The mobile Intel Core i5-3230M processor is clocked much higher than the Core i3 and i5 processors in the ultrabooks listed above. Another former EC for entry-level touch ultrabooks, the Acer Aspire M5-481PT-6644 ( at Amazon) (Opens in a new window) ($799), has fewer I/O ports. The former Editors' Choice for entry-level ultrabooks, the Asus VivoBook S400CA-UH51 ($699.99 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window) ($699) comes with the same number of ports, sans optical drive. The Z400 Touch has the DVD burner, headset jack, and two USB 2.0 ports on the right. It has VGA, Ethernet, HDMI, USB 3.0, and a SD card reader on the left. Since the Z400 Touch is thicker than an ultrabook, the system can accommodate quite a few ports on its sides. ![]() The 1TB drive is capacious, though the system is noticeably slower opening apps and programs compared to an SSD-powered laptop. Windows 8 is really made for a touch screen PC, shown by how much better the Z40 Touch is in day to day use when compared to a similarly priced system without a touch screen like the Toshiba Satellite C875-S7340 ($620) The Z400 Touch comes with 6GB of memory, good for the multitasking user that likes to listen to music while surfing with 25 tabs open. The screen reacts quickly to taps and swipes, including the off-screen gestures that bring up menus and allows you to switch active programs quickly. ![]() The system also comes with Lenovo's utilities for support and OneKey recovery, which can help you, restore the system after buggy software or a virus compromises the operating system. The Z400 Touch has a few pieces of pre-loaded software like, Kindle, Evernote Touch, Skype, eBacy, and Intel AppUp. ![]() Running the system with Dolby on makes movies and music sound richer, and the system has enough sound volume to keep a small group happy. The system comes with Dolby Home Theater software enhancement. The Z400 Touch is a decent laptop for media entertainment, with respectable sound thrown from the base-mounted speakers. Competitors like the HP Pavilion TouchSmart 15z-b000 Sleekbook ($650) eschew the optical drive to shave thickness (though not necessarily weight in this case). While optical drive use is declining rapidly, the presence of an optical drive can be a solace to those carrying over old habits. The Z400 Touch comes with a DVD burner, so you can continue to enjoy your library of DVD movies and install older software that needs physical media like CDs and DVDs. Eventually the battery will fail, and you'll have to take the system to a service depot to get a new battery installed. The Z400 Touch has a sealed battery, which is a disadvantage if you're the type who leaves their laptop plugged in all the time and doesn't discharge it regularly. The hinge area has a hump, where a traditional laptop would have had its removable battery. The 10-point touch screen is covered by a seamless piece of glass, aside from two pinholes for the webcam's microphones. The Z400 Touch's 1,366 by 768 LED backlit screen is certainly bright enough for day-to-day use. The top lid and bottom panel are colored "dark chocolate," which translates into a deep brown that's close to black. It has a mix of the modern and the traditional, with a textured keyboard deck with a shallowly embedded one-piece trackpad. What you get in return for all that heft is a performance PC with most of the accouterments that you'd expect if you were replacing a high-end laptop that's aging itself out of its useful life. ![]() The Z400 Touch's 5.23-pound weight isn't too bad compared to the laptops of the past, but it's hefty compared to recent laptops, particularly the 2-4 pound ultrabooks. It measures about 1.25 by 13.75 by 9.75 (HWD), which is quite a bit larger than today's crop of ultrabooks. The Z400 Touch is undoubtedly a desktop replacement laptop, on account of its thickness. It's got the goods, and will turn your eye from the more expensive ultraboooks, and that makes it our new Editors' Choice for entry-level desktop replacement laptops. The Z400 Touch ($280.00 at eBay) (Opens in a new window) is a very good, solid laptop that outperforms many of the thin-and-light systems in its price range. It follows the traditional laptop format, with a single hard drive, single optical drive, and a good number of I/O ports around the system's chassis. The Lenovo IdeaPad Z400 Touch desktop replacement laptop gains many of the features that ultrabooks have brought to the market, including a backlit keyboard, 10-finger touch screen, andunfortunatelya sealed chassis. How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.
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