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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

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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 Zenbook Pro UX501 (UX501VW ) review and in-depth impressions

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    Asus have a new 15-inch laptop in the works for 2015: the Zenbook Pro UX501. It’s not yet available in stores at the time of this post, but it will be in the near future, alongside its close gaming oriented relative, the Zenbook G501....

  • MSI GS60 Ghost Pro vs Gigabyte P35X – portable 15-inch laptops compared

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    I’ve grown quite accustomed to using my GS60 as my daily driver over the past year, but I’ve always been interested in the Gigabyte P35X, as it is probably the closest competitor to the GS60. After my issues with Gigabyte’s Aorus brand, I was...

  • Asus Zenbook UX305 / UX305FA review – the fanless ultraportable

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    This is my detailed review of the Asus Zenbook UX305 series (UX305FA model), one of the few available ultraportables built on Intel’s Core M platform that you can buy at the time of this article There are several reasons why this laptop should spark...

  • Lenovo Yoga 300 11 (Flex 3 11) review – an affordable 11-inch hybrid

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    There are quite a few 11-inch mini laptops with affordable price tags out there, and the Lenovo Yoga 300 11 (also known as the Flex 3 11 in some parts of the world) is Lenovo’s offer in this competitive niche. It’s a hybrid that...

  • Lenovo Yoga 500 15-inch review – a full size hybrid

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    There’s no doubt hybrid laptops are here to stay. Buyers appreciate the versatility of these devices that look and act like regular notebooks, but have 360-degrees convertible screens, so they can be “transformed” into tablets or stands if the user so desires. But is...

  • Lenovo Yoga 500 14 (Flex 3 14) review – a well priced 14-inch 2-in-1

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    If you’re after an everyday convertible laptop and have a rather limited budget at your disposal, you should have a look at Lenovo’s Yoga 500 series, also known as the Flex 3 in the US and some other regions. We talked about the 15-inch...

  • Asus Zenbook UX303LB – gaming ultraportable with Nvidia 940M graphics

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    The Asus Zenbook UX303LN was one of the the few 13-inch ultraportables that could handle games well in the last year and while Asus has updated the series to Broadwell hardware, they also quietly launched a new model earlier in 2015: the Zenbook UX303LB,...

  • Razer Blade QHD+ vs Gigabyte P34W v3 – Ultraportable & Ultrapowerful

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    It is our wholly unbiased opinion here at UltrabookReview that Ultrabooks are great. Once you get used to the portability, convenience, and styling afforded by one, it is very difficult to go back to something bulkier such as a hulking ASUS ROG G-series laptop...

  • Dell XPS 13 9350 with Iris 540 graphics – a closer look at performance and throttling

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    Dell’s XPS 13 is still the undisputed king of Windows (and now even Linux) ultrabooks, delivering more power, style, and portability than any other competitor. With a price range from $800 to $2130, there are plenty of configuration options for every price point. The...

  • Acer Aspire V15 Nitro VN7-592G review ( Black Edition)

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    If you’re after a 15-inch entertainment laptop that can deal well with multimedia content and some games, there’s a fair chance the Acer Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition series is already on your list. If not, it should be! The first generation was released...

  • Dell Alienware 17 R3 review – high-performance gaming laptop

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    I’ve always preferred more portable laptops and not so much the bigger beefier ones out there. Alienware has had a warm place in my heart though, especially since I was a longtime owner of the m11x. Of course the m11x was still considered very...

  • Acer Aspire Switch 11 V (SW5-173) preview – Core M in an affordable package

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    Acer are no strangers to hybrid laptops, as their Aspire Switch and Aspire R lines have been around for a while now. The 2015 Switch lineup includes several different models with screen sizes between 10 to 12.5 inches, as I’ve showed you in a...

  • Acer Aspire E15 E5-573G review – good performer for limited budgets

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    It’s not everyday I get my hands on a full-sized budget laptop for review, but I do know many of you are interested in getting the best bang for your buck, and the Acer Aspire R5-573G fits this description to a T. The base...

  • Acer Aspire R 11 (R3-131T) review – Braswell on a $249 2-in-1 laptop

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    If you’re after a compact laptop with a 360-degree convertible display and only have around $250-$300 to spend, the Acer Aspire R 11 (also known as the Aspire R3-131T) should definitely be on your list. I told you a few things about it in...

  • Asus Transformer Book Chi T300 review – a $549 premium-looking 2-in-1

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    Hi everyone. This is my review of the much awaited Asus Transformer Book Chi T300, a sleek 2-in-1 detachable that is selling for $699 and up (at the time of the post, but it will surely get even more affordable down the line). The...

  • Dell Inspiron 15 3000 review – a budget 15-inch laptop

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    I don’t buy budget laptops very often. I mainly try to stick with mid-range to high end models since I haven’t had very good experiences with cheap laptops in the past. There’s always been something that sways me away from them, be it the...

  • Acer Aspire S7-393 review – a bump to Broadwell

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    Acer haven’t been too creative with their ultrabooks in the last years. While other manufacturers have been pushing out several new models each year, they mostly stuck with a single one: the Aspire S7. The beginning of 2015 brings a “new” iteration of the...

  • The complete list of Broadwell (Core M and Core i3/i5/i7) portable laptops and ultrabooks

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    This post is a complete list of all the available Broadwell ultrabooks and ultraportables, a list that I’m continuously updating with the latest launches. If you’re visiting this post past the Fall of 2015, you should also check out the detailed list of Skylake...

  • Toshiba Satellite S55t-B5152 review – 15-inch ultrabook for under $500

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    Back to school sales have begun and there’s now a deeper batch of affordable Broadwell ultrabooks to choose from. I was excited to see the Toshiba Satellite S55t go on sale last week so I decided to pick one up. I figured this model...

  • Acer Aspire Switch 11 V, Switch 12 2015, Switch 10 2015 and Switch 10 E – first look

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    The Switch is Acer’s most popular line of 2-in-1 ultraportables right now, with devices like the Switch 10 and the Switch 12 launched in the last year. 2015 brings up a few novelties in the series: a redesigned Switch 10, a new and more...

  • Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro review with Intel Core M-5Y70 hardware

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    In this post we’re going to talk about the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro, Lenovo’s thinnest and lightest 13 inch ultrabook to-date and at the same time, the first Intel Core M device I got my hands-on. The article is a review, a collection of...

  • Acer Aspire R 13 (R7-371T) review – an odd 13 inch convertible

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    We’ve seen several different 2-in-1 form factors in the last years, and among them, the “Yoga” format, with the 360 degree convertible screen, has gotten the most traction. The Aspire R 13, code name R7-371T, is not like any of the other 2-in-1s. In...

  • Asus Zenbook Broadwell updates – UX301LA, UX303LN/LA, UX305 and others

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    Asus quietly updated their lines of ultrabooks with Broadwell hardware and these devices are already starting to pop-out in stores around the world. They also launched a few new devices, sleeker than ever before, like the Zenbook UX305 or the Chi T300. Broadwell is...

  • Intel Core i5-5200U vs Core i7-5500U – which one’s the better deal?

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    Most of the Broadwell U powered laptops you can find in stores right now are available with both Core i5 and i7 processors, and among them, the Core i5-5200Us and the Core i7-5500Us are some of the most popular options, as they are the...

  • Acer Aspire V 15 Nitro VN7-571G review with Broadwell hardware

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    If you’re in the market for a thin and light multimedia laptop with a full-size 15.6 inch screen, the Acer Aspire V 15 Nitro models should be on your list. In this article we’re having a detailed look at the V 15 Nitro VN7-571G...

  • Acer Aspire R 11 – an affordable fanless convertible (first look)

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    Acer already had a few cheap 2-in-1s available in stores, but later this year we’re going to see some more. Among them we’ll find the newly launched Acer Aspire R 11, an 11-inch convertible with a Yoga-like form factor. Acer decided to go for...

  • Intel Core i7-5500U benchmarks (vs i7-4500U and i7-4558U)

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    I’ve got my hands on a device built on an Intel Core i7-5500U in these last days and I’m going to tell you a couple of things about its performance in this post. As you might know already, this is one of the fastest...

  • Lenovo ThinkPad L450 review – Broadwell in a rugged package

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    If you’re after a strongly-built laptop that bundles 5th gen Intel hardware, an excellent keyboard and plenty of ports, while selling for a little over $600 at the time of this post, the Lenovo ThinkPad L450 should be on your list. The ThinkPad L...

  • Dell Latitude 7250 and 7450 – are these proper business laptops?

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    If you’re in the market for a business ultraportable laptop, Dell’s Latitude models are probably on your list, next to the Lenovo ThinkPads or the HP EliteBooks, among others. I got to see their latest models in action and use them for an hours....

  • Gigabyte P35X v3 reviews and opinions – Nvidia 980M graphics in a portable body

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    Many of you are interested in the Gigabyte P35X v3 and in this post I’m going to gather the most important aspects you need to know about this laptop, based on buyers’ opinions and a few trust-worthy reviews published on the web. The P35X...

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