Intel have announced a new initiative to push laptops similar to the MacBook Air. The initial requirements are a weight of up to 1.4Kg, এর 20mm এবং ব্যাট-tery জীবনের পুরু-অন্তরীপ 5+ hours. For manufacturers to qualify for intel marketing money ultrabooks also must have no optical drive, একটি এসএসডি, এবং CULV প্রসেসর.
I have been recently been looking for a similar type of laptop — I was asked to find something with excellent performance, 5+ ঘন্টা ব্যাটারি, 2KG অধীনে, অন্তত একটি 13.3 "পর্দা সঙ্গে, USB3, অপটিক্যাল ড্রাইভ, নাটকের এবং VGA-. A docking port would be a bonus. The faster, lighter, longer-battery-life the better.
I was forced to rule out any potential ultrabooks due to the lack of optical drive, and the excessive cost which results from the CULV CPU-র এবং এসএসডি requirements. I was also in a position to slightly relax the weight requirement compared to an ultrabook, and the thickness requirement seems rather pointless — the dimensions that matter are the width and height when it comes to space use.
I shortlisted 3 modern SandyBridge laptops as follows…
Toshiba Satellite R830-143
Intel Core i5-2410M 2.3GHz, 6Gb DDR3, 640Gb 5,400rpm HDD, 13.3″ 1,366×768, 1.48কেজি, 316.0 এক্স 227.0 x 18.3–26.6mm (full specs).
Price at publication time: £716.99
Acer Travelmate TimelineX 8481T-6440
Intel Core i5-2557M 1.7GHz, 4Gb DDR3, 320Gb 7,200rpm HDD, 14″ 1,366×768, 1.7Kg, 330 এক্স 240 x 22mm (full specs)
Price at publication time: £824.69
Sony Vaio SB custom-config
Intel Core i5-2410M 2.3GHz, 4Gb DDR3, 320Gb 5,400rpm HDD, 13.3″ 1,366×768, 1.7Kg, 331 এক্স 224.5 x 23.9mm (full specs)
Price at publication time: £759.00
In the end the Vaio got the vote. The lack of optical drive in the Acer ruled it out despite the bonus of the larger screen, which left it a 2 horse race. The Toshiba is lighter, smaller and was available for £33 less, but the Sony had the bonuses of a docking port and a 2 year warranty.
I imagine that the next generation of Core iX CPU-র'গুলি (Ivy Bridge) due around the new year, will bring more laptops like this to the market. Hopefully the Intel ultrabook marketing program wont excessively limit the choices of thin-n-lights with an optical drive.
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I’ve just spotted an excellent and very informative review of the Vaio SB by Anandtech
“Hi James I realise it has been a long while, but I just checked this on windows 11 (build 23H2)…”