I went with an HP ZBook 14

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07/02/2014 at 23:40 • Filed to: None

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It seems wonderful so far. Battery says it still got 5 hours on 60% left, i7, 16GB RAM, weighs 3.6 pounds, matte 1920x1080 14" display, 240GB Intel SSD, 4xUSB 3.0 ports, has an eraser head, is sturdy, and a 1GB dedicated gfx card. :D

It's essentially an HP Elitebook, one of their business machines.

Thanks all for your suggestions. I did look at each of the suggestions y'all had for me.

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DISCUSSION (10)


Kinja'd!!! trmoore09 > Nibby
07/02/2014 at 23:41

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Sounds like a stout machine, enjoy!


Kinja'd!!! Bandit > Nibby
07/02/2014 at 23:42

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I played with an Inspiron 4100 laptop today that was running windows 98 and had a floppy disc drive, I thought of you.


Kinja'd!!! Nibby > Bandit
07/02/2014 at 23:45

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*sniff* Thank you! I have a ThinkPad T21 running Windows 98 that's probably the same age as that Inspiron. We could take over the worl


Kinja'd!!! Nibby > trmoore09
07/02/2014 at 23:45

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Thanks mate


Kinja'd!!! tromoly > Nibby
07/03/2014 at 00:21

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14" display? I couldn't use a computer that size as a DD, need bigger screens for CAD.

Congrats on the purchase, take the few minutes to keep the keyboard and all vents clean and you'll have a great machine for a long time.


Kinja'd!!! Nibby > tromoly
07/03/2014 at 00:23

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Yeah, definitely will do that. I take care of my machines. Thanks


Kinja'd!!! BATC42 > Nibby
07/03/2014 at 03:07

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Ultrabook are really awesome machines. I recently bought a Asus Zenbook (i7/8Gb Ram/750 Go HDD + 16 Go SSD/GT730M) in 13 inches and it's really nice to use. Way better than my Macbook Pro was.

The only problem I have is a problem that a lot of Asus computers seem to have, dead pixels, and the computers isn't even 3-months old... Most of the time I use it hooked up to my 2-external displays but still, kinda annoying.


Kinja'd!!! Nibby > BATC42
07/03/2014 at 09:02

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o_O Dead pixels already?


Kinja'd!!! BATC42 > Nibby
07/03/2014 at 09:27

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Yep. From what I read it is a reccurent problem on this model... on a 1200€ computer, it shouldn't happen.

I'm in contact with Asus support right now, but since I use my computer daily for my internship, I can't really afford to send it back to get fixed. If I don't reach an understanding with Asus, I'll try to contact Amazon where I bought it.

Other than that, the computer is wonderful to use, nice battery life and good performance when you need it. I can even play Grid Autosport in high. Well I could, now I can't since I upgraded the graphic card drivers..... Stupid nVidia...


Kinja'd!!! Nibby > BATC42
07/03/2014 at 09:31

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You can always unisntall the NVIDIA drivers and download the original driver from Asus's site.