I'm most impressed with how frequent new models from all of the various manufacturers are pumped out. I find I upgrade to better spec machine way before the machine has reached its lifetime. Ok, I'm a gadget guy who loves having the latest stuff. Guilty.
The improvements are not trivial either. There seem to be some pretty huge leaps in capability and features even now. Doesn't seem to be slowing. #respect On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 1:19 PM, Les Hughes <[email protected]> wrote: > > Taking a quick look, it appears the new models have higher price tags. > This could be due to the popularity of the earlier ones. > > I purchased the original-series 128GBssd/i5/4GBram. It's a few years old, > but I picked it up from JB-Hifi for roughly $1k not long after they came > out. I basically use this laptop for Powerpoint, live demos of software, > remote desktop, excel, and occasionally bashing out some code on the move > (I much prefer my desktop for development). The model Ian and Bec have both > posted has higher specs, and that obviously comes with a premium. A quick > look shows the 512sdd/8ram is on ebay for $2150 which suggests it would be > even cheaper without ebay's fees. I guess this isn't "cheap" as such, but > this is a high-end machine. > > > http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/8GB-512GB-SSD-ASUS-Zenbook-Prime-i7-UX32VD-13-3-FULL-HD-nVIDIA-SSD-Ultrabook-/151176280896?pt=AU_comp_laptop&hash=item2332cefb40 > > With most laptops coming from the same manufacturer and hardware becoming > increasingly commoditised and more reliable, disregarding commercial > support from the vendor (which may or may not be important), choosing a > laptop is almost like choosing a shirt: Personal preference to your style > and budget are the biggest factors. > > My personal view is that the Asus Zenbook is a very attractive machine > with a good form factor, and the newer versions fixed all of the nuisances > with the first version. I am no expert on laptops and haven't taken a good > look into the market for a while, thus my best suggestion would be to > perhaps get out to a retailer and have a play with one. > > Best of luck :) > -- Les > > > > > On 15/05/14 18:13, Ian Thomas wrote: > > Which model do you have, Les? I see price range up to $2900 (512Gb SSD). > > Ian Thomas > Sent from my Nokia Lumia 920 - Windows Phone 8 > ------------------------------ > From: Les Hughes <[email protected]> > Sent: 15/05/2014 15:46 > To: ozDotNet <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OT] Laptop to replace macbook > > On 15/05/14 16:08, Nathan Chere wrote: > > Look into the 13.3” Asus Zenbook. I don’t generally like devices that > try to hard to clone others but they do a far better Macbook Air than Apple > does. > > > + 1 for Zenbook. > > Cheap, nice form factor, lightweight, overall very decent. > > -- > Les Hughes > [email protected] > > > >
