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Best Laptop and Portable Lightweight Ultrabook in 2026

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; and in this guide, I’ll tell you which are our favorite portable notebooks right now,...

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Best gaming ultrabook (thin-and-light gaming laptop) in 2026

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

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Best 2-in-1 ultrabook and compact laptop in 2026

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

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15 Best budget good-value laptops under $1000 in 2026

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 2026

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

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  • Why I’m not buying the new XPS 15 9570

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    Irony update (10/5/2018): After Dell cancelled my 9575 order no less than four times, I will indeed be shamelessly buying a 9570 from a reseller (HIDEvolution). My full review of the XSP 9570 is available over here.  It’s no secret that the XPS 15...

  • Lenovo Yoga 920-13IKB Glass Vibes review (Core i7-8550U, Intel UHD 620)

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    The Lenovo Yoga 920 is one of the better convertible ultraportables available in stores as of the Spring of 2018, and we’ve talked about it in a previous article. It’s very well built, it packs an excellent display with Pen support, a nice keyboard,...

  • Acer Predator Triton 700 PT715-51 review – the GTX 1060 configuration

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    As many of you are probably already aware, Acer launched their Predator Triton 700 series laptop several months back. It boasted having a near desktop gaming experience in a thin and light laptop by squeezing a Max-Q GTX 1080 into a chassis only ¾”...

  • Lenovo IdeaPad 720s review – a solid all-round thin-and-light laptop

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    If you’re after a portable all-round laptop and you’ve got around $1000 / 1000 EUR to spend, the Lenovo IdeaPad 720s should be on your list. We’ve spent some time with it in the last weeks and gathered all our impressions below, with the...

  • Portable laptops with Nvidia GeForce MX150 (mobile GT 1030) graphics – benchmarks included

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    This article explains what to expect from laptops with Nvidia MX150 graphics chips, as well as provide a complete list of portable devices equipped with these chips. The Nvidia GeForce MX150 is a discrete graphics chip based on the Nvidia Pascal architecture, primarily meant for ultrabooks...

  • Intel Core i5-8300H benchmarks (Coffee Lake, 8th gen) vs i7-7700HQ, i5-7300HQ and i7-8550U

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    As of April 3rd 2018 there’s a new series of Performance Mobile Processors meant for multimedia, gaming and workstation laptops, part of the Intel Coffee Lake line. This includes a multitude of SKUs, with the most important ones being the Core i5-8300H (quad-core), Core...

  • Asus ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL503VS review – GTX 1070 & 144Hz GSync display

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    There are a lot of good gaming laptops out there, but this article is about one of those than stand out of the crowd: the Asus ROG GL503VS, also known as the ROG Strix Scar Edition. The GL503 is Asus’s latest series of mid-range...

  • Asus ROG Strix GL503VD reviewed – what to expect and what changed from the GL502/GL553 models

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    Back at IFA 2017 Asus announced an update for the mid-range ROG Strix gaming line: the GL503 and GL703 series. Given the previous GL502s and GL702s were some of the most popular laptops in their niche, the new generation attracts a lot of interest from...

  • Acer Swift 3 SF315-41 review (AMD Ryzen 7, Radeon graphics)

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    If you’re in the market for a mid-range all-in-one laptop capable of handling everyday chores, multimedia content and occasional games, you surely came along the Acer Swift 3 series by now. This article is about a newer addition to this line built on AMD’s...

  • Asus NovaGo TP370QL – Windows 10 on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 platform

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    For the last years Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms have been an important part of most high-end smartphones and tablets out there, but as of late 2017 Qualcomm and Microsoft unveiled the first Windows 10 commercial products built on Snapdragon hardware. I’m not going to get...

  • Dell Inspiron Gaming 7577 reviewed – $999 GTX 1060 MQ gaming laptop

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    For the last two years, the Dell Inspiron Gaming line has been one of the best series of mid-range gaming laptops you could get, with solid traits and an excellent price (especially for those of you living in the US). The latest iteration in the...

  • Acer Swift 5 SF514-52T review – a modern and extremely light ultrabook

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    The Swift 5 is Acer’s classic “ultrabook”: a compact clamshell laptop with a compact and light construction, modern hardware, an IPS touchscreen, a backlit keyboard and overall no major compromises. As of late 2017 Acer updated the series with the SF514-52T model, a follow-up...

  • Acer Spin 1 SP111-32N review – premium build, average experience

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    A few years ago netbooks were highly popular, as light, compact and inexpensive laptops you could easily lug around to school or work. They weren’t very well crafted though and didn’t perform that well either, so eventually faded away. These days there are still a...

  • Acer Switch 5 SW512-52 review – fast, fanless and affordable Windows tablet

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    If you’re interested in the Microsoft Surface Pro, you should also check out the product covered in this article, the Acer Switch 5 SW512-52. Much like the Surface Pro, this one is a Windows tablet with a similar form factor, a kick-stand on the...

  • Lenovo IdeaPad 520s-14IKB review – mid-range modern ultraportable

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    Let’s say you’re in the market for a compact all-round laptop able to handle daily activities and tackle a few casual games as well. You don’t want a full-size computer, but rather something smaller and lighter, yet at the same time your budget is...

  • Asus Zenbook UX550VE review (i7-7700HQ, GTX 1050 Ti) and how it compares to the Zenbook UX550VD

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    A few weeks ago I published an article about the Asus Zenbook UX550VD, a much awaited addition to the premium 15-inch laptop segment and alternative to the Dell XPS 15, the  Lenovo Yoga 720 15 and the newer Yoga 730 and ThinkPad X1 Extreme. However, the UX550VE variant...

  • Lenovo Yoga 920 – 13IKB reviewed (w/ Core i5-8250U, UHD 620), vs Yoga 910

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    Lenovo was a little late with the update of their premium 2-in-1 Yoga notebook, but there’s finally a successor for the Yoga 910 as of early September 2017, the Yoga 920, scheduled however to ship from Q4 2017. While we’re waiting for our own sample...

  • Asus Chromebook Flip C302CA review – an excellent premium 2-in-1 Chromebook

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    This article is about the Asus Chromebook C302CA, still one of the best Chromebooks available in stores these days. Unlike most Chromebooks, this one is more expensive, selling for between $470 to $650 depending on the configuration you choose. And that’s because it’s nicer...

  • Asus Zenbook 13 UX331UN review – Core i5-8250U, Nvidia MX150

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    The second half of 2017 is finally the right time to buy an all-round ultra-portable laptop that can handle standard everyday activities such as browsing, movies or music, but also games, graphics editing, and some other more demanding chores. And that’s because Intel has...

  • Acer Spin 5 SP513-52N review – KabyLake-R Core i5-8250U hardware in a modern convertible

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    The Acer Spin 5 is one of the best-buy convertibles available in stores, as an overall good product with an affordable price tag. There’s more about it in our review. As of the Fall of 2017 Acer updated it with a new generation, the Spin 5...

  • Intel Core i5-8250U (Kaby Lake-R, 8th generation) benchmarks and impressions

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    As of late August 2017 Intel announced the first quad-core eight-thread platform designed for ultra-portable computers. The CPUs in this line are sold as 8th generation processors, although in reality they are an update of the 7th generation hardware line and are called Kaby...

  • Asus ROG Strix GL702ZC review and impressions – the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 laptop

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    If you’re interested in a laptop that won’t break the bank for you and can handle complex multi-core loads like very few other notebooks available as of August 2017 can, the Asus ROG Strix GL702ZC should be of interest. It looks like a standard 17-inch laptop, perhaps a...

  • Intel KabyLake-R (8th gen) portable laptops and ultrabooks – the complete list

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    The vast majority of ultraportable laptops available in the last years have been built on Intel Core U hardware-platforms, with options for dual-core processors with or without HyperThreading. And while the Kaby Lake hardware generation provides solid performance for everyday tasks like browsing and...

  • Asus ZenBook Flip S UX370UA review – the vanity 2-in-1 laptop

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    2-in-1 thin-and-light laptops have been around for a few years now and they’ve got to the point where they can meet most expectations, with few to no compromises. Most of them are still fairly heavy to hold and use in tablet mode, which is the...

  • Aorus x7 DT v7 review – the somewhat portable 17-inch GTX 1080 laptop to buy

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    After my disappointment with the Aorus x5 MD, my sights got set back on the Aorus x7 DT v7.  I actually became interested with this laptop after hearing how good the v6 model was, a couple months back.  Unfortunately, the v7 was heavily delayed...

  • Asus VivoBook Pro N580VD / N580GD review – mid-range multimedia laptop

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    The VivoBook Pro is Asus’s line of full-size multimedia laptops. The computers in this series are nor as compact or as light as those in the VivoBook Slim or Zenbook Pro line, but not far off. They are however good multimedia options built on modern HQ...

  • Aorus X5 MD review – portable 15-inch laptop with GTX 1080 Max-Q graphics

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    After an extremely long delay, it looks like Aorus has finally released their v7 line of laptops.  These are the same laptops introduced back in January at CES, which are similar to the v6 line, but with Kaby Lake processors.  With Volta coming so...

  • Asus Zenbook Pro 15 UX550 review (UX550VD – Core i5, GTX 1050)

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    It’s been a while since Asus last updated their top-tier Zenbook, but that’s changing as of July 2017 with the Zenbook Pro UX550 series. This is a 15-inch laptop with a compact build, premium features and the latest in terms of hardware at this...

  • ASUS PRO B9440UA review – a well priced 14-inch business ultraportable

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    Asus are mostly known for their ultraportable line of Zenbook laptops and their ROG line of gaming notebooks, but they also tap into other segments. The Asus Pro for instance is a limited series of portable computers meant for business environments, and the B9440...

  • Acer Swift 3 SF314-52 review – budget 14-inch laptop with Nvidia MX150 graphics

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    The Aspire Swift 3 SF314-51 is one of the best value laptops I’ve reviewed in the last 12 months, selling for under $600 with a proper Core U configuration, SSD storage and an IPS screen. As of mid 2017 Acer updated that notebook and we’ve spent...

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