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I am in the market for an ultra portable that is fast and reliable. I like what Sony has to offer in the Z series. I use a computer for business primarily, MS Office, email etc. no gaming.

I am asking for some direction on specs to serve my needs?

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Probably an i5 processor will do you just fine. The specs on them are good, the i7 is really more $ for not a huge lot more, unless you are an ultra-gamer or doing lots of multimedia stuff. – quickly_now Dec 30 '10 at 22:43
An SSD will cost a lot more (probably 2x to 3x) than a comparable hard drive but will be blisteringly fast. If you can afford it, then go for it. But watch out: they eventually wear out. Flash memory has a finite number of erase/write cycles. In normal use it is likely that you will get 2-3 (or a lot more) years use out of it. Depending on what you do, cost your time in $ to figure out if buying a new SSD every few years is worth it. Usually for business and technical people the answer is that SSD although more expensive saves more (in time) than it costs so its a no-brainer decision. – quickly_now Dec 30 '10 at 22:45
@quickly_now - SSD wear times are often highly exaggerated. Intel (on admittedly fairly high-end drives compared to some of what's out there) claims you can write 20GB every day for /10 years/ without exceeding the write lifespan of the drive. I think Patriot actually WARRANTIES for 10 years! – Shinrai Dec 30 '10 at 23:02
Quite possibly. Wear levelling helps this. I treat all such claims as a little bogus, though. This whole wear out thing is an issue to consider - a small one. It also varies a lot by SSD maker. – quickly_now Dec 31 '10 at 2:40
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