Hey everyone so I'm leaving soon on a internship in then USA soon and will be buying an ultrabook there for my sister. Her main use will be browsing, writing and some amature photoshop use. Will She have a good value with the Samsung 9 series? Also on a side note will I be able to use PSU's and laptop chargers when I get back to europe, if I just switch the power cord? Thanks
I bash apple an awful lot and i am far from being a fanboy - but my brother just bought a retina macbook pro 15" and i absolutely ripped into him for buying it - untill after doing my research i had to swallow my pride because currently its the best ultrabook lappy on the market - and its not a rip off either. If you cant stand OSX, just install windows on it
While I agree with you, partially. The MacBook Pro cost a fortune (the one with retina display), near 3000$. Beside that, When you install Windows, you have to use Apple special Windows drivers. Normal drivers from the manufacture don't work on Apple products. These Apple drivers are terrible. I think FINALLY Windows 7 drivers are fine. Windows 8 BSOD non stop. Apple does it on purpose. They don't want Windows to outshine MacOS. So basically, if you want the best Windows experience on a mac, you have to be almost 1 version behind on what is out.
Yes. All power supplies have active power factor correction nowadays, and that implies automatic input voltage selection. You should double check it before buying though -- the small text on a sticker on the power supply states the input voltage range.
I'm not a big fan of the Mac OS but it was my sisters first choise. One of the problems I have with it that if she ever has a problem with it me or my father will not be able to help her out, since I know nothing about the OS. But are you guys suggesting I buy a Mac Book Pro? That isn't really an ultrabook, its more a laptop. One of the requirements is that it has to be very portable and light.
I am a huge pc nerd, always have been, always will be. but NOTHING (in my experience, mind you) compares to a mbp. The feel and the guality outshines everything. While I enjoy my computers, I never get attached to them the same ways as I do to my mbp. I enjoy it everytime I use it. That is a rare feeling nowadays.
Macs have mirror-like screens, which will annoy you unless you use the computer in a dark environment, which is rarely the case with a laptop. You cannot upgrade or replace any of the hardware on Apple products either. The newest Macbooks have the battery and RAM soldered in. The SSD cannot be swapped to a non-Apple supplied one because TRIM only works on Apple SSDs for some reason.
This only applies to the retina models. The "regular" 13 and 15" mbps are as upgradeable as other laptops.
Are there issues with the latest drivers? http://www.cafe-encounter.net/p682/download-bootcamp-drivers You can use any SSD you like tbh. Some work with a trim software hack. Other's garbage collection routines are enough.
Guys the mac book pro looks good, but it costs 1800 USD, wich is way to much. Won't the Samsung 9 series be enough for my specifications?
From the amazon link it's around $1000 which is a slightly different range to any macbook pro, the samsung 9 series looks good but might want to check if any new ultrabooks have come out with windows 8.
The Samsung 9 series and MacBook Air are similar prices in uk at least just shows how much we get ripped off. In the $1000 budget range the 9 series is a nice laptop the only worry in reviews is battery life, they only got 7hrs on the tests that anandtech ran, if that's enough for you it's a decent buy. For me personally that would not be the case. As for eu USA thing depends entirely if its a power brick that powers it on mains or its just a charger that chargers the battery Power brick would need an eu specification brick A charger would require a eu lead The later one is alot cheaper than a new power brick.
I rather have Windows 7 than 8 to be honest, I really dislike the features of 8. I'll put the prices of the Samsung and Mac side my side: Samsung 9 - 15" - 1140 USD = 871 EUR = 706 GBP Mac Book Pro - 13" - 1199 USD - 916 EUR - 743 GBP Mac Book pro - 15" - 1799 USD - 1375 EUR - 1115 GBP Its quite a big price gab, atleast if you compare the 15" models
15 is retina display is the big difference. And in the uk its £1500 give or take a few pence for a retin equipped MacBook
doesn't look like it, you can chose a 13" or 15" with retina display, and they are pricy! 13" - 1700 USD - 1300EUR - 1053 GBP 15" - 2200 USD - 1682EUR - 1365 GBP I must say I got an iPad and iPhone and the display is really fine and nice, but paying 400EUR extra for it seems a bit much.
If you go for a Laptop I would suggest a Lenovo Thinkpad. Best portable laptops and yeah the ultras too I think it is the T and X series that are the true thinkpads but check first to be sure. They have options like mat high res screens and titanium frames ect.
I'll take the mac book pro into consideration, I rememberd that you can use an educational discount on it, you think I could apply for it in the usa? My collage isn't in the usa. I have no idea how they check these things.. Also what about gaming and other windows based progams, how would they work? Parrallels is one option right? Does it work well?
