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Prices in recent months have fallen to the point that solid state drive (SSDs) are standard in machines around the S$1,500 mark. And we’re not talking about those with a small SSD complemented by a hard disk. Included in the price is often a full-fledged 128GB SSD.
Why should SSDs be the first thing to look out for in a new machine? That’s because they provide the most obvious boost in speeds as well as lower battery consumption.
The original ultra-thin machine that got everyone crazy about thin and light laptops with battery like Lenovo FRU 92P1188 Battery , Lenovo 3000 C200 Battery , Lenovo 3000 N100 Battery , Lenovo 42T4815 Battery , Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E30 Battery , Lenovo L3000 G230 Battery , Lenovo L08S6D21 Battery , Lenovo L08S4X03 Battery , Lenovo L08S7Y03 Battery , Lenovo Ideapad U110 Battery , Lenovo 41U5025 Battery , Lenovo L09S8L09 Battery , the MacBook Air 13-inch looks extremely beautiful and accomplished. The Core i5 chip, 4GB RAM and 128GB built in means this is a fast machine like the rest here.
Only thing that it loses out on is perhaps its price. Costing S$1,588, it’s not the cheapest here. Yet, it’s 13.3-inch screen offers a relatively modest 1,440 x 900 resolution, which is less sharp than the Full HD screens (1080p or 1,920 x 1,080 resolution) you can get for about the same price with Dell or Samsung. More details here.
HP’s all-metal design is attractive and feels “precious” when you first get hold of it. The 1.39kg weight also means it is really light to lug around for long trips.
The S$1,499 machine may not be the thinnest at 14.5mm, but it is still a very slim machine. With a Core i5 chip, 4GB RAM and 128GB SSD, its performance shouldn’t fall behind its rivals here either.
What HP should have included for this price is a Full HD screen. As things stand, HP seems to believe that its 1,366 x 768 resolution screen should do the job, even though the machine is priced very closely to options from Samsung and Dell that have sharper screens. More details here.
Trade-offs
Sure, there are cheaper notebooks, perhaps ones that use a hard disk complemented by a small SSD (usually about 24GB). Or perhaps you can opt for a tablet hybrid like Microsoft’s Surface RT or Surface Pro.
Yet, this combination of fully SSD-enabled machines with Windows 8 and a full-fledged Intel CPU costing around the S$1,500 is probably the sweet spot now if you’re looking for a fast, sleek and portable machine to carry around.
They are also easily expandable, say, with a screen and keyboard at home or an external hard disk for storing multimedia files. For a workhorse on the road, these four ultrabooks here are great companions to have.