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    New Ultra-ish laptop

    So I've finally come down to the realization that I will need to get myself a netbook/ultrabook. I have a customized laptop (i3@2.6Ghz, 8GB DDR 1333 Gskill Ram - added, 7200rpm sata hdd, M420) that I am going to sell. It was good for my program but it's too heavy for frequent travel and business stuff. So I am looking at these two:


    Lenovo: http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Yoga-11.../dp/B00IQEA8UE

    HP: http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-2-...11-n010dx+x360

    I want to know if other people have been able to do the following:

    - install 8GB of RAM. Regardless of which one I get, I want to install 8GB of RAM.
    - replace the hdd with a SSD (probably my samsung 250gb ssd).

    All I will be using it for is business related (word processing, number crunching SAS/SPSS, office, web browsing, listening to music). I won't be using to it play any serious games (maybe solitare or chess) and it needs to be this light because I will be taking it with me EVERYWHERE. To conferences, etc. Anyone know if I am able to do the two aforementioned items? I've never used one of these before.

    Also if you look at the specs, there is $50 difference and it doesn't seem to make sense why. The configuration is almost the same.
    Last edited by kujoe2002; 08-12-2014 at 11:50 PM.

    MOBO: GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3
    CPU: i7-2700K @3.5 ghz
    RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X 32GB (4 x 8GB)
    CPU COOLING:Corsair Hydro H80i
    VIDEO: MSI TF 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 760 OC N760 in SLI
    HDD: Intel 320-160GB SSD
    HDD: Samsung 840 250GB SSD
    MEDIA: Plextor Dual DVD
    PSU: CORSAIR HX750W
    CASE: Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Full Tower
    OS: WIN 7
    10 x64 Home Premium
    Monitor: AOC ,32" curved 1440p

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    I currently have a Microsoft Surface Pro 3. Before it I had a Surface Pro 2, and before that a Surface Pro.

    As for ultra-mobile computing, I personally only see one choice, Microsoft. The current machine is an I7 with 8GB DDR3 and a 512GB SSD. It's fast, light, and runs Windows. As a tablet or a notebook, it excels. From a business perspective, nothing else comes close.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Geforce255 View Post
    I currently have a Microsoft Surface Pro 3. Before it I had a Surface Pro 2, and before that a Surface Pro.

    As for ultra-mobile computing, I personally only see one choice, Microsoft. The current machine is an I7 with 8GB DDR3 and a 512GB SSD. It's fast, light, and runs Windows. As a tablet or a notebook, it excels. From a business perspective, nothing else comes close.

    1. way over my budget.
    2. I'm not looking for a tablet. Rather I am looking for a micro computer to complete papers and such. Lightweitht, compact. I'm not doing anything intense. The majority of it is word processing, reading pdf files and web surfing.

    MOBO: GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3
    CPU: i7-2700K @3.5 ghz
    RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X 32GB (4 x 8GB)
    CPU COOLING:Corsair Hydro H80i
    VIDEO: MSI TF 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 760 OC N760 in SLI
    HDD: Intel 320-160GB SSD
    HDD: Samsung 840 250GB SSD
    MEDIA: Plextor Dual DVD
    PSU: CORSAIR HX750W
    CASE: Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Full Tower
    OS: WIN 7
    10 x64 Home Premium
    Monitor: AOC ,32" curved 1440p

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    Quote Originally Posted by Geforce255 View Post
    As for ultra-mobile computing, I personally only see one choice, Microsoft. The current machine is an I7 with 8GB DDR3 and a 512GB SSD. It's fast, light, and runs Windows. As a tablet or a notebook, it excels. From a business perspective, nothing else comes close.
    Could you share a link where it's possible to find out more about this mobile-computing sample?

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