Comments on: Intel ‘Ultrabooks For Business’ coming to IDF

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:10:05 +0000

What my business needs are:
1. Matte screen. Get rid of the hard to read glossy screens!
2. TPM. I have to encrypt my drive
3. If no TPM, or even better than TPM – self encrypting drives that work with BIOS. These have been around for a while. But don’t seem to work!
4. Upgradability. 4GB is great for now, but in 2 years?? Stop soldering stuff to the board. Make it .25″ thicker and give me a dimm slot!
5. No glass! Gorilla glass is cool, but it shatters!
and worse it is even glossier than a glossy screen!

I tried the folio and the glossy and dim screen were terrible. Tried the xps 13 – couldn’t read the screen in the store for the reflection. I bought a Samsung series 5, and put in an encrypting hard drive, used the HDD password in BIOS – and it killed the SSD! So now what? Seems manufacturers are rushing crap to market!

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Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:59:25 +0000

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Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:18:14 +0000

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By: Chippy

Chippy — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:19:38 +0000

I’ve got a feeling that Ultrabooks for Business will take on the mainstream IT Shop market. That is laptops that work in the office and get taken home in the evening.

I completely understand where you’re coming from though Morten. I too am a highly mobile user and am looking for mobile productivity feeatures. I’m not looking for the VPro and Sec. features though – that’s where the IT department is going to be interested.

Chippy.

By: Morten Andersen

Morten Andersen — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 01:13:11 +0000

I really hope that what is called Ultrabook for Business includes (or rather emphasizes) the 11,6 inches form factor, as portability and weight are of very much importance to traveling professionals. Also, an absence of fan noise and a not too hot chassis are important factors. Please have these factors in mind when you present and evaluate these ultrabooks for business when they reach the market.