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Best gaming ultrabook (thin-and-light gaming laptop) in 2023

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

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Best ultrabook and portable lightweight laptop in 2023

Here at Ultrabookreview.com, we’ve reviewed hundreds of ultrabooks and portable lightweight laptops...

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15 Best budget laptops under $1000 in 2023 (good value)

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

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The best 14 and 15-inch portable laptops (ultrabooks) of 2023

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

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Best 2-in-1 laptop and ultrabook in 2023 – detailed reviews

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

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  • 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...

  • AMD Carrizo – a breath of fresh air for mid-priced laptops?

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    AMD powered notebooks have become a rare commodity lately. A multitude of reasons lead to this outcome, but the core problem has been the hardware, which paled in comparison to the competition year after year. AMD are aware of their problems and are confident...

  • 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...

  • Asus Zenbook UX305FA revisited – who is it for?

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    The Asus Zenbook UX305 is one of the hottest ultraportables of the moment. It’s built on a Core M platform, it’s sleek and nicely crafted and it’s cheaper than most of its piers. In the US the base version starts at $699 and for...

  • Acer Aspire R 14 (R3-471T) review, the Broadwell update

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    If you only have about $600 to spend for a brand-new Broadwell powered 2-in-1 laptop, the Acer Aspire R 14, also known as the R3-471T in some regions, should be on your list. The affordable price is its main selling-point and that’s why you...

  • Asus G751JY / G751 review – the Nvidia 980M powered gaming laptop

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    You might think there’s not much Asus could have improved on their massive 17 inch gaming laptops, but you’d be wrong, and the Asus G751, the device we’re going to review in this post, stands as proof. This one succeeds a model launched only...

  • Acer Aspire Switch 12 SW5-271 review – a different fanless laptop

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    Acer have a history of throwing unusual form factors into the market and the device we’re going to review here, the Acer Aspire Switch 12 SW5-271 (2014 edition), is one of their weirdest designs, next to the Aspire R13 or the R15. That probably...

  • Intel Core i5-5200U benchmarks (vs Core i5-4200U and i5-4210U)

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    A few days ago I posted an article on the Intel Core i7-5500U processor, a higher-tier CPU part of Intel’s Broadwell U hardware platform, one that should make it into most top-configured ultrabooks that will be available in the next few months. This time...

  • Intel SandyBridge Core i7-2620M vs Intel Broadwell U i5 and i7 processors

    When it coems to raw CPU power, the Broadwell U Core i7 processors barely outmatch the 4 years old SandyBridge M Core i7 CPUs
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    A couple of you asked how an Intel SandyBridge Core i7 M series processor compares to the recently launched Intel Broadwell U processors. My old Lenovo ThinkPad X220 happens to run on an Intel Core i7-2620M CPU, the Dell XPS 13 packs a Broadwell...

  • New 2015 ultrabooks announced at CES

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    I’m not attending CES this year, but I should have, as ultrabook news are flying in from every corner. As expected, Intel finally unveiled their Broadwell Core U architecture and as a result, most manufacturers are bringing their 2015 ultraportables to light. These new...

  • Asus Transformer Book T300FA review – a fanless 2-in-1 with Core M-5Y10 hardware

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    This article is my review of the Asus Transformer Book T300FA. The name might not tell you much, but this is Asus’s first 2-in-1 laptop built on the Intel Core M new-generation hardware platform and promises to be powerful enough to handle your everyday...

  • Asus G551JM / G551 review – a fair priced 15.6 inch gaming laptop

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    Hi everyone, Mike here and this is my review of the Asus G551JM laptop. It’s a 15.6 inch laptop, member of Asus’s ROG line of gaming machines. However, Asus offers a couple of different G551 versions across the world. The one we have here...

  • Asus N551JK, EeeBook X205TA and X555 reviews

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    It’s been quiet here lately but I haven’t been slackening, as I tested a few new laptops for our other website, TLBHD.com. Among them, the three mentioned in this post’s title, the Asus N551JK multimedia laptop, an update of the popular N550 series, the...

  • Dell Inspiron 13 7000 (7347) review – an affordable 2-in-1 13 incher

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    Hey guys, this is my detailed review of the Dell Inspiron 13 7000 series. We have the retail version of the Inspiron 13 7347 model for tests and it is a 13 inch 2-in-1 convertible laptop, Dell’s alternative to the Lenovo Yoga 2 13...

  • MSI GS60 Ghost Pro 3K review – Nvidia GTX 970M & 870M versions

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    For the brief time I used the GS60(FHD) earlier this year, I was very impressed. It fell a little short of what I was looking for though, and comparing it directly to a Razer Blade, I decided it wasn’t what I was looking for....

  • Gigabyte Aorus X3 Plus review – a beastly 13.9-inch gaming ultraportable

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    On my never ending quest to find the “perfect” high-end ultrabook, I was able to get my hands on the new Aorus X3 Plus. I’ve never used an Aorus product before and I’ve read a few not-so-stellar reviews on Gigabyte laptops as well, so...

  • Asus Zenbook UX303LN vs MacBook Pro 13 with Retina Display

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    Some of you requested a head-to-head between the Asus Zenbook UX303LN and the MacBook Pro 13 with retina display and I finally managed to get them side by side this week. I don’t have any pictures though, I did not have my camera with...

  • Asus Zenbook UX305 – Broadwell Core-M hardware in a sleek body

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    With Intel Broadwell hardware just a few months from hitting the stores, Asus announced the Zenbook UX305 line at IFA Berlin, a device that promises to be one of the slimmest 13.3 inch laptops ever created and at the same time, one of the...

  • Asus G771JW / G771 review – a capable 17 inch multimedia laptop

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    In this post we’re going to talk about the Asus G771 series. The name suggests that it is, first of all, a 17 inch laptop, and then, a gaming machine, member of Asus’s G line (also known as Republic of Gamers). In reality though,...

  • Lenovo Yoga 2 11 review – the affordable 2-in-1 laptop

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    There are quite a few good 2-in-1 laptops available right now in stores, but most of them are rather expensive. In this post however, we’re going to talk about one of the more affordable convertible laptops that you can find, the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga...

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