Which Ultrabook should I get?

[tosaytheleast]

Hi guys! So after being stuck with my MSI EX465 for almost 4 years now, I finally have gathered enough funds to buy a decent laptop. I wanted to buy an Ultrabook (light and thin) because I would carry it around with me almost all the time in the university and in the hospital (medicine student). My budget is around $1200 but I could raise it for $200 more if the item is really good. So far here are my two choices:

Toshiba Portege Z930 Ultrabook - $1295

_Intel_Core_i7-3667U_8Gb_256Gb_SSD_14___HD+_W7HP]HP Envy Spectre 14 - $1289

The reason for these two is that I have trusted these two brands since my two brothers own an HP and Toshiba laptops and both are working really well up to this time. I'm not really a gamer so I don't need high end GPU. All I care about is the speed so I would prefer to have an SSD and both laptops have one with HP having the advantage because it has 256GB SSD than Toshiba with only 128GB.

So what do you think guys?

 

[Herr Kutz]

Hi guys! So after being stuck with my MSI EX465 for almost 4 years now, I finally have gathered enough funds to buy a decent laptop. I wanted to buy an Ultrabook (light and thin) because I would carry it around with me almost all the time in the university and in the hospital (medicine student). My budget is around $1200 but I could raise it for $200 more if the item is really good. So far here are my two choices:

Toshiba Portege Z930 Ultrabook - $1295

_Intel_Core_i7-3667U_8Gb_256Gb_SSD_14___HD+_W7HP]HP Envy Spectre 14 - $1289

The reason for these two is that I have trusted these two brands since my two brothers own an HP and Toshiba laptops and both are working really well up to this time. I'm not really a gamer so I don't need high end GPU. All I care about is the speed so I would prefer to have an SSD and both laptops have one with HP having the advantage because it has 256GB SSD than Toshiba with only 128GB.

So what do you think guys?

Between those two, I would go with the HP. Unless weight is a major concern, the HP wins in just about every category.

Reviews for both:

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-HP-Envy-14-Spectre-Ultrabook.73635.0.html

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Toshiba-Portege-Z930-105-Ultrabook.87043.0.html

 

[tosaytheleast]

Thanks mate! Yes I am leaning towards the HP actually. However another HP product caught me while I was browsing a while ago. I considered this because they almost have the same specs yet I could save around $200. So in a way I would get a cheaper HP laptop with almost the same specs. HP Envy 4-1118TU is also a touchscreen laptop which is a plus I guess.

 

[Necrolezbeast]

Thanks mate! Yes I am leaning towards the HP actually. However another HP product caught me while I was browsing a while ago. I considered this because they almost have the same specs yet I could save around $200. So in a way I would get a cheaper HP laptop with almost the same specs. HP Envy 4-1118TU is also a touchscreen laptop which is a plus I guess.

Not terrible, but the first HP you linked is better and doesn't mess with using an ssd as cache. If you need the touchscreen or larger hard drive then it would be alright... if you're concerned with speed as you said before, then the first HP you linked wins even with the cost difference (which is more than made up for with the 256gb ssd, 8gb ram, and i7) imo

 

[tosaytheleast]

Not terrible, but the first HP you linked is better and doesn't mess with using an ssd as cache. If you need the touchscreen or larger hard drive then it would be alright... if you're concerned with speed as you said before, then the first HP you linked wins even with the cost difference (which is more than made up for with the 256gb ssd, 8gb ram, and i7) imo

Yeah I figured. I already called the shop and purchased an order! Thanks for the help guys.

 

[Infohawk]

You don't want to wait for more Haswell options for the sake of power savings?