DickoTheGeordie
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Well, what a machine! I was drawn towards the Ultranote after noticing it had the new Kaby Lake Intel CPU's available (in my case I went for the i7 7500U). This is my first foray into custom builds after finally seeing my old Toshiba Satellite i3 bite the dust. My uses for this device swing towards recording/streaming to YouTube, dabbling with Photoshop and Vegas Pro along the way.
For a low powered U series CPU, it packs more of a punch than I truly expected. I have had no issues recording or streaming to my channel in 1080p @ 60fps (60fps isn't really necessary but I wanted to push it when deciding on how to produce this review.) To get this running smooth I've used OBS with their Intel QuickSync preset as opposed to the default x264 setting that OBS has on first start-up.
I haven't pushed it massively when using Photoshop/Vegas Pro but when I have used it, it's been a hell of a lot quicker than I expected when rendering projects. (I even gave Cinema 4D a whirl and it performed more than adequately considering the limitations the CPU/integrated GPU have.
As expected, boot up times are fantastic with the M.2 SSD and everything is running just the way I want it as of now. Long may it continue.
All in all, this is a fantastic ultrabook and I'm happy I finally made the jump to custom builds!
Specs:
Chassis & Display: UltraNote: 14" Matte Full HD IPS LED Backlit Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU): Intel® Core™ i7 Dual Core Processor i7-7500U (2.70GHz, 3.5GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM): 16GB HyperX IMPACT 2133MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card: INTEL® HD GRAPHICS 620 - 1.7GB Max DDR4 Video RAM - DirectX® 12
Memory - Hard Disk: 500GB SEAGATE HYBRID 2.5" SSHD Drive, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (5400 rpm)
M.2 SSD Drive: 256GB INTEL® 600p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 1570MB/sR | 540MB/sW) -------------- (Swapping this with a 512Gb Samsung SM961 soon, wasn't an available option when I made my order originally.)
Memory Card Reader: Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor: 1 x 40W AC Adaptor
Power Cable: 1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Sound Card: Realtek 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless: GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-8260 M.2 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) +BT 4.0, vPRO
USB Options: 1 x USB 3.0 PORT, 1 x USB 3.1 PORT + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Battery: 2 x UltraNote III Series 32WH Lithium Ion Battery
For a low powered U series CPU, it packs more of a punch than I truly expected. I have had no issues recording or streaming to my channel in 1080p @ 60fps (60fps isn't really necessary but I wanted to push it when deciding on how to produce this review.) To get this running smooth I've used OBS with their Intel QuickSync preset as opposed to the default x264 setting that OBS has on first start-up.
I haven't pushed it massively when using Photoshop/Vegas Pro but when I have used it, it's been a hell of a lot quicker than I expected when rendering projects. (I even gave Cinema 4D a whirl and it performed more than adequately considering the limitations the CPU/integrated GPU have.
As expected, boot up times are fantastic with the M.2 SSD and everything is running just the way I want it as of now. Long may it continue.
All in all, this is a fantastic ultrabook and I'm happy I finally made the jump to custom builds!
Specs:
Chassis & Display: UltraNote: 14" Matte Full HD IPS LED Backlit Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU): Intel® Core™ i7 Dual Core Processor i7-7500U (2.70GHz, 3.5GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM): 16GB HyperX IMPACT 2133MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card: INTEL® HD GRAPHICS 620 - 1.7GB Max DDR4 Video RAM - DirectX® 12
Memory - Hard Disk: 500GB SEAGATE HYBRID 2.5" SSHD Drive, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (5400 rpm)
M.2 SSD Drive: 256GB INTEL® 600p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 1570MB/sR | 540MB/sW) -------------- (Swapping this with a 512Gb Samsung SM961 soon, wasn't an available option when I made my order originally.)
Memory Card Reader: Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor: 1 x 40W AC Adaptor
Power Cable: 1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Sound Card: Realtek 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless: GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-8260 M.2 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) +BT 4.0, vPRO
USB Options: 1 x USB 3.0 PORT, 1 x USB 3.1 PORT + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Battery: 2 x UltraNote III Series 32WH Lithium Ion Battery
