What ultrabook?
either way, whatever you are buying, I want 
might be easier to buy one with the spec you want and a small ssd, then just buy a 512gb ssd and stick that in.
That's an option! Would that not void manufacturer's warranty?
nope, shouldn't do, that's one of the points of having upgradable parts
In support of the above....
might be easier to buy one with the spec you want and a small ssd, then just buy a 512gb ssd and stick that in.
That's an option! Would that not void manufacturer's warranty?
nope, shouldn't do, that's one of the points of having upgradable parts
In support of the above....
yep, so long as there is a problem, and everything is back to stock you're well within your rights to send it back. Otherwise, you do an apple and solder everything in and make it impossible to get inside.
Just remember, most of the new apple offerings are not upgradable. At all.
I am really happy with my Toshiba Z930 (i7, 8GB RAM) and it is so light to carry, but it is not Touchscreen. It initially came with a 128GB mSATA SSD which I upgraded to 256GB, I don't think a 512GB mSATA SSD is commercially available yet? If there is, no doubt it will be very expensive!
The Toshiba U920T sounds similar to what you are looking for, its a Window 8 hybrid (laptop/tablet), but again only with 128GB SSD and not sure how easy it would be to upgrade.
512GB SSD is available, & the prices are falling: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-CT512M4SSD2-512GB-2-5-inch-Internal/dp/B... Thanks, will look at Toshiba as well.
You are refering to a standard 512GB SSD drive, some ultrabooks (i.e. Tosh Z930) are so thin that a standard SSD drive is too bulky to accommodate.An "mSATA" SSD drive is essentially just the flash board (an SSD wihout the casing) looks very much like a 2.5" memory stick, which connects directly to the SATA interface on the motherboard.
As I said, I have not seen any 512GB "mSATA" drives available. 
( while my Windows 8 next to me is stuck in a restart loop 
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Turns out that enabling "Fast startup" in power options (enabled by default) is the culprit. Disabled it, & problem solved.
I am really happy with my Toshiba Z930 (i7, 8GB RAM) and it is so light to carry, but it is not Touchscreen. It initially came with a 128GB mSATA SSD which I upgraded to 256GB, I don't think a 512GB mSATA SSD is commercially available yet? If there is, no doubt it will be very expensive!
The Toshiba U920T sounds similar to what you are looking for, its a Window 8 hybrid (laptop/tablet), but again only with 128GB SSD and not sure how easy it would be to upgrade.
512GB SSD is available, & the prices are falling: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-CT512M4SSD2-512GB-2-5-inch-Internal/dp/B... Thanks, will look at Toshiba as well.
You are refering to a standard 512GB SSD drive, some ultrabooks (i.e. Tosh Z930) are so thin that a standard SSD drive is too bulky to accommodate.An "mSATA" SSD drive is essentially just the flash board (an SSD wihout the casing) looks very much like a 2.5" memory stick, which connects directly to the SATA interface on the motherboard.
As I said, I have not seen any 512GB "mSATA" drives available.
Can't you simply take the casing off from the 512GB drive?
Can't you simply take the casing off from the 512GB drive?
probably not as they probably have different connectors. usually the connector board is wired directly to the rest of the unit in the large hard drives and the msata connects are just part of the pcb.
Just for info, there is a deal for a Macbook Pro 13" @ £1200. Don't know if it's of any use but here's the link.
http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/national-deal/ask-direct/18978364?nlp=&CID=UK_CRM_1_0_0_74&a=1664
Thanks. Yes, I've seen the Groupon offer. Strangely enough, I'm getting it cheaper with my 15% University discount, then their supposed "17%" discount.
It is actually quite rare that Groupon offer 'real' deals. I find a good hunt on the net often yields better results.
You do get the odd bargain though.
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I am really happy with my Toshiba Z930 (i7, 8GB RAM) and it is so light to carry, but it is not Touchscreen. It initially came with a 128GB mSATA SSD which I upgraded to 256GB, I don't think a 512GB mSATA SSD is commercially available yet? If there is, no doubt it will be very expensive!
The Toshiba U920T sounds similar to what you are looking for, its a Window 8 hybrid (laptop/tablet), but again only with 128GB SSD and not sure how easy it would be to upgrade.
512GB SSD is available, & the prices are falling:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-CT512M4SSD2-512GB-2-5-inch-Internal/dp/B...
Thanks, will look at Toshiba as well.
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