Recent content by Bster13

Well I ended up with a Dell XPS Ultrabook. It's not 3lbs, but the specs work for my particular situation. The battery is not removeable, but you can order a replacement and with some basic skills you can replace it. Also the HD(s) and RAM is upgradeable (though only a single sodimm slot)...

Seems like the replaceable batteries start to come in at the 14in offerings?

Can't get into the corporate stuff too much, but we don't lease and generally warranties do not cover consumables. If I caught a refurb deal for a 13in, ~3lb, i3+ processor, 5+ hour battery, 1366 x 768 or better res, replaceable battery for ~$500 I'd be ok with that. Anyway, for my home use...

I agree, other things can go wrong, but as a manager of a corporate helpdesk with over 2K laptops.... man do we go through a lot of batteries. Sure other stuff breaks, but the battery going is a given IMO and I suppose I should start researching the smallest laptop with a traditional...

I was really digging an Asus UX31-RSL8. :(

I've been hunting for a deal on a 13in ultrabook, but come to find that their batteries generally are not replaceable. Even if you can get to the battery by removing various screws, I'm finding it hard to find/order replacement batteries from websites like ifixit. So it's great these...