Taking a quick look, it appears the new models have higher price tags.
This could be due to the popularity of the earlier ones.
I purchased the original-series 128GBssd/i5/4GBram. It's a few years
old, but I picked it up from JB-Hifi for roughly $1k not long after they
came out. I basically use this laptop for Powerpoint, live demos of
software, remote desktop, excel, and occasionally bashing out some code
on the move (I much prefer my desktop for development). The model Ian
and Bec have both posted has higher specs, and that obviously comes with
a premium. A quick look shows the 512sdd/8ram is on ebay for $2150 which
suggests it would be even cheaper without ebay's fees. I guess this
isn't "cheap" as such, but this is a high-end machine.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/8GB-512GB-SSD-ASUS-Zenbook-Prime-i7-UX32VD-13-3-FULL-HD-nVIDIA-SSD-Ultrabook-/151176280896?pt=AU_comp_laptop&hash=item2332cefb40
With most laptops coming from the same manufacturer and hardware
becoming increasingly commoditised and more reliable, disregarding
commercial support from the vendor (which may or may not be important),
choosing a laptop is almost like choosing a shirt: Personal preference
to your style and budget are the biggest factors.
My personal view is that the Asus Zenbook is a very attractive machine
with a good form factor, and the newer versions fixed all of the
nuisances with the first version. I am no expert on laptops and haven't
taken a good look into the market for a while, thus my best suggestion
would be to perhaps get out to a retailer and have a play with one.
Best of luck :)
-- Les
On 15/05/14 18:13, Ian Thomas wrote:
Which model do you have, Les? I see price range up to $2900 (512Gb SSD).
Ian Thomas
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From: Les Hughes <mailto:l...@datarev.com.au>
Sent: 15/05/2014 15:46
To: ozDotNet <mailto:ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com>
Subject: Re: [OT] Laptop to replace macbook
On 15/05/14 16:08, Nathan Chere wrote:
Look into the 13.3” Asus Zenbook. I don’t generally like devices that
try to hard to clone others but they do a far better Macbook Air than
Apple does.
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+ 1 for Zenbook.
Cheap, nice form factor, lightweight, overall very decent.
--
Les Hughes
l...@datarev.com.au <mailto:l...@datarev.com.au>
