Panerex77 1st Gear August 4, 2012 Share August 4, 2012 main attraction - the thin form factor, even though to be frank, i dont really carry my laptop ard except only during weekend (but i do drive though). Have wanted to go for Mac BookAir, but after thinking a while, think the high price may not justify it.. I would think my preferred laptop brand would be Asus. Few noob questions: - anyone of you regretted switching over to ultrabook? - usually how many USB ports would ultrabook have? - do ultrabooks have the usual ports that a normal notebook would have? - since ultrabooks are using SSD nowsadys, would i be able to plug in a normal 2.5 inch external hard disk and USB thumbdrive to read the contents? - are the battery lifespan generally better? Many TIA ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ysc3 Twincharged August 4, 2012 Share August 4, 2012 i bought acer s3 (i7, 500gb hdd -not ssd) ... $1k. ... so tat i can bring it with me when i go on holidays.... that's all. as for asus, the flag now is the Zenbook ... read it came with USB 3.0 !! as for all the specs, google is your best friend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Supercharged August 4, 2012 Share August 4, 2012 What's the difference from a netbook? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mits_jc 5th Gear August 4, 2012 Share August 4, 2012 Netbook specs are very basic, processor not too fast, allows u to do some surfing, email, YouTube in a small form factor. On 8/4/2012 at 10:25 AM, Donut said: What's the difference from a netbook? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happily1986 5th Gear August 4, 2012 Share August 4, 2012 Intel ultrabooks are essentially crossovers positioned between netbooks and notebooks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunburnsam 2nd Gear August 4, 2012 Share August 4, 2012 On 8/4/2012 at 7:54 AM, Panerex77 said: main attraction - the thin form factor, even though to be frank, i dont really carry my laptop ard except only during weekend (but i do drive though). Have wanted to go for Mac BookAir, but after thinking a while, think the high price may not justify it.. I would think my preferred laptop brand would be Asus. Few noob questions: - anyone of you regretted switching over to ultrabook? - usually how many USB ports would ultrabook have? - do ultrabooks have the usual ports that a normal notebook would have? - since ultrabooks are using SSD nowsadys, would i be able to plug in a normal 2.5 inch external hard disk and USB thumbdrive to read the contents? - are the battery lifespan generally better? Many TIA Some sharing from me - anyone of you regretted switching over to ultrabook? [Nope....Solid. Switching all my front-line employees to Ultrabook soon] - usually how many USB ports would ultrabook have? [ Usually 2 - 3. At least 1 should be USB3.0] - do ultrabooks have the usual ports that a normal notebook would have? [Depends. Do note that lots of ultrabook are using a HDMI (micro/std) and they need a converter to connect to legacy projector/monitor] - since ultrabooks are using SSD nowsadys, would i be able to plug in a normal 2.5 inch external hard disk and USB thumbdrive to read the contents? [No problem. Conenct via USB as usual] - are the battery lifespan generally better? [Much better solid !!] If you are looking at the Asus Ux31 series of ultrabook which I am using now ** Pros - very sleek and lightweight - good value for $$ - HD 1600 resolution - Solid Bose Speaker and Sound - Solid Battery life - Recommended for Home/Consumer Usage :) ** Cons - The keyboard cannot make it. If you are using for work ......got to avoid this asus model. - The keyboard colouring "ran" ....black smudges all over - The trackpad is equally bad. You do need a mouse. - some "static" electricity leakage on the side of the laptop - Micro HDMI adaptor required....again if this is for work....you need to remember to bring this for presentation - all the ports(usb, power, HDMI) all cluttered together making it difficult to attach eg: BOM with POWER adaptor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-LOVE-CARS 1st Gear August 4, 2012 Share August 4, 2012 On 8/4/2012 at 2:03 PM, Sunburnsam said: Some sharing from me - anyone of you regretted switching over to ultrabook? [Nope....Solid. Switching all my front-line employees to Ultrabook soon] - usually how many USB ports would ultrabook have? [ Usually 2 - 3. At least 1 should be USB3.0] - do ultrabooks have the usual ports that a normal notebook would have? [Depends. Do note that lots of ultrabook are using a HDMI (micro/std) and they need a converter to connect to legacy projector/monitor] - since ultrabooks are using SSD nowsadys, would i be able to plug in a normal 2.5 inch external hard disk and USB thumbdrive to read the contents? [No problem. Conenct via USB as usual] - are the battery lifespan generally better? [Much better solid !!] If you are looking at the Asus Ux31 series of ultrabook which I am using now ** Pros - very sleek and lightweight - good value for $$ - HD 1600 resolution - Solid Bose Speaker and Sound - Solid Battery life - Recommended for Home/Consumer Usage :) ** Cons - The keyboard cannot make it. If you are using for work ......got to avoid this asus model. - The keyboard colouring "ran" ....black smudges all over - The trackpad is equally bad. You do need a mouse. - some "static" electricity leakage on the side of the laptop - Micro HDMI adaptor required....again if this is for work....you need to remember to bring this for presentation - all the ports(usb, power, HDMI) all cluttered together making it difficult to attach eg: BOM with POWER adaptor. looks good... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panerex77 1st Gear August 5, 2012 Author Share August 5, 2012 thanks for all the feedback....since the ultrabooks willl not come with DVD drive, i reckon i will need to fork out extra $$ to buy the external DVD drive too? otherwise how to install programs like Office? Unless i can somehow map my Office installation CD-rom to an external harddisk, and install into the ultrabook via external harddisk? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF 4th Gear August 5, 2012 Share August 5, 2012 On 8/5/2012 at 1:57 AM, Panerex77 said: thanks for all the feedback....since the ultrabooks willl not come with DVD drive, i reckon i will need to fork out extra $$ to buy the external DVD drive too? otherwise how to install programs like Office? Unless i can somehow map my Office installation CD-rom to an external harddisk, and install into the ultrabook via external harddisk? Take the external DVD drive as an one-time investment.....'cos next time when you buy your next ultrabook or whatever, you don't need o buy another DVD drive liao....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ysc3 Twincharged August 5, 2012 Share August 5, 2012 (edited) On 8/5/2012 at 1:57 AM, Panerex77 said: thanks for all the feedback....since the ultrabooks willl not come with DVD drive, i reckon i will need to fork out extra $$ to buy the external DVD drive too? otherwise how to install programs like Office? Unless i can somehow map my Office installation CD-rom to an external harddisk, and install into the ultrabook via external harddisk? external usb powered dvd writer only s$45-50 .... Edited August 5, 2012 by Ysc3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babyt 4th Gear August 5, 2012 Share August 5, 2012 sometimes when they have promotion, they will give u free external DVD. nowadays hardly ppl use DVD liao lor. all use thumdrives...even most new cars can plug thumbdrive Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator August 5, 2012 Share August 5, 2012 I have a MacBook Air and iMac, can install program via iMac DVD drive Actually most program can be downloaded from the net, just need to purchase license key activate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabrielhrteo 1st Gear August 6, 2012 Share August 6, 2012 Am also looking for ultrabook. What's the best for buck recommendation you guys have? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happily1986 5th Gear August 6, 2012 Share August 6, 2012 If you are getting an Ultrabook, make sure you get one with an Ivy Bridge processor rather than a Sandy Bridge processor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrage 1st Gear August 7, 2012 Share August 7, 2012 (edited) By if you have the $$... However, i see the era of Notebook( whatever book) ending pretty soon.. just like pager being replaced by mobile phones. Touchscreen is the way to go as more and more companies adopt it as part of their business process. OCBC has just launch a complete touchscreen banking app. UOB uses ipad for their loan. AIA and other issuance are using ipad for instant premium calculations... It will make no sense to carry a notebook and a ipad. Ipad and other touchscreen will be used for both play and work.. Edited August 7, 2012 by Jrage Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF 4th Gear August 7, 2012 Share August 7, 2012 On 8/6/2012 at 4:23 PM, Happily1986 said: If you are getting an Ultrabook, make sure you get one with an Ivy Bridge processor rather than a Sandy Bridge processor. Sorry for the noob qns. But how can we tell? If I were at the Challenger or Best Denki, how am I able to see which one it's using? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
13177 Hypersonic August 7, 2012 Share August 7, 2012 Do you mean those super thin and light is ultrabook? I also looking for light and thin notebook, wonder which brand good? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph22 Turbocharged August 7, 2012 Share August 7, 2012 On 8/7/2012 at 1:32 AM, Jrage said: By if you have the $$... However, i see the era of Notebook( whatever book) ending pretty soon.. just like pager being replaced by mobile phones. Touchscreen is the way to go as more and more companies adopt it as part of their business process. OCBC has just launch a complete touchscreen banking app. UOB uses ipad for their loan. AIA and other issuance are using ipad for instant premium calculations... It will make no sense to carry a notebook and a ipad. Ipad and other touchscreen will be used for both play and work.. I will be getting the surface pro on launch. working on Ipad or Andriod equivalent is seriously bad for productivity. Laptop will seriously be exculsive to gaming tools if tablet era kick off. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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