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Best ultrabook and portable lightweight laptop in 2025

Here at Ultrabookreview.com, we’ve reviewed hundreds of ultrabooks and portable lightweight laptops over the last 15 years, of all kinds and from all brands. In this guide, I’ll tell you which are our favorite portable notebooks right now, to...

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Best gaming ultrabook (thin-and-light gaming laptop) in 2025

Here at Ultrabookreview.com, we’ve been testing and reviewing thin-and-light gaming laptops for...

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Best 15-inch and 14-inch lightweight portable laptops in 2025

While you’ll find many excellent compact ultrabooks out there, some of you...

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15 Best budget laptops under $1000 in 2024 (good value)

Looking for a good-value laptop and portable ultrabook and don’t plan to...

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Best 2-in-1 ultrabook and compact laptop in 2025

Some of the thin-and-light notebooks available these days in stores are 2-in-1...

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  • Lenovo Legion Pro 7i review (gen 10, 2025 generation – Ultra 9 HX, RTX 5080)

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    This is my detailed review of the 2025 10th-generation of the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i series, Lenovo’s most powerful 16-inch laptop meant for sustained workloads and gaming. This series is sold as the Legion Pro 7 in some markets, including here in Europe, and...

  • Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 review (2025 generation, Ryzen AI 9, RTX 5070Ti)

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    This is my detailed review of the 2025 generation of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14. The Zephyrus G14 is a highly popular series of thin-and-light laptops with serious performance capabilities, and we’ve discussed and tested all variants launched over the years. This most recent...

  • 4K gaming on Nvidia RTX 5090, RTX 5080 Laptops (vs. RTX 4090)

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    In this brief article we’re discussing gaming at 4K display resolution on the latest Intel Core Ultra 9 HX + Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 configurations tested in the Asus ROG Scar 18 and ROG Scar 16 notebooks, with later updates for...

  • Optimized Quiet Gaming (35 dBA) on RTX 5080, RTX 5090 Laptops

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    As mentioned throughout my reviews, while most gaming laptops available today offer some sort of power profile optimized for silent use around 35 dBA, these modes are usually aggressively power-capped. Thus, especially for full-size laptops, these profiles don’t maximize the performance potential possible on...

  • Asus ROG Strix Scar 16 review (2025 G635LW model – RTX 5080, Ultra 9 275HX)

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    This article is my detailed review of the 2025 Asus ROG Strix Scar 16 series, the highest-tier 16-inch performance laptop offered by Asus this generation, meant for serious workloads and gaming. This is the more compact version of the ROG Scar 18 discussed above,...

  • The complete list of Intel Lunar Lake laptops (Core Ultra 9 288V, Ultra 7 258V, Ultra 7 256V)

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    In this article, we’re discussing laptops built on the Intel Lunar Lake (Intel Core Ultra 200V) hardware. We’re going through the main characteristics and particularities of the Lunar Lake platforms, which are primarily designed for lightweight and portable devices, and then we’ll curate a...

  • Lenovo Legion Pro 7i gen 10 2025 refresh – OLED, Arrow Lake, RTX 5090

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    Just a few weeks ago I wrote a final review article of the gen9 Lenovo Legion Pro 7i series, stating that a successor was due at the beginning of 2025, and now it’s time to discuss this successor. The early-2025 10th generation of the...

  • AMD Strix Halo ASUS ROG Flow Z13 review (long-term Surface Pro user)

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    Like Andrei, I too got a chance to review the 2025 Asus ROG Flow Z13.  I’ve had it for about a month and have been using it as my daily driver this whole time.  It was a pretty easy transition for me too, since...

  • Intel Arrow Lake H laptops (Core Ultra 9 285H, Ultra 7 255H)- complete list, best options

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    Let’s discuss the 2025 Intel Arrow Lake H hardware platform, with Core Ultra 200H processors. This hardware combines a complex processor with Intel’s latest cores and technologies and a competent Arc iGPU, arguably the fastest iGPU available today aside from the Radeon graphics in...

  • Laptops with Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 5080 graphics- complete list, best options

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    In this article, we’re discussing the Nvidia RTX 5000 Blackwell mobile platform that you will find in a multitude of all-around, worksation and gaming laptops over the next 2-3 years, and particularly focus on the top-tier GPU options, the GeForce RTX 5080 and RTX...

  • Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 review (2025 G835LX model – RTX 5090, Ultra 9)

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    This is our detailed review of the 2025 generation of the Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 laptop, Asus’s largest and most powerful notebook available as of 2025. As the naming might suggest to those already familiar with Asus’s weird naming schemes, the Scar 18...

  • Asus ROG Flow Z13 review, one month later (2025 GZ302EA, Ryzen AI Max+ 395)

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    I’ve gathered my thoughts on the Asus ROG Flow Z13 in this article, the hyped 2025 GZ302-series update with AMD Ryzen AI Max hardware. I didn’t get a review unit in time for the embargo last month, so I decided not to rush out...

  • AMD Strix Halo laptops- complete list, best options (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, Ryzen AI Max 390)

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    In this article, we’re discussing laptops and devices built on the AMD Strix Halo laptop hardware launched in early 2025, or the so-called AMD Ryzen AI Max platform. Ryzen AI Max hardware is unique among the mobile platforms available today, as it pairs a...

  • Using the 2025 Asus ROG Scar 16/18 on PD USB-C power

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    I’ve been using the 2025 Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 and Scar 16 over the last weeks, the latest 2025 configurations with Core Ultra 9 and RTX 5080/5090 hardware, reviewed in depth here (Scar 18) and here (Scar 16). They’re both full-size high-performance notebooks...

  • Asus Zenbook Duo review (dual-display 2025 model, Intel Core Ultra 9 285H)

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    This article discusses the 2025 update of the Asus Zenbook Duo series, a dual-display portable laptop with Intel Arrow Lake H hardware and a slightly revised keyboard folio in this generation. This Zenbook Duo is one of the few dual-display laptops available in stores,...

  • 2025 Intel mobile hardware explained – Intel Arrow Lake HX, Arrow Lake H, Lunar Lake V

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    This article covers the Intel mobile hardware available in modern laptops in 2025, both the platforms released this year and those released last year which are still relevant today in competitive devices. I already covered the AMD mobile platforms (Strix, Strix Halo, Krackan, etc)...

  • Complete list of Intel Arrow Lake HX laptops (Core Ultra 9 285HX, 275HX)

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    This article discusses the 2025 Intel Arrow Lake HX mobile microarchitecture, meant for high-performance workstations and gaming laptops. This follows up on the Intel 13th-gen and 14th-gen Raptor Lake hardware, introducing Core Ultra 9 200HX (and lower) processors as successors for the Core i9...

  • Asus Zenbook A14 review (2025 UX3407 model, Snapdragon)

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    This is my detailed review of the Asus Zenbook A14 series, the early-2025 addition to the Zenbook lineup, a brand new chassis design for a computer built on Qualcomm Snapdragon hardware. The hardware specs mainly set this Zenbook A14 apart from the other Asus...

  • AMD Krackan Point laptops (Ryzen AI 7 350, Ryzen AI 5 340)- complete list, best options

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    In this article, we’re discussing the AMD Krackan Point hardware platform, the mid-segment iteration of AMD’s Strix Point hardware, with Ryzen AI 7 and Ryzen AI 5 processors. Before the announcement, this platform was also known as AMD Kraken Point. This hardware is meant...

  • Complete list of AMD Fire Range laptops (Ryzen 9 HX 9955HX, 9955HX3D) & best options

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    In this article, we’re discussing the 2025 AMD Fire Range HX hardware platform meant for high-performance and gaming laptops. This follows up on AMD’s Dragon Range HX platform from 2023/2024, and integrates updated Zen5 cores, but in a die design that’s otherwise fairly similar...

  • Best 18-inch laptops (gaming, workstation) – complete list

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    Most laptop manufacturers offer at least one full-performance gaming/work laptop with an 18-inch display as of 2025. In this article, I’m explaining what to expect in terms of size, screen quality, and performance from these 18-inch laptops, and how they compare to the 17-inch...

  • 2025 Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 and ROG XG Mobile (RTX 5090)

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    Asus are updating their ROG Flow Z13 series for 2025 and the new model is their first take at the AMD Strix Halo hardware platform, an approach that pairs up to 16 Zen5 Cores with a massive iGPU with up to 40 RDNA3.5 Compute...

  • Dell Alienware 16 and 18 Area 51 (2025) – Core Ultra 9 275HX, RTX 5000 graphics

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    Dell are updating their lineups of Alienware 16-inch and 18-inch laptops for 2025, with Intel Arrow Lake-HX hardware and Nvidia Blackwell RTX 5000 graphics, as well as a slightly revised chassis design. These new devices are called the Alienware 16 Area 51 and Alienware...

  • AMD Strix Halo, Krackan, Fire Range, Hawk Point 2 – 2025 AMD hardware explained

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    With all the mobile hardware platforms released at the beginning of this year, I’m sure many of you are wondering what’s what, so I’m putting together a few articles explaining the latest AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm hardware available in laptops this year. This first...

  • The complete list of AMD Strix Point laptops (Ryzen AI 9 365, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370)

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    In this article, we’re going over a list of all the available Copilot+ laptops built on AMD Strix Point Ryzen AI 300 hardware, particularly the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, Ryzen AI 9 HX 375, and Ryzen AI 9 365 platforms available as...

  • 2025 Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 and Zephyrus G16 updates – what to expect

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    Among the multitude of new laptops unveiled at CES this year, Asus are updating their popular lineups of performance thin-and-light computers, the ROG Zephyrus G14 and the ROG Zephyrus G16. These aren’t new designs for 2025, but rather hardware updates and slight refinements of...

  • 2025 Asus Zenbook A14 OLED (Qualcomm), Zenbook 14 OLED (Intel, AMD) updates

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    Let’s discuss the new 14-inch Asus Zenbook thin-and-light models available for 2025, alongside the impressive Zenbook S 14 OLED launched last year. Asus are releasing a Zenbook A14 UX3407 Copilot+ PC built on Qualcomm Snapdragon hardware, an ultraportable premium chassis that weighs less than...

  • 2025 Lenovo Legion Pro 5i (Intel), Legion Pro 5 (AMD) gen10 updates

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    Alongside the Legion Pro 7i series, Lenovo are also updating their midrange Legion Pro 5 lineups for 2025. Much like the Pro 7s, these 10th generation 2025 Legion Pro 5 models are brand new chassis designs, but only with mid-tier GPU specs and without...

  • 2025 Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 (14,16), Yoga Slim 7i 14 Aura Edition

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    Alongside their premium lineups of thin-and-light Yoga 9i ultraportables, Lenovo are also updating their more mainstream Yoga 7i 2025 gen 10 models for the year. We’ll discuss in this article the Yoga Slim 7i 14-inch Aura Edition, a more compact and lightweight iteration of...

  • 2025 Lenovo Yoga 9i laptops (gen 10): Yoga 9i 2-in-1, Yoga Slim 9i, Yoga Book 9i

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    Lenovo are updating their premium lineups of Yoga thin-and-light ultrabooks for 2025, and in this article, we’re discussing their top-tier Yoga 9i 10th-generation refreshes. These are all 14-inch Copilot+ laptops, and are available as a clamshell Yoga Slim 9i, a 2-in-1 convertible Yoga 9i...

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