ASUS Taichi

[iceman23]

Hi there,

I am in the market for an ultrabook and am thinking of getting this.

here are the specs. seems quite decent for 17K. Can anyone ecommend any alternatives

http://www.webantics.co.za/viewItem...mania&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=direct_link

Intel Core i7-3517U Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.00 GHz), 11.6" 16:9 Full HD (1920x1080) Non-glare LED Display (1 touch panel), 4GB DDR3 1600MHz SDRAM OnBoard Memory, 256GB SATA III Solid State Drive, Integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000, No Optical Drive, 802.11b/g/n, Illumintated Chiclet Keyboard, 1 x COMBO audio jack, 2 x USB 3.0 port(s), 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert, 1 x micro HDMI, 1 x Docking Connector, 1 x Mini VGA Port, 1 x Volume up/down, 1 x Screen switch, HD Web Camera, Built-in Bluetooth V4.0, Includes Bag, Cable and Stylus, Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (64 bit), 35WHrs, 3200mAh,3S2P, 6-cell Li-ion Battery pack, Bang & Olufsen ICEpower, 2 Year Global Collect, Repair & Return Warranty

 

[Space_Chief]

It looks nice, very nice but it's an ASUS. What's the build quality like?

I'd personally get a 875g Lavie Z if I was in the market for an ultrabook right now, for a similar price, but an i5 CPU and 128GB SSD for 17,500 VAT excl. (R22.5K for the same spec'ed model as the Taichi.)

 

[NomNom]

It looks nice, very nice but it's an ASUS. What's the build quality like?

ASUS is considered extremely good in terms of build quality of their laptops.

 

[iceman23]

ASUS is considered extremely good in terms of build quality of their laptops.

Every review so far has mentioned the fantastic build quality.

after lots of reading, i think i am about 80% sure to go for this.