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so im looking for a very portable notebook solution for around 800€-1000€

for storage i want a 250gb ssd and got no problem with putting it there myself (as long as i got warranty)

for the cpu i would prefer a broadwell chip (battery life and so on)

at least 8gb of ram

1080p panel, ips and touch would be nice

 

what i found:

-http://skinflint.co.uk/eu/acer-aspire-v-nitro-vn7-571g-51r8-nx-muxev-001-a1243888.html750€ + m.2 ssd

  very powerful, m.2 slot, numpad, heavy, poor battery life

-http://skinflint.co.uk/eu/dell-inspiron-13-7000-7348-3818-a1242242.html800€ + 2,5" ssd

  portable, huge battery, convertable, ips + touch, not very powerful, small, no numpad

-http://skinflint.co.uk/eu/lenovo-flex-2-pro-15-black-80k80019ge-a1244805.html800€

  powerful, huge battery, convertable, touch + ips, no information about ssd upgrade (ssd to small)

-dell xps 13 2015 1000€-1100€

  beautiful display, no modification needed, HUGE battery, no touch, price, not very powerful

 

any other ideas?

what would you choose?

 

thanks for your help

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macbook pro 13" / Macbook Air?  It's got the battery life, the screen, and the ssd that you want.

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I personally have had REALLY bad experiences with Dell. My brother with an identical laptop, not so much, but I have been looking at some other laptops.

 

-Look into high end chromebooks. Ones w/ nice keyboards. SSDs go a long way in life!

 

-Asus Zenbook UX305

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macbook pro 13" / Macbook Air?  It's got the battery life, the screen, and the ssd that you want.

well i wanna get stuff done and use the newest office cause it has way better math tools than the ones available on mac

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macbook pro 13" / Macbook Air?  It's got the battery life, the screen, and the ssd that you want.

well i wanna get stuff done and use the newest office cause it has way better math tools than the ones available on mac

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macbook pro 13" / Macbook Air?  It's got the battery life, the screen, and the ssd that you want.

well i wanna get stuff done and use the newest office cause it has way better math tools than the ones available on mac

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thinkpad l450, i5-5200u, 8gb ram, 1080p ips, 250gb samsung ssd, fingerprint reader, 72wh battery <3, mx master, motorola lapdock as secound screen

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To get what you want you'd have to spend a little over your budget for one of the FHD option.

 

The XPS 13 is a decent option.

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well i wanna get stuff done and use the newest office cause it has way better math tools than the ones available on mac

Install windows then?

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well i wanna get stuff done and use the newest office cause it has way better math tools than the ones available on mac

Get stuff done..... Macs are known for their productivity, sometimes I boot into my hackintosh so that I wouldn't be distracted and just to work. Office on mac sucks but there is the free office online that Microsoft has and Apple's work app that Linus said worked better than office.

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I personally have had REALLY bad experiences with Dell. My brother with an identical laptop, not so much, but I have been looking at some other laptops.

 

-Look into high end chromebooks. Ones w/ nice keyboards. SSDs go a long way in life!

 

-Asus Zenbook UX305

cpu not powerful enough and on acer devices you cant change the ssd without warranty problems

 

Install windows then?

the macbook with 8gb ram and 256gb ssd is way to expensive..

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As a uni student also, I use an ipad with keyboard for note taking on the fly, then my desktop for anything more intensive back in my room. Might be something to consider, depending on what you needs are. 

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cpu not powerful enough and on acer devices you cant change the ssd without warranty problems

 

the macbook with 8gb ram and 256gb ssd is way to expensive..

I just brought the macbook air 13" w/ 8GB ram and 128 GB storage from apple for $1550 NZD which is about 800 of your currency. I dont see the point in having more than 128 GB of storage when you have a desktop

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As a uni student also, I use an ipad with keyboard for note taking on the fly, then my desktop for anything more intensive back in my room. Might be something to consider, depending on what you needs are. 

the thing is that i wont live near the university so i wanna be able to sit somewhere and do the intensive stuff on my laptop. also i willl get 800€ from my parents for my a-levels to spend on a laptop

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I just brought the macbook air 13" w/ 8GB ram and 128 GB storage from apple for $1550 NZD which is about 800 of your currency. I dont see the point in having more than 128 GB of storage when you have a desktop

so in germany there are taxes too and if i want to import it from somwhere else i have to have luck and pay customs duty

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so in germany there are taxes too and if i want to import it from somwhere else i have to have luck and pay customs duty

Is there not Apple in your country? because i got it from the apple nz website but it's being imported from somewhere in China im not paying any import fees. If I was directly importing something i'd having to pay about $300 NZD if i was importing something worth 1500

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Get stuff done..... Macs are known for their productivity, sometimes I boot into my hackintosh so that I wouldn't be distracted and just to work. Office on mac sucks but there is the free office online that Microsoft has and Apple's work app that Linus said worked better than office.

well i programmed on a mac for a week and i really didnt like it. i know the office online app and it doesnt have the tools i need. the only way to do this on mac is to program it manually in latex which is freaking annoying. also i love the windows math tool where you can draw your stuff in (works perfect with a touch screen)

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I myself need a laptop for computer science aswell, I was looking at the Asus UX303LN 256gb, it looks quite interesting or at the Lenovo Thinkpads (even tho I don't know which one to pick).

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I myself need a laptop for computer science aswell, I was looking at the Asus UX303LN 256gb, it looks quite interesting or at the Lenovo Thinkpads (even tho I don't know which one to pick).

well the asus one is nice. got a big 50wh battery but at 1080€ a little expensive to me. ill put it on my list

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well the asus one is nice. got a big 50wh battery but at 1080€ a little expensive to me. ill put it on my list

 

Are you looking for 13, 14 or 15inch ?

 

15 works better but 13 is more portable... I can't make up my mind haha.

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Are you looking for 13, 14 or 15inch ?

 

15 works better but 13 is more portable... I can't make up my mind haha.

i do have the same problem. i love my numpad but the thing is getting big :D

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thinkpad l450, i5-5200u, 8gb ram, 1080p ips, 250gb samsung ssd, fingerprint reader, 72wh battery <3, mx master, motorola lapdock as secound screen

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