Vizio Announces Sleek New 14" and 15" Notebooks Discussion

[SGMD1]

My concern is that since this whole unibody design stuff, how easy would it be to upgrade the RAM from the stock 4gb of 1333mhz to 8gb of 1600mhz?

We'll have to wait for some reviews after the release date before we find out about this. Hopefully Vizio will put up repair manuals on its website like Dell does.

My hope is that since the bottom face is one solid piece, it can hopefully just be lifted to access the internals after removing a few screws.

Also, what are your thoughts on the keyboard?

Looks pretty awesome to me based on the pic I posted above. CNET's video from the launch event shows them typing on it and it looks like it has decent travel.

[allfiredup]

According to the VIZIO Support Q&A, the RAM, SSD and Battery are NOT user replaceable or upgradeable. The case of the Ultrabooks and the 15.6" Notebook are all 'sealed'.

So all Ultrabook configuration, whether 14" or 15.6", or i3/i5/i7, will have 4GB of RAM. The i7 version of the 15.6" Notebook has 8GB of RAM, while the i3/i5 models only have 4GB.

Despite these limitations, there are still some great aspects and features that make these systems very desirable, IMHO.

Displays- The 14" Ultrabook has a standard 1600x900 resolution display and the 15.6" Ultrabook & Notebook have a Full HD (1920x1080) display standard! They are said to be of higher quality than anything we've seen on a consumer laptop before.

Price- The 14" Ultrabooks are priced at $899.99 (i3), $949.99 (i5) and $1199.99 for the i7. For the 15.6" Ultrabook, add $50 to each of those prices. I'm impressed that upgrading from the i3-3217U to the i5-3317U only adds $50 to the price. The $250 premium for the i7 model an upgrade to the i7-3517U and doubles the capacity of the SSD (from 128GB to 256GB).

The 15.6" Notebook is priced at $899.99, $1049.99 and $1199.99.

Warranty- If you order from VIZIO.com, you get a FREE 2-year Warranty upgrade!

I am planning to buy the 14" Ultrabook (i5) in the next six weeks or so. I just want to see and touch one in person before I pull the trigger. Most importantly, I want to check out the display and compare the 14" and 15.6" versions. The 15.6" is just as thin as the 14" (0.68") and it only weighs 0.57lbs more (3.96lbs), so I may decide that the 15.6" model is the way to go???

I'm anxious to hear some feedback once the first systems make it into customers' hands...

[iViNtaGe]

These laptops look amazing. Can't wait for this release. I'll probably go for the standard laptop version but might jump for the Ultrabook. The price is incredible. I just hope I can get the money to afford it.

I hope Microsoft sells them with the Xbox 360 deal, so I can sell the Xbox for $100 on Ebay. BTW, did anyone notice that the full hd 1080p screen is and IPS panel according to Vizio. It says its IPS on the features page.

[SGMD1]

I hope Microsoft sells them with the Xbox 360 deal, so I can sell the Xbox for $100 on Ebay.

They do:



I'm trying to decide which retailer makes the most sense...they all have their benefits.

Microsoft Store: Free Xbox 360, but charges tax
Sam's Club/Costco/Vizio.com: Doubles the warranty to two years, but charges tax
Amazon.com: No tax

[TheWiz4413]

They do look great, and Vizio has an incredible warranty. I think I maybe back on the fence between Vizio & Samsung. Until I can get my hot little hands on the Vizio I won't be able to decide. Oh Well,, The grass is always greener etc..

[einhander]

if only the 32gb cache ssd is replacement i would upgrade to a bigger one and use a boot drive with the hybrid hdd. we'll see if it is indded not upgradeable for the regular 15.6 laptop non thin and light.

[iViNtaGe]

They do:



I'm trying to decide which retailer makes the most sense...they all have their benefits.

Microsoft Store: Free Xbox 360, but charges tax
Sam's Club/Costco/Vizio.com: Doubles the warranty to two years, but charges tax
Amazon.com: No tax

Ohhh. Thanks for figuring that out. The only worry I have now is that the Microsoft store does not offer customization... (i think). It looks like they only sell the standard notebook model with the i7. If that's true, i'll probably buy from amazon or vizio.com.

Also according to Target.com the official release date is only in 5 DAYS! ( June 25th)

[yun]

Vizio 14 looks promising, I'm going to pick one up when MSstore has free xbox

[allfiredup]

Also according to Target.com the official release date is only in 5 DAYS! ( June 25th)

Target.com, WalMart.com and Microsoft Store are all showing 06/25/2012 as the ship date! That's this coming Monday, only five days away...if it's accurate???

I haven't been this excited over the release of a tech product in my life....well, maybe over the Commodore 64, but that was 30 years ago (and pretty much a letdown, in retrospect).

I'm still impressed by the fact that there won't be a single 1366x768 display in the bunch!!! If we're lucky, we'll start seeing more and more 1600x900 and 1920x1080 displays from competing brands, even on Ultrabooks!

[SGMD1]

Target.com, WalMart.com and Microsoft Store are all showing 06/25/2012 as the ship date! That's this coming Monday, only five days away...if it's accurate???

Pretty sure that's accurate. I called my local MSFT Store on Monday and asked when they'd be getting the Vizio's in and he said 6/25 as well.

EDIT: Vizio posted on its Facebook page that they will be in Walmart on 6/25: https://www.facebook.com/vizio/posts...al_comments=30