Looking for a Laptop/2-in-1/Ultrabook for Upcoming 4-month study abroad term in Europe

[SilentWolf]

Well, I suppose the title says it all.

 

I suppose I do need something quite portable, but I'm not sure about how much battery life I'll need. I will be taking trains often to get from place-to-place and will obviously have to have the 6+ hour flight from the US to Europe. It would be nice to be able to stop in a nice park and maybe work on some homework.

 

For this situation, would an ultrabook or a 2-in-1 be best? Or maybe a tablet?

 

At this point, my budget is about $1000

 

If you guys have any specific suggestions, that'd be great too.

 

Thank you 

[Dr_Curry_MONSTER]

Ahh, can't help in this, but if I was you get a 13inch ultrabook with dedicated graphics, with that you get decent horsepower and batterry life, if your only studying then the regular i5 ultrabook will be fine. @SilentWolf

[xnoobftw]

ux305?

[Nineshadow]

If you need GPU horsepower, then Asus UX303LN/LB.

 

If you don't, then Asus UX305, which is quite cheaper than the rest.

 

If you want to spend more, then the Dell XPS 13.

[Ozz{LpZ}]

You have many options. Assuming you have a little cash to burn. These are the best choices IMO.

• Macbook Air
• HP Spectre x360
• Surface Pro 3
• DELL 7000 Series 2-in-1
• Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro

All these picks will provide you roughly 6+ hours of normal usage. All ultra-thin and light weight. The Air I believe surpasses a bit better in battery life and harware. Not to mention you can have both OSX and Windows installed on it at the same time.

[SilentWolf]

Thanks everyone!

 

I've been looking at the Yoga 3 Pro for a little while now, and was wondering what the main difference was between the normal Yoga 3 and the Yoga 3 Pro? Is it the screen?

 

And I won't really need the dedicated graphics. Good integrated graphics is fine at this point, I'm not exactly looking for a gaming laptop.

[SilentWolf]

Update: If I can find the 3200 x 1800 display version of the Asus Zenbook UX305, I'm sold on that.