Ultrabook-the name itself signifies most of its traits: light yet powerful laptops. If you are business executive who needs to hop from one meeting to another or if you are a student bouncing to classes – in both cases ultrabook can be your everyday companion. But is it for everyone? Thanks to the price-tag it comes with, everyone should at least ask once before buying these devices. Firstly, you need to know why you should be buying:
Lightweight: The first and foremost thing that you will note is the weights of these devices are extremely low. In fact, the lighter the better. Average ultrabooks are very small and slim weighing only 1-2 kilos on average. Hence they are slightly heavier than tablets but much lighter than the average notebooks.
It's all about juice: Does buying a light weight device means you are going to compromise with the battery? Not really. On an average most of the ultrabooks come with around 6-9 hours of on-screen time . Since you are going to use it during your travels, make sure your ultrabook comes with reliable, long-lasting battery to perform everywhere.
Hefty price-tag: Ultrabooks doesn't come cheap. They are pretty pricey. How pricey? Generally the entry level ultrabooks start with a price-tag of BDT 70K and can go up to BDT 200K. The price mostly varies with configuration. If you get touch screen then the pricing would start from BDT 120K. Most basic version of ultrabook starts with Intel i3 Processor and can go up to i7. Almost all the ultrabooks come with SSD. Most starts with 128GB and could go up to 1TB. If there's high end graphics card in the device then be ready to pay up BDT 30K more.
Things you will be missing out: As you are opting for a thinner and lighter device, it is bound discard some of the most common amenities of laptops. Starting with CD-ROM: none has them. Also ultrabooks don't always have the ports you may need. When buying, make sure you pick models that have every connection you need on the go – the latest USB 3.0 ports, HDMI, DVI etc.
To buy or not to buy: if you are student then probably don't. If you are someone who travels a lot and gets everything done on the fly- then of course!