Ultra book for business ...which one

[Guest]

Which current Lenovo ThinkPad models support more than 1366x768 pixels? X1 Carbon does, but is there anything else?

Preferable without Windows.

[Shurup]

Yoga 2 is 3200x1800. There are plenty of other Lenovo models with 1600x1200 resolution: T530, T430s, Yoga, W530... Some models are FHD (U530)...

[vspin134]

People line up at fortune service centre...See this is why I can't bet on Samsung despite very high rating at cnet.

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[Guest]

People line up at fortune service centre...See this is why I can't bet on Samsung despite very high rating at cnet. Sent from my iPhone using ThaiVisa app

Just an while ago, Singaporean friend of mine mentioned that Samsung service center was the cheapest place to fix a phone. Maybe that applies to here with the laptops as well? They have at least sold a lot of devices.

Others will go to small shops to fix their phones and computers?

[guru]

MacBook Air with windows. Fantastic bit of kit

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[anon8]

Factory pre-installed licensed OS would be a deal breaker for me.

Sony comes with Win 8 pre-installed FHD larger screen - a no brainer for me.

Agreed.

Win8 is the reason i dont have Vaio Pro 11 in front of me right now.

It makes me angry.

[anon8]

By the way, how can a laptop have a legitimate warranty if it comes with a bogus pirated OS?

Isnt there a warranty for hardware? I may use ubuntu or whatever, maybe Win7,

if the screen gives up one day, i expect warranty to cover it.

[anon8]

Between think pad x240 (33,900) and Sony pro 13 (38,900)...which one should I go for. Both will last more than 6 hours on one single charge. Think pad x240 with 1366x760 screen matte 12.5" and Sony with 1920x1028 screen glossy 13.3". I would have to pay extra 5,000 baht for OEM windows 8 (Sony came with window 8 for that price)Sent from my Nexus 7 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

1300 by 700 is unacceptable. 1080p is the norm, unless you looking at low end, cheaper notenooks. But why would u or anybody? 1080p resolution is standard even for tablets in 2013, never mind real computers, like laptops

[anon8]

I have a HP - the worst piece of junk ever, my first and my last HT product.

Well thanks it is good to know.

Pls dont take any of this as useful advice.

Laptop is often as good as a man using it.

Edited January 8, 2014 by valgehiir

[Shurup]

I have a HP - the worst piece of junk ever, my first and my last HT product.

Well thanks it is good to know.

Pls dont take any of this as useful advice.

Laptop is often as good as a man using it.

Well well... my HP model is Pavillion dv6-2043. Good luck finding many positive reviews on internet from other users. Not saying they're all as bad but they seem to be very cheaply built, even more expensive models. I've read a lot of bad reviews on other HP models.

[anon8]

I have a HP - the worst piece of junk ever, my first and my last HT product.

Well thanks it is good to know.

Pls dont take any of this as useful advice.

Laptop is often as good as a man using it.

Well well... my HP model is Pavillion dv6-2043. Good luck finding many positive reviews on internet from other users. Not saying they're all as bad but they seem to be very cheaply built, even more expensive models. I've read a lot of bad reviews on other HP models.

It would never occur to me to buy a HP notebook. But how bad can it be. Its just just a sticker, a logo on it.

I find HP not very sexy, so I wouldnt own one. But I doubt HP is worse than, say Dell. Its a cheap plastic machine, but HP manufacturers nothing, their machines come off the line in some factory in China, some have Lenovo logo, some Dell, some HP.

It is cheap consumer product, just like a vacuum cleaner.

[anon8]

I have a HP - the worst piece of junk ever, my first and my last HT product.

Well thanks it is good to know.

Pls dont take any of this as useful advice.

Laptop is often as good as a man using it.

Well well... my HP model is Pavillion dv6-2043. Good luck finding many positive reviews on internet from other users. Not saying they're all as bad but they seem to be very cheaply built, even more expensive models. I've read a lot of bad reviews on other HP models.

Then Im sorry you happen to buy it.

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[Shurup]

By the way, how can a laptop have a legitimate warranty if it comes with a bogus pirated OS?

Isnt there a warranty for hardware? I may use ubuntu or whatever, maybe Win7,

if the screen gives up one day, i expect warranty to cover it.

Maybe it's norm in some (???) countries, but I've never seen a good brand laptop sold with no operating system preinstalled from a factory. Yes some are sold with Ubuntu, never seen anything newish coming with DOS. But there are a lot of PC's and laptops sold in Thailand with pirated OS, I personally know a guy who bought a laptop at Banana IT with a pirated os and was denied a warranty based on it (don't remember if the issue was HW or SW), the reply he got from the head office when complained, said they don't sell anything with pirated SW and don't provide a tech support for this reason, basically shifting the blame, typical for Thailand.

[anon8]

MacBook Air with windows. Fantastic bit of kitSent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

Nothing fantastic about it in 2014.

It was a gorgeous machine in 2009, we now have Windows machines, Sony Pro 11 and 13, Samsung 9 series, 7 series.

There is no more reason to buy Air, just because it looks amazing , and install Windows on it immediately, as most people would.

We now finally have great industrial design notebooks, that are Windows to begin with.

Air is no longer best looking ultra portable, Sony Pro 11 and 13 are, choose black carbon, of course.

[JimShortz]

I have a HP - the worst piece of junk ever, my first and my last HT product.

Well thanks it is good to know.

Pls dont take any of this as useful advice.

Laptop is often as good as a man using it.

Well well... my HP model is Pavillion dv6-2043. Good luck finding many positive reviews on internet from other users. Not saying they're all as bad but they seem to be very cheaply built, even more expensive models. I've read a lot of bad reviews on other HP models.

It would never occur to me to buy a HP notebook. But how bad can it be. Its just just a sticker, a logo on it.

I find HP not very sexy, so I wouldnt own one. But I doubt HP is worse than, say Dell. Its a cheap plastic machine, but HP manufacturers nothing, their machines come off the line in some factory in China, some have Lenovo logo, some Dell, some HP.

It is cheap consumer product, just like a vacuum cleaner.

That's simply not true. To suggest a Lenovo is the same as a HP is preposterous. Made in China, but designed by HP. They used to have an okay name, but I agree that HP now widely regarded as garbage... Lenovo, on the other hand, widely regarded as much better quality...

[anon8]

I have a HP - the worst piece of junk ever, my first and my last HT product.

Well thanks it is good to know.

Pls dont take any of this as useful advice.

Laptop is often as good as a man using it.

Well well... my HP model is Pavillion dv6-2043. Good luck finding many positive reviews on internet from other users. Not saying they're all as bad but they seem to be very cheaply built, even more expensive models. I've read a lot of bad reviews on other HP models.

It would never occur to me to buy a HP notebook. But how bad can it be. Its just just a sticker, a logo on it.

I find HP not very sexy, so I wouldnt own one. But I doubt HP is worse than, say Dell. Its a cheap plastic machine, but HP manufacturers nothing, their machines come off the line in some factory in China, some have Lenovo logo, some Dell, some HP.

It is cheap consumer product, just like a vacuum cleaner.

That's simply not true. To suggest a Lenovo is the same as a HP is preposterous. Made in China, but designed by HP. They used to have an okay name, but I agree that HP now widely regarded as garbage... Lenovo, on the other hand, widely regarded as much better quality...

Probably true.

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[vspin134]

Went to take a peek at Lenovo store yesterday. Saw new price of new thinkpad T440 at 35,900 with DOS and 3 years carry in...now at Lenovo online store in the US for similar spec (with win 8 pre installed) is at $900 before tax. Asked the sale rep at Fortune for installing OEM win 8...he say it will cost at 6000 baht and all drivers can be downloaded from Lenovo website. Based on calculation it will cost about 43,000 baht to get same machine at $900 in the us. Btw many of new thinkpad model do not come with

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[Shurup]

Yes it's a rip off, they're charging you for the retail Win8, not OEM (preinstalled at the factory). Try a different shop. The ACER S3 that I bought for my GF a few years back came with a genuine OS and the laptop was the same price as they were in Canada.

[Guest]

Maybe it's norm in some (???) countries, but I've never seen a good brand laptop sold with no operating system preinstalled from a factory. Yes some are sold with Ubuntu, never seen anything newish coming with DOS. But there are a lot of PC's and laptops sold in Thailand with pirated OS, I personally know a guy who bought a laptop at Banana IT with a pirated os and was denied a warranty based on it (don't remember if the issue was HW or SW), the reply he got from the head office when complained, said they don't sell anything with pirated SW and don't provide a tech support for this reason, basically shifting the blame, typical for Thailand.

That might be just Banana IT policy. Personally I don't buy anything from them anymore based on previous unbelieable experiences as I had to negotiate to pay an fee of returned, tested, but otherwise unused hardware, which did not work as they said it should work.

Some PC manufacturers do the effort of certificating their hardware with Ubuntu. That's one way of approving at least Linux on their hardware. http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/desktop/

Most of the shops do not have any knowledge of Linux and they can not do anything for software issues. Hardware should always be under the warranty.

[vspin134]

Any thought on Samsung serie 9 the one with 1920x1080 13.3 anti reflective for 33k

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