Battle of the Ultrabooks!!

[bowzef]

hey guys i'm techy savy and know fair bit about hardware my mother is looking into buying a Ultrabook i'm just going post spec and model and tell me what one would be better choice

she is going to universty doing accounting useing excel and i know CPU difference is not huge but i'm aware that complex spreedsheets mutlible could have benifit from 3rd gen all tho not great deal

i think that dell is better value




Dell 14" Inspiron 14z Ultrabook $997

V560699AU

3rd Generation Intel Core i5-3317u 1.70ghz CPU
AMD Radeon HD 7570m With 1GB Dedicated Graphics
4GB RAM, 500GB HDD + 32GB Ssd

Win 7 Home Premium
DVD +/- & CD Player
2 USB Ports
USB Version 3.0
SD Card Reader
Webcam
Bluetooth
WIFI
1GB Graphics Memory
AMD Radeon HD 7570M
500 GB HDD
4 GB RAM
14 Inch Screen
1 HDMI Ports
1366 x 768 Screen Resolution
6 Cell Battery



Toshiba 13" Ultrabook $1193

Z830/001

2nd Generation Intel Core i5-2467m 1.60ghz CPU
4GB RAM, 128GB Ssd
Wireless 802.11 B/G/N + Bluet

Win 7 Home Premium
2 USB Ports
Media Card Reader
Bluetooth
WIFI
Intel HD 3000 Shared
4 GB RAM
13 Inch Screen
1 HDMI Ports
1366 x 768 Screen Resolution

 

[Pinhedd]

seconding the Dell here

 

[Pyree]

What is it that makes the decision not clear? You can get the Dell which is cheaper and more powerful. This thread is really not needed.

 

[bowzef]

What is it that makes the decision not clear? You can get the Dell which is cheaper and more powerful. This thread is really not needed.

larger SSD and anti gloss screen and asthetic of Toshiba and possibly build quialty could be different? after all big factor on portable computers is realiblity some brands are well known for there customer service and warrenty better then others

as a mod on forum you should know better that brands such as apple are expensive and light but performance is lacking for asking price so... theres lot to consider when comes to brands and suggestions on this subject

performance may be good on dell but it don't mean it will be better choice in terms of weight and battery life more of little things

 

[Pyree]

I see, you are buying form JB hifi. It's just that both laptop comes with 1 year standard warranty. Anything that goes wrong afterward, you are on you own. It would be good to get cheaper one and cut the loss if thing turn worse after the warranty period, not the mention the Dell, if it works, will last you longer performance wise. BTW, Dick Smith is having a special on the Toshiba and selling for less then JB.

You may also want to consider Lenovo S430, SSD, anti-glare 900p screen, i7 and dedicated GPU for less than $1000:

http/shopap.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/auweb/LenovoPortal/en_AU/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=3634951826AE4D3881BFFF1AC5FCD957&current-category-id=FD871478AD9FE99C5957F75B52CB3C44