Ultrabook pricing comparison (July 2012)
A comparison of some of the 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch Ultrabooks available at retail in South Africa during
Ultrabook pricing comparison (July 2012)
Ultrabook pricing comparison (July 2012)
A comparison of some of the 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch Ultrabooks available at retail in South Africa during
Pity.. I really like the dell
42 yrs of Apartheid (1948 - 1990) + 22 yrs of BEE, AA & EE (1990 - 2012) = 64 yrs of sanctioned racism in SA, I hope my kids will see the end of it.
This only shows the old Asus Zenbooks, not the new Zenbook Primes with their 1080p displays.
I've made several inquiries re the Dell and the prices quoted were all way over the top ... and then we always hear how overpriced Apple is ... but the Air costs less. Who's doing this wrong? If the idea behind the Ultrabook is to compete with the MacBook Air then someone is getting it wrong here.
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seems the air beats them all
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The Ultrabook OEM's are making the same mistake the Android OEM's made with their tablet offerings and it took Google with the Nexus 7 to shock them back to their senses.
There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. ~ Aristotle
I guess the MS Surface Pro will be competing against this selection of harware then?
Hmmmm... interesting, HP Folio R11 999.00.I just went online to tigerdirect added ultrabook to cart and total came up to $908.46 incl.shipping to shipito , quickly put the shipping weight and dimensions on their online quote calculator,got the shipping quotes and chose the cheapest + insurance then went to dutycalculator and...voila! R9 262.31 vs R11 999.00 = R2 736.69 price diff.
A similar exercise with the base Dell yields savings of about R3 500.00.Yerrr we have it tough here in S.A.
DELL? lol You may as well get a MECER
Not that MECER is bad in my opinion, but in the US DELL = MECER here. I have no idea why DELL systems are so expensive here.
Last edited by The Trutherizer; 09-07-2012 at 03:09 PM.
well if u look at US$ price of Dell = $200 lower than the Mac Air... but in ZAR its more expensive... so more profit there?
Dell same US$ price as the Samsung, but R4K more in rands
Last edited by CeeBee; 09-07-2012 at 03:08 PM.
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Not sure that this pricing is that accurate.
I can get the Asus UX21 in the last table for USD 899, and the 1.8GHz i7 version is 1059.95, as compared to the USD 1099 shown in the table for the i5 model.
In any event, the UX21A will be out soon, and it is much better than the previous model UX21E.
I may pick up a 13" i7 UX31A when it hits the streets.
I'm ashamed of South Africa. It's an absolute disgrace that you can pass matric with a mark of 30 percent." - Jonathan Jansen
I'm not sure about the others, but the Macbook Air.. once you order, that's pretty much what you stuck with. You can't upgrade the RAM as it's soldered into the motherboard.. the SSD is upgradable but will cost you and there no compatible after market SSD's at the moment.
Last edited by cookiemonster; 09-07-2012 at 03:22 PM.
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From what I have heard the Asus also has the RAM soldered onto the motherboard.
I'm ashamed of South Africa. It's an absolute disgrace that you can pass matric with a mark of 30 percent." - Jonathan Jansen
The idea with an UltraBook is def not to upgrade anything. You get what you buy and live with it (battery included).
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Which ultrabook doesn't have RAM soldered to the board? The Dells are like that too AFAIK.Originally Posted by cookiemonster
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