Dell XPS 13 vs HP Envy 14 Spectre ultrabook Review Spec

Dell XPS 13 vs HP Envy 14 Spectre

It’s no doubt that ultrabooks is the hot topic of this time. Everybody talks about this new category of laptops: much more portable, ultra slim, performant and with a better battery life. Lately, we’ve seen some interesting ultra portable and performant machines making their appearance. Dell XPS 13 is the company’s first laptop entitled as an ultrabooks with a stylish, light and fashionable appearance to combine mobility with performance.

On the other side, we have probably one of the most debatable ultrabooks at CES 2012, the Envy 14 Spectre, an impressive machine made of durable aluminium combined with glass elements. The presence of glass has an effect on the weight of this ultrabooks , because it is heavier than Dell XPS 13 or other ultrabooks . Still, each of these two machines have their pros and cons.

Dell XPS 13 pros seem to be:

• its affordable price tag
• a solid construction
• CoolSense technology included to avoid the heating
• backlit keyboard
• reasonable battery life

Cons:

• poor screen resolution
• a limited number of ports

Envy 14 Spectre has manage to capture people’s attention with its outstanding design, but it is enough to purchase it?

Pros:

• impressive, solid and unique form factor
• a good number of ports
• high quality display resolution
• backlit keyboard
• new feature: NFC support
• wireless audio streaming technology
• CoolSense technology

Cons

• too expensive
• heavy machine

Dell XPS 13

Envy 14 Spectre

	Dell XPS 13	HP Envy 14 Spectre
Processor
CPU	Intel Core i3-2367M, i5 2467M and i7 2637M	Dual-Core i5-2430M
Chipset
Graphic system
Graphic Chip	Intel HD Graphics 3000
Display
Type	13.3 inch 1366 x 768 HD WLED, 300-nit, Gorilla Glass	14 inch 1600 x 900 Radiance Display
Main Memory
Memory	4GB RAM	4GB/8GB DDR3
Hard Disk Drive
Hard Disk	120GB/256GB SSD	256GB SSD
Optical Disc Drive
Details	No	No
Web Camera
Details	1.3MP webcam	720p HD webcam
Audio
Details	High definition audio with Waves MaxxAudio 4	Beats Audio system
Port & Interface
Details	USB 3.0, USB 2.0, mini Display-Port, headset jack	USB 2.0/3.0, DisplayPort; Dual Headphone; eSATA/USB; Gigabit Ethernet; HDMI;
Card Reader
Details	micro SD card slot	yes
Connect
WiFi	yes	Yes
Bluetooth	Bluetooth v3.0	Bluetooth 3.0
Ethernet
3G
Wireless
Battery
Details	6-cell battery; up to 8 hours of battery life	Up to 9 hours usage
Dimensions
Details	12.4 x 0.24-0.71 x 8.1 inch(316 x 6-18 x 205mm)	0.78 inches (20mm) thick
Operating System
OS	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Weight
Details	2.99 pounds (1.36kg)	3.79 pounds
Other Details
Details	aluminium alloy body, Rapid Start Technology, CoolSense technology, Backlit keyboard, glass integrated button touchpad, multitouch	backlit keyboard, Multi-Touch trackpad, CoolSense technology, WiDi, Wireless Audio, scratch-resistant glass lid

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HP Envy 14 Spectre vs HP Folio 13 ultrabook Review Spec

HP Envy 14 Spectre vs HP Folio 13

The Folio 13 is HP’s first ultrabook that has been announced at the end of 2011 and the Envy 14 Spectre is the company’s 2012 revelation. Considered to be a premium laptop. HP Envy 14 Spectre outclasses the Folio 13 with its impressive and outstanding design that combines elements of aluminium with glass. Still, both laptops have HP’s style, following the same classic form factor.

As for the weight, they are pretty heavy in comparison with other ultrabooks , weighing 1.5kg, respectively 1.7kg and thicker, but that is explained with a full amount of ports available for each of these two machines.

There are also other features they have in common: a good battery life, a great and comfortable backlit keyboard, same operating system inside plus a solid performance experience with Intel’s low voltage i5, Wi-Fi connectivity or built-in webcam.

Besides being one of the best looking ultrabooks to be unveiled, HP Envy 14 Spectre has some extra features in comparison with the Folio 13:

- a better display with a higher resolution

- Beats Audio sound system integrated

- wireless audio streaming technology

- NFC support included

- more SSD memory

Both machines also include HP’s CoolSense technology integrated and they resume and boot fast. There is also 4GB of RAM inside HP’s ultrabooks and the same Windows 7 operating system. For extra features, more solid yet good looking design and better specs, HP Envy 14 Spectre is much more expensive than the Folio 13

HP Envy 14 Spectre

HP 13 Folio

	HP Envy 14	HP Folio 13
Processor
CPU	Intel Dual-Core i5-2430M	Intel Core i5-2467M 1.6 GHz
Chipset
Graphic system
Graphic Chip
Display
Type	14 inch 1600 x 900 Radiance Display	12.52 x 8.66 x 0.71 inch 1366 x 768 LED-backlit
Main Memory
Memory	4GB/8GB DDR3	4GB RAM
Hard Disk Drive
Hard Disk	256GB SSD	128GB SSD
Optical Disc Drive
Details	No	No
Web Camera
Details
Audio
Details	Beats Audio system	Dolby Advanced Audio
Port & Interface
Details	USB 2.0/3.0, DisplayPort; Dual Headphone; eSATA/USB; Gigabit Ethernet; HDMI;	1x USB 2.0, 1x USB 3.0, mini HDMI, headphone jack, Ethernet jack, fingerprint scanner
Card Reader
Details	yes	SD card slot
Connect
WiFi	Yes	yes
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 3.0	Yes
Ethernet
3G
Wireless
Battery
Details	Up to 9 hours usage	9 hours of battery life
Dimensions
Details	0.78 inches (20mm) thick	0.7 inches thick
Operating System
OS	Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit	Windows 7 Professional
Weight
Details	3.79 pounds	1.5kg
Other Details
Details	backlit keyboard, Multi-Touch trackpad, CoolSense technology, WiDi, Wireless Audio, scratch-resistant glass lid	aluminium alloy body, Rapid Start Technology, CoolSense technology, Backlit keyboard, multitouch

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Acer Aspire One 3830T ultrabook Review Spec

Acer Aspire One 3830T ultrabook

Acer includes a tradition for offering excellently priced laptops, and some have gotten better in terms of building and reliability at the same time lately.

The Acer Aspire One 3830T offers good performances and batery life, however , many might not exactly much like the obvious logo within the hood

The Acer Aspire One 3830T offers good performances and batery life, however , many probably won't just like the obvious logo about the hood

So there’s not strange the Acer Aspire One 3830T is indeed appreciated. We’re referring to a 13.3 inch laptop boosting a Core i5 full-load Intel processor, 4 GB of RAM no dedicated graphics, then it have to do well with anything except games. In this way though, battery can get you to 8 hours of life for light use, that is impressive.

Laptops is about 1.1 inch thick, weighs 4.1 pounds, as well as the exterior mixes aluminum and plastic. I for example am not a big fan in the excessive branding on the hood and in addition think the trackpad needed to be bigger and much more accurate, but, there’s not very much I could truthfully pick around the Acer Aspire One 3830T.

It's going for about $630, an identical price towards on the list of Asus above, then when comparing both the, the Acer offers slightly better battery life, sacrificing gaming performances with the. The Acer seems a lttle bit poorer finished, but it really’s pretty good whatsoever, and accept these, a lot of the other aspects are essentially on par between the two.

Acer Aspire One 3830T : Specification
Processor
CPU	Intel Core i5-2430M Processor 2.40GHz
Chipset
Graphic system
Graphic Chip	Intel HD Graphics 3000
Display
Size
Main Memory
Memory	4GB DDR3 Memory
Hard Disk Drive
Hard Disk	500GB Hard Drive
Port & Interface
USB2.0	2- USB 2.0
USB3.0	1- USB 3.0
eSATA
HDMI	Yes
VGA
Connect
WiFi	802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR
Ethernet	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet LAN
Weight
Details
Operating System
OS Bundle	Windows 7 Professional (64-bit)

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