In the Market for a Laptop ;o....

[Jizz_Beard_thePirate]

LemonSlice said:

Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:

LemonSlice said:

Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:

So, let me get this right.. No touchscreen, no dedicated graphics, slower processor and lower display res on the Macbook? Just to clarify

No, slower processor and lower rez on the Zenbook.

Well, can I see your config on the cpu? Cause the Zenbook an i7 with a turbo boost upto 3.0 ghz and i7s have more threads than i5s do... I can see the lower res though, Retina display is like 2560 sh vs 1920 on the Zenbook

And in order for me to get an i7 on the Macbook... I have to pay $300 more...

Don't forget you'd be trading SSD for that i7, though, if you want a similar price.

Well... technically... the Zenbook has a 16GB ssd for the OS with a 500gb regular hard drive which is a worthy trade off since you still get that SSD performance for your OS as well as 500gb for your application... Plus the Macbook Pro only has a 128gb SSD for the price we are looking at which isn't much space at all... And also consider that the Zenbook is easier to upgrade to an SSD or a New Hard drive than a Macbook is Cause Asus uses standard screws vs Apple uses Propertiary screws

So, really at the end... You are scraficing a Touchscreen, Dedicated Graphics, Cpu Performance and as well as internal hard drive space for slightly higher Resolution... You are also limiting yourself to Apple's OS which isn't supported by 75% of the applications and games avaliable for Windows (Just look at games on steam for an example)... You can say, oh, just create an Windows Pertition, but that would mean you are cutting into that limited 128gb ssd space...

Overall, a PC is a better choice... And my friend does have that ultrabook and they said it feels almost as good as a Macbook in terms of build quality but thats subjective obviously

Also, Asus offers Accidental Damage Warrenty, free of charge on majority of their laptops including this one... Vs Apples warrenty which you have to pay for

And lets not forget you have to pay at least $2,599.00 to even get the option of having dedicated graphics so you just saved over $1000