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I've got an aging Asus Zenbook UX31A ultrabook which is amazingly thin and light, and still pretty decently fast. There was also very little crapware on it (was
by will_hughes 11y ago
I've got an aging Asus Zenbook UX31A ultrabook which is amazingly thin and light, and still pretty decently fast. There was also very little crapware on it (was originally a Win7 machine with Win8 and then Win10 free upgrades).
My one complaint is that the (small, light) power bricks are apparently made of unobtainium. They're near impossible to find, and the ones you can are extraordinarily expensive.
Given my hate for proprietary power adapters - I'm holding out for a USB-C powered replacement.
Asus doesn't appear to be offering anything, but Razer's Blade Stealth[1] looks like it could be a great option.
[1] http://www.razerzone.com/store/razer-blade-stealth http://www.razerzone.com/store/razer-blade-stealth
- lighttower 11y agoI've been following the USB-C power delivery for some time. HP has one, but they disabled the ability to charge it from another PCs USB port because they can't trust other manufacturers didn't mess up the standard. Google Pixel, obviously perfect compliance with the spec. I am currently on thinkpad X230 with Debian Linux and W8. haven't booted into W8 for more than a year now. I wish the X260 had USB-C
- franciscop 11y agoSame thing here, I just got one off ebay that we'll see if it kills my laptop. My complains about the laptop compared to macbook air: - Battery life: with Ubuntu I'm getting ~2.5h, which really sucks. I'm still in Ivy Bridge though, I've read that newer ones double the life. Still ridiculously small - The SSD is also proprietary (but I've read the ones from 2 years to now are standard). Same as Macbook However, it also has some good advantages: - Normal keyboard - 1080p screen - $900, which was around 700€ at the time I bought it