That's life. I think you mean battery time per charge. That's where we head south on the expense side of battery use. If you ran 8 hours a day on battery daily you could need a new battery every year.
2. I hear you here. I used to cringe at laptops a decade ago but most of the quality units (say the units north of 500USD?) are fine for me now.
3. Too vague. By definition an Ultrabook is that.
4. Price varies with what it is and country. You can get a price where you are. I can't.
-> I like these lists!
A. http://www.cnet.com/topics/laptops/best-laptops/
B. http://www.notebookcheck.net/Notebookcheck-s-Top-10-Ultrabooks.91067.0.html
That Dell that came in at #1 might be same/similar to CNET's article at:
http://www.cnet.com/products/dell-xps-13-non-touch-2015/
Bob
My workstation is a Mac Pro and I use an iPhone, but I'm not necessarily bound to the Mac ecosystem and have no brand loyalty.
Here's what I need:
A simple, light and thin portable device for word processing, browsing, and video streaming. The most important qualities for me are...
1. Battery Life
2. Typing Experince
3. Size/Weight
4. Price
I've owned a few crappy netbooks in my day and I don't regret the purchases because they were so cheap, but they definitely didn't last and I felt like basic typing would break them.
I'm considering a few options, like The Toshiba Chromebook 2, the Samsung Chromebook 2, and and iPad w/ keyboard case (the logitech options seems solid), but I'm open to any and all options.
I love that the Samsung is ~$250, but I'm willing to go significantly higher if the thing's going to last.
I really appreciate any help, I have a medical trip coming up with a long hospital stay, so I have to make a choice soon. Thanks!
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