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so my original zenbook has started acting up (i dropped it awhile back and the charger had been finicky for the last year, now its intermittent freezing up) so i'm in the market for a new ultrabook. I was initially looking at the yoga 2 pro however watching the mobiletechreview comparison (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHAa7b19CjE) with the Samsung Ativ book 9, actually swayed me towards getting the samsung. Yes, i know the Yoga 2 is a better value however i'm a slightly vain motherfucker and really like the look of the ativbook and the slightly better bactery life is a plus. I don't know much about samsung. is there a consensus on whether this is a good buy or not?
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Samsung ativ book 9 plus base model is $300 off at the Microsoft store: http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Samsung-ATIV-Book-9-Plus-NP940X3G-K03US-Touchscreen-Ultrabook/productID.283976900 Its probably the best possible windows ultrabook with the only complaint being expensive.
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Mar 15, 2014 18:48
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monster on a stick posted:I posted a little on this thread before, but it's probably better just to ask for recommendations. Not a direct comparison but mobile tech review is a good detailed walkthrough of the two: Surface pro vs thinkpad yoga here: http://www.mobiletechreview.com/notebooks/MS-Surface-Pro-2-vs-Lenovo-ThinkPad-Yoga.htm and yoga 2 pro here: http://www.mobiletechreview.com/notebooks/Lenovo-Yoga-2-Pro.htm if you're between the yoga 2 pro or the Surface, both are fine devices. Most people with surface 2 pros like them a lot and the yoga is solid. The biggest distinction is size. The surface is smaller which is both a pro or a con depending of what you're looking for. Battery life is around 6.5 to 7 hours, maybe slightly more on the yoga 2. Personally, I compared both these devices before getting a Samsung ativ book. I'd lean towards the Yoga myself. One caveat to remember is that you'll need to set aside extra for a type cover for the surface.
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Mar 18, 2014 23:30
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Sneaky Fast posted:I'm currently trying to decide between the MacBook Air and the Lenovo Yoga 2. I basically know what I'm going to get with the macbook, but does anyone have thoughts or experience with the yoga? At that price range you should also check out the Samsung Ativ Book 9 plus. I have one and it is glorious. I picked up a consumer reports June 2014 electronics guide and they have it rated as their best 13inch laptop beating the MacBook pro and air as well as giving it the highest overall score for any laptop. Its basically what happens when a PC manufacturer decides to sacrifice nothing to cost and go balls to the wall. Its pricey (more expensive in some ways than macs) but very very well done. You get a the high resolution screen of the Yoga with better battery life (although not quite MacBook air level) and better build quality. Check out this comparison as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHAa7b19CjE
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May 20, 2014 04:27
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Quick question. For the myriad windows 8 touchscreen labtops (ie Lenovo Carbon and Samsung ativbook 9) is it possible to buy a stylus to use with onenote? I presume these labtops don't have digitizer's with their capacitive screens but would something like an ipad stylus work? And does onenote 2013 support this?
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Sep 5, 2014 01:57
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KillHour posted:I have a new job that has me flying. A lot. I want a laptop that I can use on plane rides to watch movies / play games / keep myself entertained. I have a surfacebook i5 with gpu. On the whole, its a really great machine. Its the first laptop where I hand it to people to look at something and they comment on how nice a laptop it is unprompted. It's not flawless though as others have mentioned. It took Microsoft a shamefully long time to fix the power management issues but now battery life when both sides are attached is sublime. Battery life for the tablet alone is 3ish hours at best. And the tablet is too big to be used by itself for extended periods of time although its great for reading an article in bed or on the couch or taking notes like a clipboard with the pen. The screen is wobbly in normal laptop mode when you use it as a touch screen (unavoidable since its quite top heavy as all the actual computer bits are in the screen part). If you set it up as tent mode, the wobbliness won't be a problem. Although you need to detach the screen, flip it over and reattach. Slightly less convenient than the yoga for that. On the whole, its not perfect by any means. But its really really solid for what it does. I agree most people would be better served by an XPS 13 though but in your case, I think you'll like the surfacebook. Also, windows hello is AWESOME on the surfacebook (unlike on windowsphone, but that's a separate and much sadder tale)
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dissss posted:My Surface Pro 3 has been the least stable, most disappointing electronics product I've ever used. anecdotally my surfacebook has been great. The first computer i've had where people unprompted say wow, this is a nice computer, even lifelong mac users.
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haven't been in the laptop game in a bit but my Surfacebook 2 is starting to have issues so looking for a replacement. The Surface Laptop Studio doesn't catch me in the same way unfortunatly. Things i'm looking for Premium design and build quality. I actually really love with surfacebook's feel. Light gaming- Crusader kings or Civ 6, nothing too graphically intensive. No real budget limitations. can get it reimbursed by job if i order in the next two weeks. Looking at the XPS 13 plus but it seems to be brand new and very little reviews out. Surface Laptop 4 seems to be a bit down in performance comparatively.
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AlternateNu posted:Man...I've been waiting for 14" Razers to adopt a 16:10 aspect ratio. This is looking really good, but my current laptop is less than 2 years old. And I'm not exactly sure I need this much horsepower. >_> I just bought a Razer 14 (dumbly 8 days before black friday so i missed out on the deal. i could return and reorder on amazon but eh). Its a wonderful device really. Was looking for something that felt as quality as my old Surfacebook and could hadn't games when travelling. Price is the only knock against it so far. Its a really quality feeling device. can't recommend enough! (caveat, haven't needed to call support and scuttlebutt is razor support isn't the best).
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