Amazing... an i7 Samsung laptop for 449 CHF from InterDiscount, today only!!

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Any interesting promotions out there now?

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Hm no, not now...

At least not in interdiscount...

http://www.interdiscount.ch/idshop/p...tCode=Prospekt

I browsed their catalog, nothing interesting/exceptionally cheap in laptops-

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ASUS Ultrabook UX31E-RY027V discount offer:

just saw this online :

http://www.interdiscount.ch/idshop/p...27V/detail.jsf

ASUS Ultrabook UX31E-RY027V

Statt CHF 999.00 nur CHF 799.00 minus 10.00 %

* Preis nur mit Bon gültig. 04.06.2012 bis 24.06.2012

13.3" TFT, Glare, LED Backlight WSXGA (1600 x 900) Intel i3-2367M, 1.4 GHz 4GB DDR3 RAM 128GB SSD SATA3 2.5" Intel GMA HD WiFi 802.11bgn / Bluetooth 4.0 USB 3.0 / mini VGA / micro HDMI Windows 7 Premium 64-Bit

my "old laptop is struggling (2008 model) and I have been seduced by the sleek design and portability promised by the zen-book. however ? need some much wanted advise regarding the above purchase, as i am not a computer buff.. will i regret buying this laptop, as the model above is equipped with a Intel i3-2367M, 1.4 GHz processor..

really use my laptop mostly for internet browsing, office apps for project work and studies and so on, occasionally watching a film on the move, and yes music player. (guess most new computers will be able to handle this) have a tendency to have 10-20 Firefox sessions running in addition to 2 or three office apps running)

I must admit I am lured by the price-tag of only 719CHF but cannot decide if i am buying a cat in a bag, and would be better off spending 3-500CHFmore for a higher grade processor..

any insights, thoughts or comments would be much appreciated

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Too much for only i3, immaterial of other features.

I am fortunate to be using this to post reply - it was only available for one day before the double-discount error was picked up.

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I myself saw it today and now contemplating if any one in my family might need it Actually, a few days ago there was an offer in Melectronics for Samsung NP300E7A-A01CH ( http://www.melectronics.ch/p/de/Sams...k/797739600000 ) for CHF 568.00 and that was a ggod deal as the specs were much better. Here ( http://www.interdiscount.ch/idshop/p...27V/detail.jsf ), in addition to the obvious benefit of the ultrabooks (size and weight), only the screen resolution and USB3 are worth serious attention. I'm not mentioning the looks as it's really not among the criteria computers should be judged on but "Jedem das seine" as they say. What I particularly don't like about this ultrabook is 1) only 2 USB ports and 2) only 128GB hard drive. Lack of ports is critical as with such a scarce internal storage it would need an external drive almost permanently. Still, the price for this type of gadget is pretty appealing, I agree. Still it's mainly about the fashion rather than performance.

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The big question still remain will it be sufficient !

"I use my laptop mostly for internet browsing, office apps for project work and studies and so on, occasionally watching a film on the move, and yes music player. (guess most new computers will be able to handle this) have a tendency to have 10-20 Firefox sessions running in addition to 2 or three office apps running)"

also spotted that a new wersion of the Zenbook is out....

Lastly, Windows 8 is knocking on the door, this propably will mean new ultrobook hybrids... however there is always a new and improved version lining up in the corridor,

Any Thoughts ?

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I know nothing of the Asus brand, but struggle to see why it is the price it is, whilst only utilising an i3 processor and having pretty small working and storage memories.

The two Acers immediately above on I.D.'s notebook list seem to represent better spec. for money - but I know nothing about them either.

http://www.interdiscount.ch/idshop/e...tail.jsf?N=654

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I went the full mile yesterday and bought the beast, despite my concerns,

I even went to a competitors vendor to ask about the performance aspects of ultra books and the processor issue.. he ended up reccomending me to go for it, despite the sale was with the competitor, a ultrabook of that standard to 719CHF is a great buy was his last words to me

first impressions WOW,

in comparrison to my 5 year old retirement ready pc running vista, it is indeed much faster, despite only having an I3 processor.

it fits my requirements for portability, quick start up , love the instant recovery from sleep mode.. less than 1 sec from lifting the lid, I am working, and allready recconected to the network and internet.

there was much slack about the keyboard and trackpad, however i can only say it fits my fat finger typing perfectly...

style wise it looks just as sleek as the advertiers want us to beleive, it is really light and does not get warm despite extended usage.

The screen is only 13 inch and I was also concerned if this would annoy me.. propably if this was my work computer (but then again I have 3 large displays at work and still seem to run out of screen space.. )

Thank you all for your great advise and thoughts on this matter..

Scandinavian viking

nb forgot to mention the Bang & Olufson intetnal speakers makes a decent sound fro a small labtop devise as the Zenbook..

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The above 33% off offer is on again at Melectronics

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Can I just warn you that although this is an brilliant price for a 17" Core i5 laptop, and the screen's resolution is excellent, the keyboard will drive you nuts.

Nearly all PC keyboards have a CTRL key immediately next to the cursor (arrow) keys on the keyboard. So, when you're using Word or whatever, you can hit CTRL + Left to skip back a word, CTRL + Right to move forward a word.

Samsung, ridiculously, have slipped a SECOND "Fn" key on their keyboards, in between the CTRL key and the cursor keys.

So with Samsung laptops, you attempt to hit CTRL + Left, but actually hit Fn + Left. You laptop then has a spasm for a few seconds, before rotating the entire screen 90'.

It - drives - me - nuts.

Thankfully, the higher end Samsung laptops avoid this keyboard layout, but for the budget range laptops (like the ones in M-Electronics 33%-off sale) they all seem to have this problem.

Maybe you'll grow use to it.

But for me, that extra pointless key is enough to put me off a Samsung laptop.

Just, try before you buy, and judge for yourself.

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This is now half price! I don't know if I should love or hate Switzerland for dumping their PC prices This is the second time a computer I had recently bought here relatively cheaply becomes even cheaper...

And the keyboard is absolutely fine with me. I actually only accept the islet keyboards now and that one fits the bill perfectly. The wayward Fn doesn't seem to get in the way at all. But in the end I won't use this laptop much myself

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Another half price offer from Migros:

HP Pavilion dm1-4322ez Notebook

CHF 399 instead of CHF 799

http://www.melectronics.ch/p/de/HP_P...k/797767600000

HP is the only brand I'm trying to avoid by all means but others may be more open-minded