Ultrabook recommendations?

[Julaisse]

Hello, I'm looking to buy an ultrabook with a budget of ~1500€ that I could use when I not at home. 

The main things I'm looking for are:

- A pretty good screen for media watching, touchscreen would be cool but not necessary

- Decent battery life

- Possibility to play small games that can run on integrated graphics

 

Storage space isn't really important but i'd like at least 8GB of ram and an i5 if possible

Keyboard isn't important, I'll use an external 60% one.

That's pretty much it, I live in France by the way if that matters?

Thanks for the help!

[Daniel Z.]

LG 2018 Gram is my choice tbh.

[DrMacintosh]

Well, if that is all you need, and if the budget is that high.....

 

https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook?product=MNYF2LL/A&step=config# 

 

Only weighs 2.03lbs (0.92kg)

IntelHD 615 graphics for light titles and potentially 4K video editing in FinalCut Pro (I'm being serious)

USB-C port (If you need more there are a million adapters that give you everything in one solution)

Best in class trackpad

Excellent display

100% silent

10 hour battery life 

 

[DrMacintosh]

Alternatively if you want way more power, a MacBook Pro can be had for the same price

 

https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro?product=MPXQ2LL/A&step=config# 

 

Weighs 1.37kg

Iris Plus 640 Graphics

2x Thunderbolt 3 ports 

Same creature comforts as the MacBook

 

 

I personally own a 13" MacBook Pro and its been nothing but the best computing experience I have ever had in a laptop. 

[DocSwag]

XPS 15 perhaps? Decently upgradable IIRC, though might be on the heavy side.

 

@ZM Fong

 

[TheDankKoosh]

1 hour ago, Julaisse said:

Hello, I'm looking to buy an ultrabook with a budget of ~1500€ that I could use when I not at home. 

The main things I'm looking for are:

- A pretty good screen for media watching, touchscreen would be cool but not necessary

- Decent battery life

- Possibility to play small games that can run on integrated graphics

 

Storage space isn't really important but i'd like at least 8GB of ram and an i5 if possible

Keyboard isn't important, I'll use an external 60% one.

That's pretty much it, I live in France by the way if that matters?

Thanks for the help!

I would suggest something with kaby lake refresh and mx150 graphics, this would probably fit the bill pretty well

https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-ZenBook-UX430UN-UltraBook-Laptop/dp/B077BXRBK1/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1522550074&sr=8-2&keywords=zenbook+ux430un

I know it's amazon us, but the model in your country shouldn't be listed at much more.

[genexis_x]

Actually you don't need €1500 for that, it isn't hard to find a good laptop that can meet your requirements, however I'll still list out all options that fits your budget:

 

-Lenovo Thinkpad T480 with WQHD, ultra long battery life and optional MX150 8W

-Lenovo Thinkpad T580 with UHD, ultra long battery life and optional MX150 8W

-Lenovo Thinkpad X380 Yoga

-Dell XPS 13

-Asus UX461UA, UX561UA

-Asus UX331UA

-Lenovo Ideapad 720s 13.3

-Lenovo Yoga 720/730 13.3

-Acer Spin 5 13.3

 

With MX150:

-Lenovo Ideapad 720s 14 (8W)

-Asus UX461UN (8W)

-Asus UX331UN (8W)

-HP Envy 13 (8W)

-Asus UX430UN (8W)

-HP Envy 17

 

All options with 8250U/8550U. FYI i5 and i7 ULVs don't have much performance difference due to cooling and TDP limitations.

[Julaisse]

Alright guys thank you for the recommendations, I haven't decided yet but I'll be sure to choose from what you guys suggested