HP Envy 14 Spectre vs Asus Zenbook UX32VD vs Lenovo IdeaPad U300s ;Who is Better?

W.A.Khan,                                                                                                                                           9/5/2013,                                                                                                                                                                                                 HP Envy 14 Spectre                                                                                                                                                                             HP’s Envy Spectre 14 dares to be different with its glass lid and palm-rest, and as long as you don’t touch, it’s a very attractive look. However, ultimately it adds unwanted fingerprints, slipperiness and weight, and HP’s decision to combine it with plastic detracts from the laptop’s premium feel.
 The HP Envy 14 Spectre has a unique glass-covered design and packs a lot of features into a slim 14-inch ultrabook body, plus its multitouch response is great for a Windows laptop.
But, It's expensive, especially considering the standard components, and feels heavier than it should. The glass wrist rest can be awkward.
The bottom line: The first big high-design laptop of 2012, the HP Envy 14 Spectre is a bold experiment that largely succeeds, if you're willing to pay a premium for it.                                                                                                                                        Specifications
ProcessorIntel 2nd Gen Core i5 i5-2467M
Memory4 GB
Hard Drive128 GB
Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Display Type14 in
Weight3.97 lbs                                                                                                                                                                         Price;$1,599.00                                                                                                                                                                              VS                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Asus Zenbook UX32VD                                                                                                                                                                       The Asus Zenbook UX32VD has features usually missing from ultrabooks, including a 1080p display and Nvidia GPU.
But, The UX32VD is expensive, it's thicker and heavier than most ultrabooks, and it has a less-than-stellar touch pad.
The bottom line: With a Core i7 CPU, discrete graphics, and a full HD screen, the Asus Zenbook UX23VD is pretty close to being the ultrabook that has it all, but you'll pay for all those features.
Specifications
ProcessorIntel 3rd Gen Core i7 3517UM / 1.7 GHz( Dual-Core )
Memory4 GB/ 4 GB (max)
Hard Drive500 GB - 7200 rpm
Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Display Type13.3 inIPS
Max Resolution1920 x 1080 ( Full HD )
Graphics ProcessorNVIDIA GeForce GT 620M
Optical DriveNone                                                                                                                                                                   Price;$1,299                                                                                                                                                                               VS                                                                                                                                                                                          Lenovo IdeaPad U300s                                                                                                                                                                             Lenovo's IdeaPad U300s is the coolest-looking of the new generation of Ultrabook laptops, and packs in a large SSD drive, USB 3.0, and more.
But, Our more expensive configuration offers no discount from a comparable MacBook Air, and leaves out some basic ports and connections.
The bottom line: Lenovo's stylish U300s Ultrabook is one of the best-looking Windows laptops we've seen and matches Apple's MacBook Air nearly spec for spec. The entry-level version is $100 less than Apple's, but that discount vanishes on the higher-end model.                                                                                                                                                                                       Specifications
ProcessorIntel 2nd Gen Core i7 i5-2467M / 1.6 GHz ( 2.3 GHz ) ( Dual-Core )
Memory4.0 GB / 4.0 GB (max)
Hard Drive256.0 GB - Serial ATA-300
Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition
Display Type13.3 in TFT active matrix
Max Resolution1366 x 768 ( HD )
Graphics ProcessorIntel HD Graphics 3000 Dynamic Video Memory Technology
Optical DriveNone                                                                                                                                                                          Price;$1,595 / $1,195