit!
Anyways,ireallylikethenewDellxpsline,buthavebeenreadingaboutthenewerdellsnot
beingsuperreliable.Maybepeopleareonlyvocalwhenthingsgobad(especiallywhendealing
withanexpensivelaptop)leadingtothisperception.
Doyouknowanythingoddellsreliability?Theonlythingholdingmebackfromorderinganew
xpsisthefewrthatitwillbreakinayearortwo.
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AndreiGirbea
Asidefromthebatterydecayingfast,myXPS13hasbeenholdingreallywell.Aslongas
yougetwarranty(orevenextendedwarranty),Ithinkthingsshouldbealright.
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Dominik
HiAndrei,
Ijuststumbledacrossyourlistandwaswonderingwhetheryoucouldhelpmeout.Imastudent
inEngineeringlookingtobuyanewlaptop,preferablyaultraportableasIdontwanttocarrya
brickarounduni.Ineeditforthesetask:MSoffice,surfingtheweb(YouTubeetc),java
programming(Eclipse)andrunningcadsoftware(PTCCreo/Wildfire).
IalsowanttogetintosomePhotoEditingasIplanontakinglotsofphotosonanextended
vacationandwhenIstudyabroadnextyear.Isthereanythingyoucouldrecommend?Ivebeen
lookingatthexps15
SP4andMacbookPro13buthonestlyIdontknowwhattochooseandifthereisanythingelse
thatmightbesuitedbetterforme.
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lior
Greatsite!Iamfollowingthissiteforacoupleofweeksnow.
Iamtryingtodecidewhichlaptoptobuy,itwouldbegreatifyoucouldhelpmeonthat.
Iamlookingfora1415inchlaptopwithdiscretegpu(nvidia)andskylakeprocessor.Minimumof
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8GBofRAM.Mypricerangeis$900$1300.
Iwillmakeitadualbootwithubuntu.
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AndreiGirbea
TheAcerAspireV15NitroBlackcomestomindintothatbudget.TheresalsotheGigabyte
P34Wifyouwanta14incherwithevenfastergraphics,buttheSkylakemodelwillprobably
sellforaround$1500.Still,performancewise,theSkylakeCorei706700HQisnotamajor
upgradeovertheHaswellquadcoresandactuallyabitslowerthantheBroadwellCorei7
5700HQ.Soifyouwantperformance,itdoesnthavetobeyourfirstoption.
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Lior
Thanks!
Whatdoyouthinkwouldbebetter?
IdeapadY70015Touch80NW0010US
or
AspireVNitroModelName:VN7592G77LB
SamePrice.
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AndreiGirbea
CantsaymuchabouttheY700fornow.TheNitroisOK,youcanfindreviews
ofthepreviousmodel(VN7591G),thisoneisslightlyfasterandmoreefficient.
Illreviewitinthenextfewdays.Betterwaitforsomedetailedreviewsbefore
deciding.
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Lior
Great!Thanks!Iwillwait.
Mihai
InSeptember2011IboughtanAcer5750G2638G64MN2ndi72630QMfor799,90Euro
duringapromotion.NowIwanttoreplaceitwithalaptopwhichhasthesamescreensize(17
inch),sameorbetterRAM/HDDandisjustalittlebitfaster(boththeprocessorandthe
graphics).
Iwasunabletofindanythingaroundthesamepricerange.Idontbelievethattheofferfrom4
yearsagocannotbebeaten.
Doyouknowanylaptopinthesamepricerange(750900Euro)whichwouldbefasterthan
the4yearsoldAcer?
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3/10/2016
AndreiGirbea
Well,mostmanufacturersnolongerbuildmidlevel17inchersanymore.Therearea
handfulofgoodoptionsifyourewillingtoexpandyourbudget,butunder1Gwontbuyyou
muchthesedays.
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Michael
Justcuriosastowhichoftheselaptopshavewacomdigitizers?Lookingforalaptopwiththe
newi7anddigitizerthatisstillnicetocarryaroundasatabletwithabudgetofaround$1500.
Thismeansthespectreissortaoutbecauseofitsawkwardtabletmode.Thelaptopfootprintfor
theSP4andLenovoMiixissomethingimnotfondofeither,soIwascuriosastowhatother
ultrabookstherehadadigitizer?
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Aadith
HiAndrei,
ILoveyourwebsite,especiallytheliststhatyouprovide.
Implanningonbuyingeitherthedellinspiron137000specialedition(i56200u,8gb,500hdd)or
theregular(samei5,rambuthybridhddwith8gbcache).Thedifferencesare:regularhashybrid
hdd,passivestylus,speakersonthesideand50$costlierthanthespecialeditionwhichhas
speakersonthebottomandregularhddwithnostylusbutis50$dollarcheaper.Iamseriously
takingthispricedifference.Also,thereisanissueofghosttouchesonthelaptop.thecustomer
servicereportedthatithasbeenresolvedwiththelatebroadwellandnewskylake
configurations.whereasthespecialeditionhasnocaseofghosttouches.Idontknowwhetherto
trustthecustomercarestaff.butIaskedtwocustomercareguysandtheybothagreedthatit
hasbeenrectifiedstatingthesamefactsanditmayevenbetrue.
So,pleaseadvicemewhichonetobuy.
Thanksinadvance,
Aadith
Reply
Nepal
AccordingtomyMSIandASUSdealerinNepal,skylakelaptopsforbothbrandswillarriveinthe
3rdweekofNovemberforMSIand1stweekofNovemberforASUSrespectively.
IveaddedthelistofMSIlaptopwithskylakeontinypic.DonotethisisthelistforMSIlaptops
availableinNepalandcouldvaryaccordingtoyourregion.
Reply
john
WouldtheSpectreorYoga900besufficientenoughtohandle20openbrowsertabsplusafew
Word/Exceldocuments?Ifnotwouldanyother13incherbesufficient?
Reply
AndreiGirbea
22/27
3/10/2016
Hmmm,theI7withatleast8GBofRAMshouldbeOK.Amorepowerful13incheristhe
AppleMacBookPro.MostWIndowsmachinesarebuiltonthesameplatformastheYoga
900
Reply
john
WoulditbeOKforanother23years?Isthei76500uwith8/16GBRAMsomething
thatcanhandlesuchheavymultitasking?
Reply
AndreiGirbea
Itshouldbe.Iusuallyhavearound1015tabsopenonmyCorei55200U
laptopwithonly4GBofRAMandithandlesthemfine.Thebrowserchoiceis
importantthough.Chromeneedsalotofresources,thatswhyIforoneuse
Firefoxinstead.
Reply
taiSon
WhysomehighlightedinREDbutnoexplanationofwhatitmeans?
Reply
JohnBall
Redisahyperlinktoanarticlewithmoreinfo.
Reply
Steve
AnyideawhenAsuswillbereleasinga15skylakemodel?SaytheUX501Zenbook?
Reply
Nobbly
November17,2015at9:51am
That13Ativbookspinsellingwellat$3599?
Reply
Furiousbeans
23/27
3/10/2016
HiAndrei,IamlookingforalaptopthatcanhandlelightgaminganddurablesinceItravelby
bicycle.Justlookingforai5withanSSDnodedicatedgpuunder$800.Anysuggestionssuchas
waittillacertaintime?
Reply
AndreiGirbea
Thereshouldbesomeoptionsavailablealready,althoughthebudgetisabittight.Go
troughtheoptionslistedinthispost
Reply
QuadCore
Greatlist,thanks!Ireallywishitwouldlistwhichonessupportedaquadcoreprocessorthough,
becausethatisoneofmymusthaves.Icantseemtofindany6thgenquadcoreconvertibles:/
Ifanyonehassuggestions,Idliketohearthem.
Musthave:
Quadcore6thgenprocessor
Convertible(ordetachable)
1315display
Ideally:
DiscreteGraphics
QHDdisplay
WiredEthernet(RJ45)
NVMeSSD
Reply
AndreiGirbea
Hmmm,QuadCoreSkylakeandConvertible?Idontthinktheresanythingthatwouldcheck
boththeseboxes.Thefew15inchconvertiblesarebuiltonSkylakeUhardware,whilethe
smallermodelsdontgetthequadcoreplatforms.SoImafraiditsonlyoneortheother.
Reply
QuadCore
Thanksalotforthereply!Ihadntbeenabletofindany,butIhadnowayofknowing
ifIhadmissedone.
Ohwell,IwasreallyhopingIwouldnthavetoorderdifferentdevices.Itbafflesme
thattherearetouchscreenclamshellsouttherethatdontconvert(e.g.theXPS15).
Thetouchscreenhasalmostalwaysbeenuselesstomeifitsnotintabletmode.
Reply
JeffreyPerren
IsthereasimilarlistforAMDCarrizobasedlaptops?
Thanks.
24/27
3/10/2016
Reply
AndreiGirbea
WEll,no,sincetherearevery,veryfewCarrizolaptopsoutthereandmostofthemarelow
endmodels.
Reply
MichaelMiller
December2,2015at3:12am
Andrei,
Reallyhopingtheclamshellstyleinthe11inchclassisntadyingbreed.Asacomputer
technician,ImsteeringclearoftouchscreenssincetheyarePRICEYtoreplaceTypicallyonly
themanufacturercansellyouafulltophalfforreplacementrealpaincomparedtothe~$70
pricetagofanewLCD.
Canyouplacearecommendationastoareplacementtomycurrentlaptop?IowntheHPDM1
(i3,sandybridge).Loveittodeath.Nowadaysthe11.6classisbeingcrappedonwithnon
upgradableeMMCjunk,andsoldereddownRAM.
Suggestionsforan11.6laptop,with8+hourbatterylife,andupgradablehardware?Ilovethe
DM1,butwouldlovetotakeadvantageofnewerprocessorswithbetterbatterylifesinceIm4
generationsbehindnow.
Reply
AndreiGirbea
WEll,havealookhere:http://www.tlbhd.com/best116inchlaptop966/,buttheoptionsfor
apremium11incherarereallylimited,especiallythoseuserupgradeable.Myadvicewould
betolookatsomeofthe12inchersaswell:http://www.tlbhd.com/best12inchminilaptops
2839/
Notsurewhatyourbudgetis,butiftheperformancerequirementsarentgreat,aCoreM
powereddevicewouldbenice.Thatplatformisfanless.
Reply
John
IamdecidingbetweenaSkylakeLenovoYoga900andtheHPSpectrex360,andarelooking
forwardtoyourfinalreviewoftheLenovoYoga900(IguessthereviewoftheHPx360stillgoes
forthenewwithSkylakeversion).Doyouknowwhenitisdone?
Onamorepersonallevel,doyouhaveafavoritebetweenthe2laptops?
Thanks!
Reply
AndreiGirbea
Thereareafewpostsonthetwointhesite.IinclinetowardstheHP,butIhaventproperly
reviewedeither
Reply
25/27
3/10/2016
John
Thanks!IendedupbuyingtheHP,andarereasonablyhappyatthistime.
Reply
Richard
Hi,
WouldyoureccomendAsusN552vwinsteadoftheAcernitro?
BasicallyIneedgtx960m,ssdand15.6
Andgoodquality:)
Reply
AndreiGirbea
IvereviewedthenewNitro,butIhaventyetreviewedtheN552,soIcanttellforsurewhich
oneisthebetterpick
Reply
Alan
January1,2016at11:09am
Greatwebsite,awesomepost.Appreciatethetimeandeffort.MyquestionisaboutthedellXps
139350doesithaveaminidisplayportornot?Havingrealtroublewithconflictinginfoabout
this.Maybethesub3.1portdoublesup?IdontknowAnyhelpwouldbehugelyappreciated.I
basicallywanttheXps13butwouldneedtobeabletoplugitintomytvorotherdisplaydevices.
DontmindbuyinganadaptorifthereisonethatwouldworkwiththeXps13portconfiguration?
Thankyouinadvance!
(Andhappynewyearall)
Al
Reply
AndreiGirbea
January2,2016at11:15pm
Hi,itdoesnot.TheXPS9343(Broadwellmodel)hasaminiDPport,whichontheSkylake
version(9350)wasreplacedwithaUSBTypeCconnector.Doesthesamething(andmore),
butrequiresadifferentadapter.
Reply
Mark
hiAndrei
goodarticlebutitseemssorelyoutofdatenowin2016.Asseveralhaveasked,wherearethe
details(evenjustayes/nocolumn)onthenewmakeorbreakSkylakefeatureThunderbolt
3.0/USB3.1support?Thisstillseemsarareduckonthesenewmodels.Also,Inotethatsomeof
yourlistingsareoutofdateorincompleteforexamplewherearethenewRazerorAlienware
26/27
3/10/2016
models?AndyourMSIGhostProreviewandspecslinktotheBroadwellversion,whichisclearly
notthesameperformanceorsizeasthenewseries.
Reply
AndreiGirbea
HiMark.
1.WehaventreviewedtheSkylakeMSIGS60,hencethelinkpointstotheolderreview.
2.IveaddedtheRazerBladeStealth,buttheAlienwarelaptopsaretoobulkyyogetinhere.
Thislistismostlymeanttoincludeultraportables.
3.ThelayoutdoesnotallowtoincludeanothercolumnforThunderbolt3,butIllhavea
differentpostonthistopicintheneatfuture.
Otherthanthat,thepostisnotatalloutdatedimo.Anyothersuggestionsoflaptopsthat
shouldbeinhereandarenotiswelcomedthough)Thanks.
Reply
kiran
itwouldhavebeenverytimesaving,ifyouhadalsoprovidedsortbuttons!!!!!
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