Does the laptop I want exist?

11 years ago

My laptop is biting the dust. Slowly, but I need a new one rather soon. I have a few things I want in a laptop, but it seems that I can only find ones with a few of the things I want. My list is:

Detachable screen/convert to tablet. If I'm going to have windows 8, it's gotta be touchscreen, and if that's the case I'd like the tablet function.

Larger hard drive, 500GB

DVD drive. The big one that seems to be missing.

SD card slot/USB ports. Should have to be said but some do not come with those.

It seems that I can either get a regular, non-tablet-converting laptop with all of those things. OR, I could get a tablet converter laptop with some of those. Does what I want exist? I'm open to any brand as long as it's PC except Dell as of now. I realize all of the things I want can be bought separately - a USB optic drive, an external hard drive - but I don't feel like I should have to carry around the components that should just come with the laptop. I like to just pick it up and go, not make sure I have my DVD drive and my hard drive packed up.

Thanks for any insight! It doesn't seem like a farfetched combination of things, but I'm not coming across anything that has it all.

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emma
11 years ago
You may not be able to buy what you are looking for. I have been told the no disk drive is the future.

I bought an Acer convertible laptop/tablet. As far as using a laptop I really like this one. I can pull the bottom towards me which helps with glare and my vision. The monitor can be laid down on the key board then looks and works like a tablet. It is of course heavier than a reg tablet. There is no DVD drive so I bought one to install my games and can use it in a hotel to watch movies. I have to buy some software for the movies.

It is a nuisance carrying the accessories with you, but you always have to carry the charger anyway.
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cfox248
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11 years ago
I know, that's what I'm hearing too. The DVD drive is the one thing I am willing to give up out of my list of wants, since I would use it the least.

Does yours have a USB/SD card port on it? What size is the hard drive? I wouldn't mind the flip monitor style, it doesn't HAVE to detach.

What do you mean you have to buy software for movies? To watch them, you mean?
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emma
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Mine is an Acer Aspire/R7-571/R7-572. I tried to pull it up on Acer's site and Best Buy where I bought it but can't find it. It shows up on the top...on the site I posted, but only for a minute or two with no info, just shown folding it. I can't seem to pull it up on their site so maybe they have a new model now.

It has an Acer converter port (?), an HDMI port, usb port with off charging, usb port, headphone speaker jack, on the left side. On the other side an SD reader, another usb port, DC-in jack and kensinton lock slot. It also has another one that looks like the reader port, but doesn't open.

Sorry I don't know the terminology, it doesn't list hard drive. Maybe memory?? The external CD drive I bought, does not do movies, I would have buy something costing $79 and I haven't done that yet.

On the site I posted click on accessories and there is a photo of it with an ad for a sleeve.

Here is a link that might be useful: Acer

This post was edited by EmmaR on Mon, Apr 7, 14 at 17:25
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Elmer J Fudd
11 years ago
You may not realize it but you're asking the PC equivalent of a car that's small and maneuverable like a Miata, holds as much as a panel truck, fun to drive like a BMW, and for the price of a Scion.

PCs that offer a tablet function are made to be small and light - no extraneous components to take space, eat battery life, or add girth. Tablet PCs have limited ports (though all have a few USBs), more frequently smallish solid state drives (like maybe 128 gigs), and smaller screens. Sometimes but not always a card reader. Never an optical drive.

Many PCs these days have touch screens, that's not a feature limited to the tablet models.

Your trade off is portability vs capacity and features. Pick one.
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aputernut
11 years ago
Since I own 4 HP PC's I have a close relationship with HP and get E-mails on great deals just got this the other day, looks like what you are looking for?

Here is a link that might be useful: HP 360Âº PC
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owbist
11 years ago
Aputernut, something seems amiss here. You clearly state a close relationship with HP and that you get great deals. Having convinced the readers here you then promote the Spectre13 Ultrabook but give no personal assessment of the computer. The issue becomes that you are promoting it from HP for $1300 when elsewhere is can he had for $1000

Are you a commissioned salesperson for HP?

Why is the Spectre13 so expensive with only an i5 processor and 4 gigs of RAM (memory)?
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aputernut
11 years ago
I'm not promoting anything, I simply wanted to show the poster that the laptop they are looking for does exist! I don't care where they shop... I didn't even buy my HP's from HP...
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