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I want to buy a light (1,2kg) ultrabook with full day batterylife and with good anti-glare screen brightness and contrast that allows me to work at the sunny beach on a terrace or in the shadow under a parasol. If you have experience with this setting, please help me choose the right model.
I am considering Lenovo Thinkpad X1 carbon but read in reviews that the brightness and contrast is disappointing, is that true? Others Recommend Dell XPS 13 because it would have better brightness and contrast. Both are expensive between 1.500 and 2.000 โฌ, so i was also considering the cheaper Toshiba Portรฉgรฉ Z30-A-12N at 800 โฌ.
Do you have experince with one of those models? or do you have a better suggestion for a 13" windows ultrabook?
TLDR; Iโd recommend checking out the reviews at www.notebookcheck.net They were spot on when I bought my last machine and Iโd definitely check their reviews again when picking its replacement.
I have an Asus UX32VD with the 1080P IPS display and would definitely recommend anything that is considered an improvement on it. It is the most sunlight readable laptop Iโve encountered (not that Iโve seen that many taken out in the sun). The screen remains one of the most crisp and readable Iโve encountered as well. Downside is that the battery life is not what Iโd consider โfull dayโ unless you tweak the settings quite a bit.
Mine is a bit old now but a brilliant machine (with a few quirks). At the time I got it 3 years ago a sunlight readable 1080P screen was a must. It was also the only laptop I could find that was portable, could be outfitted with 10 gig of ram and you could pop out the regular hard drive for an SSD. (it was the only machine of the day that had the ability to be outfitted like this outside of massive portable gaming rigs)
It has performed very well as a development powerhouse, able to run multiple screens (HDMI + mini-vga output) when Iโm in an office environment while easy enough to unplug and throw in my bag and light enough to be barely noticeable. Especially compared to my wifeโs beast of a macbook pro (the old 13 inch with a dvd drive). I was considering the retina macbook pro at the time but I wasnโt as wowed by the screen as Iโd hoped to be nor did I want to spend an absolute fortune to have a powerful machine.
This review was one that proved very accurate and comprehensive and convinced me to go with it.
I would highly recommend checking out the โdisplayโ portion of that review as well as their comments regarding outdoor use. I would hope their other reviews are as comprehensive and it can hopefully be a guide for comparing other laptops that could meet your requirements.
Thanks, the asus zenbook description looks great. Do you have experience if its contrast and brightness are ok in sunlight?
I have been told that is even more important than screen resolution
I would love to hear what you'd like me to build next on Nomad List, or any other product/feature feedback ideas you have.
It's been 6+ years now but I'm in this for the long term and with the boost remote work got last year it's even more exciting to work on Nomad List than ever.
As part of signing up for this website I was hoping I would come across a list of Visa and/or Residency requirements by country ideally in a table format to assist with decision making. Does anybody recommend any other websites that might present the information in this format (or Google Spreadsheet)?
I love living in walkable areas of town. I can always find them. But now I'm wondering where in the world are the most walkable places? I'm imagining walk streets (no cars), zoning allowing both business and residential, parks or beaches ,etc.
After the Netherlands, the Bay Area, Colorado and being on the van life for 8 months, I am now in Sedona, AZ with a few other digital nomads. We are sharing a home here and are wondering if there are more like minded people in the area.
We do a bunch of hikes and campouts in the northern of Arizona. If you would like to connect with us, please do so :)
Hi everybody. I live and work in Germany and want to go to Canary Islands for 6 months to work from there. I'm going to keep my current job, just change the "home" in the home office part of things. Are there any tax issues I have to be aware of? I was reading about becoming a residence after 183 days, thus having to pay taxes there plus my employer having to register there. Does anybody know how it works exactly? Thanks a lot!
Winter is coming and Iโm feeling the ache of travelling after being stuck in the same place since the Pandemic started. Wondering if anyone is travelling right now? If so, where are you currently located and how is the situation where you are?
Iโm wondering how many developers travel with a MBP 13" vs 15"? I currently use a late-2012 13" for iOS development, but Iโm pondering the 15" because Xcode is so resource hungry. On the downside, it is rather heavyโฆ
Do you travel with a 15"? Do you wish youโd opted for the 13" instead?
Cheers
Ian
P.S Iโm asking developers specifically as system spec is more crucial than, say, for a copywriter.
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