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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 more than 15 years now, of all kinds and from all major brands. Our experience allows us to help you choose the best portable gaming laptop (or...

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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...

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15 Best budget good-value laptops under $1000 in 2025

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

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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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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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  • Asus Zenscreen review – what to expect from a portable external display

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    Since the capability existed, I’ve been hooked on using dual monitors in order to be more productive. Of course, using a laptop, you pretty much have to give up that luxury, unless you want to be tied to a desk.  But I’ve always been...

  • Lenovo Legion Y520 review – bang-for-the-buck gaming laptop at under $900

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    There are quite a few good gaming-laptops you can get for under $1000 these days, all of them bringing solid performance to the table, good builds and a few extras meant to tip the potential buyer towards each one’s side. Lenovo’s offer in the niche is...

  • Acer Predator Helios 300 G3-571 review – the mid-range Predator gaming laptop

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    Acer don’t have a long history of making dedicated gaming laptops, yet they managed to create some great Predator computers in these last two years since the series was released. Most of them are aimed at the high end gaming niche though, with devices like the...

  • Razer Blade Pro review – GTX 1080 graphics in a thin laptop

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    When choosing a new laptop, I always tend to look for the best value.  To me, value can be a measure of a number of things, such as power, portability, price and reliability.  I normally stop looking once the price goes over $2000, but...

  • Dell Inspiron Gaming laptop review – value for the money, plus a big battery

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    In this article we’re talking about Dell’s 15-inch Inspiron Gaming notebook, one of the most appreciated options in the $1000 gaming laptops category. When it comes to mid-level mid-range gaming machines, you should expect well built laptops with a decent keyboard, average screens and...

  • Acer Predator 17 X GX-792 review – Core i7-7820HK CPU and Nvidia GTX 1080 graphics gaming laptop

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    A few years ago buying a gaming laptop equaled a compromise in performance when compared to a classic desktop computer, but that’s no longer the case these days, as the most powerful notebooks bundle components mostly on par with their desktop counterparts. One such laptop...

  • Alienware 17 R4 review – Core i7-7820HK CPU, Nvidia GTX 1080 graphics, 120 Hz QHD screen

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    You might remember about a year ago, I reviewed the Dell Alienware 17 R3.  Overall I really liked it – so much that I decided to use it as my daily driver for several months.  Really, the only gripe I had about it is...

  • Lenovo Yoga 720 15-inch – initial review (vs the Dell XPS 15)

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    The 15-inch Lenovo Yoga 720 started turning heads as soon as its specs were released: a quad-core CPU with a Nvidia GTX 1050 in a 14.33 x 9.5 x 0.74-inch package? An aluminum chassis? No stupid colors or gaming design elements? No giant bezels?...

  • Dell Inspiron 7779 (7000 series) 17-inch convertible – an owner’s review

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    The options for a convertible laptop with a large 17-inch screen are very limited out there, so if you’re after such a computer you’d surely have the Dell Inspiron 7000 2-in-1 series on your list. The 7779 model is the late 2016-early 2017 update...

  • Acer Aspire Nitro V17 VN7-793G review – multimedia 17-inch laptop with modern features

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    Most multimedia laptops are available with a 15-inch screen these days, yet some users won’t mind somewhat sacrificing portability to some extent in order to get a device with a larger display. If that’s you, the Acer Aspire V17 Nitro is one of the better...

  • Asus ROG Strix GL553VE review – multimedia laptop

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    The Asus ROG (Republic of Gamers) series doesn’t need much introduction among those interested in gaming notebooks, as it has been an established line for many years now, yet more recently Asus have also released a dubbed-down subfamily in the ROG line, called ROG Strix....

  • Acer Aspire Nitro V15 VN7-593G Black Edition review

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    The Aspire Nitro has been one of my favorite lines of mid-range multimedia laptops in the last few years and in this article we’re going to talk about the 15-inch version of the early 2017 update, the Aspire Nitro V15 VN7-593G Black Edition. It...

  • Dell XPS 15 9560 review – Core i7 CPU, 1050 GPU and UHD screen

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    Since its launch in October of 2015, the Dell XPS 15 9550 was hailed by many reviewers as the best 15-inch laptop around. Despite its rocky start plagued by hardware, software, and firmware issues (and some ongoing slight annoyances), the XPS 9550 maintained its...

  • Asus Zenbook UX430 series review – compact 14-inch gaming ultraportable

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    Back in early 2015, Dell launched the XPS 13 version that stunned many, including myself (I bought one and still use it today), with its compact footprint and minuscule bezel around the screen. It took most other OEMs about two years to get on...

  • GPD WIN review – what to expect from the “laptop that fits in your pocket”

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    Portable gaming has been a demand for quite some time now.  I fact, since Nintendo’s release of the Game Boy, pretty much every console manufacturer has made a “portable” version of their machine in order to play games on the fly.  For PC’s, the...

  • Acer Spin 7 SP714-51 review – ultra-slim convertible with fanless hardware

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    If you’re in the market for a convertible ultra-portable, there are many solid options to consider. However, if your criteria include a slim and sturdily built body, a larger screen and especially fanless hardware, you’ll only be left with a handful of picks and...

  • Acer Aspire VX15 VX5-591G review – Core i7 and GTX 1050Ti graphics

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    Nvidia’s GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti are the graphics solutions we’ll find in most mainstream multimedia laptops released in 2017, and Acer aim to grab customers in this segment with a new release, the Aspire VX15 VX5-591G. We’ve spent time with one of these units...

  • Portable laptops with Nvidia GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti graphics – the complete list

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    After testing most of the all-round multimedia and mid-range gaming laptops available in stores these days, we consider that if you have a budget of around $700 – $1000, your money would be best spent on one of the available options built on Intel...

  • HP Spectre X2 with Core m3 CPU update: RealSense camera, Pen and how to update the LTE module

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    Over a year ago, you might remember that I reviewed the Core m7 version of the HP Spectre x2.  Overall, I was pretty pleased with what HP had to offer, but at the time it was slightly inferior to my old Surface Pro 3...

  • Nintendo Switch review, after getting to know it better

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    Probably one of the hottest topics lately has been the Nintendo Switch. In case you’ve been living in a cave for the past few months, this is Nintendo’s latest portable console that just hit the shelves. What makes it unique is the ability to,...

  • Intel Core i7-7700HQ benchmarks (vs Core i7-6700HQ, i7-5700HQ and i7-4710HQ)

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    If you plan on getting a full-size multimedia/gaming laptop during 2017 and even the first part of 2018, there’s a big chance it will run on an Intel Core i7-7700HQ processor, and this post will tell you what to expect from this CPU, how...

  • The complete list of Intel Kaby Lake (Kabylake) portable laptops and ultrabooks

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    This article is a detailed list of all the thin-and-light laptops built on Intel’s Kaby Lake (or Kabylake) hardware platform, starting with fanless Core M (Core Y) ultraportables, continuing with the mid-range Core U options and Core HQ models, as of the beginning of...

  • HP Spectre x360 review 13-inch – there’s none like it

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    One of my favorite laptops of 2015 was the HP Spectre x360, which I reviewed in this article.  It’s a powerful, portable laptop that can also function as a tablet and it even had a couple other uses that I did not foresee.  Back...

  • The Lenovo Yoga Book Review: Beward of keybaord (typos intentional)

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    The Lenovo Yoga Book made a lot of waves when it debuted earlier in September at IFA. It wowed all but the most jaded consumers and tech analysts alike; its design an inspiration of innovation in a market saturated with iterative products that talked...

  • Acer Spin 5 SP513-51 review – the affordable 13-inch convertible you should at least consider

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    If you’re looking for a Core U laptop with a compact case, convertible form-factor and an affordable price, then you absolutely have to check-out the Acer Spin 5, a device that’s already available in stores and sells for $499 and up in the US...

  • MSI GS43VR Phantom Pro review – 14-inch gaming laptop with Nvidia 1060 graphics

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    The MSI Phantom GS40 was one of the most appreciated gaming ultraportables available in the last years, mainly because it was more affordable than the competition and managed to deliver solid gaming experience in a compact package. Buyers enjoyed it, that’s why it actually...

  • Asus Zenbook UX510UW review – a portable 15-inch all-rounder

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    Asus makes some popular mid-range 15-inch laptops, like the much appreciated K501UW or the ROG GL552, all offering excellent specs for the amount of money you’re leaving on the counter. With the Zenbook UX510 series on the other hand they’re keeping the specs, but...

  • Asus Transformer Mini T102HA review – an excellent miniaturized 2-in-1

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    Many years ago the offer for 10-inch mini laptops was vast and netbooks were the thing everyone craved for, but then they grew unpopular with the rise of tablets and these days you can count the decent ultra-compact computers that run Windows on your...

  • Asus Transformer 3 T305CA preview – a sleek and fanless Kaby Lake tablet

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    Asus launched an entire series of Windows 10 tablets earlier this year, and after I’ve shared with you my impressions on the Transformer 3 Pro T303UA in a previous article, I’m also going to cover the mid-ranger Transformer 3 T305CA in this post, with...

  • Asus Zenbook 3 UX390UAK (UX390UA series) review – THE ultrabook of this generation

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    A while ago Asus unveiled the Zenbook 3 UX390UA and I’ve mentioned my initial impressions and expectations in this article. In the meantime I’ve spent a few weeks with two different versions of this computer and I can now tell you what I actually...

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