macbook like laptop?

[fragment21]

Are there any laptops out there for school that has the design and such like a macbook? i love how sleek it looks and I don't really care too much about the touch screen feature. just some simple word/powerpoint and such on there... any suggestions?

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What is your budget?

[Belgarathian]

Most of the major brands these days have premium options that have similar styles and casing. 

 

Razer would be the closest, but HP, Dell, Lenovo also have similar options that are great. 

[skyress3000]

If you need windows and you want a macbook you can always just run bootcamp

[fragment21]

What is your budget?

around 700-900.. US

[fragment21]

Most of the major brands these days have premium options that have similar styles and casing. 

 

Razer would be the closest, but HP, Dell, Lenovo also have similar options that are great. 

hmm a razer laptop as a work laptop?

[Belgarathian]

hmm a razer laptop as a work laptop?

 

Why not? The Razer Blade 14, and Stealth are both sleek machines that have a very refined look about them and excellent build quality with slight green accents. 

[ToniBamboni]

Are there any laptops out there for school that has the design and such like a macbook? i love how sleek it looks and I don't really care too much about the touch screen feature. just some simple word/powerpoint and such on there... any suggestions?

Zenbook, Gayzer Blade, XPS, LG Gram

[fragment21]

Zenbook, Gayzer Blade, XPS, LG Gram

LOL gayzer blade, but thank you. which one would you recommend out of all of them?

[ALwin]

Are there any laptops out there for school that has the design and such like a macbook? i love how sleek it looks and I don't really care too much about the touch screen feature. just some simple word/powerpoint and such on there... any suggestions?

 

If all you need to do on the machine are using office tools such as Word, Powerpoint, Excel or their Open Office type of equivalent programs you can look for Macbook Air clones, like the Asus Zenbooks or similar from HP, Toshiba, Lenovo, etc.

[Kobathor]

If you need windows and you want a macbook you can always just run bootcamp

If he's getting a Windows laptop, there's better options for $1200..

[ToniBamboni]

LOL gayzer blade, but thank you. which one would you recommend out of all of them?

Zenbooks and Gram's look the sleekest imo, and very portable. My buddy has a Smokey Brown Zenbook UX303 with Skylake CPU, looks really sleek. Definitely my faptop of choice starting college next year. 

[fragment21]

If all you need to do on the machine are using office tools such as Word, Powerpoint, Excel or their Open Office type of equivalent programs you can look for Macbook Air clones, like the Asus Zenbooks or similar from HP, Toshiba, Lenovo, etc.

what from toshiba/lenovo? and which zenbook would you recommend?

[AlTech]

Are there any laptops out there for school that has the design and such like a macbook? i love how sleek it looks and I don't really care too much about the touch screen feature. just some simple word/powerpoint and such on there... any suggestions?

If it has to look like a mac then just buy a mac and bootcamp it.

[fragment21]

Zenbooks and Gram's look the sleekest imo, and very portable. My buddy has a Smokey Brown Zenbook UX303 with Skylake CPU, looks really sleek. Definitely my faptop of choice starting college next year. 

the gram looks so nice. but which zenbook would you recommend?

[ALwin]

what from toshiba/lenovo? and which zenbook would you recommend?

 

I don't know.  Been quite a while since I last looked at any non Macbook Pro laptops.  A number of people I know first started with something like an Asus Zenbook or Toshiba (something like a Macbook Air design) for themselves or for their kids and a year or so later all moved to using a Macbook Air or Macbook Pro because the Asus, Toshiba ones didn't last long.

[fragment21]

If it has to look like a mac then just buy a mac and bootcamp it.

eh, I just like the whole laptop thing and lightness, some of the laptops are touch screen hence why

[Cutout]

How about this

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CLEAN-Apple-iBook-G4-12-1-Laptop-1-33-GHz-1-5-GB-RAM-60GB-HD-/381519000243?hash=item58d44df2b3:g:pKUAAOSwGotWlojd

 

You'll be able to do word editing fine Really though, are you looking for something like the XPS 13? It seems like a pretty nice and thin work laptop to me. Heres the link to that:

 

http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-13-9350-laptop/pd?oc=dncwt5146h&model_id=xps-13-9350-laptop

[ToniBamboni]

the gram looks so nice. but which zenbook would you recommend?

The UX303 witha skylake CPU and QHD display is $1200. The Gram 15 is similarly priced but 1080 I think, but it's also very light.

 

Your pick.

[fragment21]

How about this

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CLEAN-Apple-iBook-G4-12-1-Laptop-1-33-GHz-1-5-GB-RAM-60GB-HD-/381519000243?hash=item58d44df2b3:g:pKUAAOSwGotWlojd

 

You'll be able to do word editing fine Really though, are you looking for something like the XPS 13? It seems like a pretty nice and thin work laptop to me. Heres the link to that:

 

http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-13-9350-laptop/pd?oc=dncwt5146h&model_id=xps-13-9350-laptop

I might get an XPS13, it looks nice, if it has like a white/silver version that'd be sick

[ALwin]

eh, I just like the whole laptop thing and lightness, some of the laptops are touch screen hence why

 

One thing to consider, since I think you are looking for something very portable similar to a Macbook Air style of laptops, you might want to consider that no one has yet to come close to making a multi touch touchpad that's so easy and comfortable to use as the ones on every Apple laptop.

 

Otherwise if you get a Zenbook or anything similar that is not an Apple product, remember to also get a mouse.

[fragment21]

One thing to consider, since I think you are looking for something very portable similar to a Macbook Air style of laptops, you might want to consider that no one has yet to come close to making a multi touch touchpad that's so easy and comfortable to use as the ones on every Apple laptop.

 

Otherwise if you get a Zenbook or anything similar that is not an Apple product, remember to also get a mouse.

that's true... i might just go for the zenbook then

[ToniBamboni]

that's true... i might just go for the zenbook then

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

 

I have an ASUS Q550lF, and the track pad does just fine for multi touch gestures, however the palm rejection is meh.

[ALwin]

that's true... i might just go for the zenbook then

 

Actually I think you should get this Dell XPS instead, it appears to be better built than Asus' Zenbooks.  Unless you have preferences in specs or in the brand.

http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-13-9350-laptop/pd?oc=dncwt5146h&model_id=xps-13-9350-laptop

[ToniBamboni]

Actually I think you should get this Dell XPS instead, it appears to be better built than Asus' Zenbooks.  Unless you have preferences in specs or in the brand.

http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-13-9350-laptop/pd?oc=dncwt5146h&model_id=xps-13-9350-laptop

I hear the keyboard on the XPS 15 (13) is really shitty, and a good keyboard on a school laptop is important.