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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
There’s a growing demand for high-end portable multimedia laptops and manufacturers struggle to get their best in front of potential buyers. The “portable” aspect is the real problem here, as a multimedia laptop needs to be fast, but cramming powerful hardware inside a thin...
Got my hands on another Core M ultraportable in the last few days, the Asus Transformer Book T300FA, and this post is my collection of initial impressions on it. Just to be clear, this is not the ultra-sleek T300 Chi tablet showcased at Computex...
While Asus released nearly a dozen 13 inch Zenbooks in the last two years, they failed to compete in the larger segment of 15 inch multimedia ultra-portables, a niche dominated by the Apple Retina Macbook Pro or the Dell XPS 15. Not anymore though....
If you’re after a Chromebook and don’t want to spend much for it, then you’ve probably looked at these two already, Acer’s C720 and Asus’s C200 (my review is over here, BTW). On a first look they are similar, as both are 11.6 inch...
For many, the Macbook Air might well be the best ultra-portable available these days. It doesn’t pack as many features as some of the top ultrabooks you can find in stores, but it does provide a well balanced experience for an attractive price. And...
Chromebooks are a special breed of computers, designed to be extremely simple to use, compact and good enough for basic everyday activities. But they’re mainly created to be as affordable as possible and the Asus Chromebook C200 makes no exception: it starts at $249...
Ultrabooks are sleek and snappy, but graphics performances are not exactly their strong point. However, if you were looking for a 13 inch ultrabook with dedicated graphics in the last years, Asus got you cover, with devices like the Zenbook UX32VD back in 2012,...
If you’ve been following ultrabooks in these last years, Asus’s Zenbooks should definitely sound familiar. The UX303 is their flagship line for the second part of 2014 and probably for the first half of 2015 as well and there will be at least two...
While we treat mostly ultrabooks here on Ultrabookreview.com, quite a few of you asked for my opinion on Chromebooks. As a result, in this buying guide we’ll get in-depth on the things you need to know when buying a Chromebook these days. As a...
The Asus Transformer Book Flip TP500 is a 15 inch convertible laptop with a touchscreen, capable Haswell hardware and a start price of roughly $650. The more powerful configurations sell for between $700 to $1000 at launch. In this post I’m going to tell...
I have to admit, I fancied the Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro from the moment I’ve got my eyes on it, back in September 2013 at IFA Berlin. But there’s more than meets the eye when it comes to a laptop, so in this post...
The HP Specte 13t-3000 has all the right tools to tackle pretty much any other 13 inch ultrabook of the moment. And it has the more affordable price tag on its side (starts at $999, while a similar config from its direct competitors will...
The Asus Transformer Book Flip TP300L is a nice looking Haswell powered laptop with a convertible screen, with a start-price of roughly $700 at launch (will get cheaper down the road). I’ve told you a few things about this line before, now it’s time...
Asus were among the very first to offer stand alone Windows tablets paired with matching docking stations with their Transformer Books. In the meantime, this has grown to become one of the most popular 2-in-1 form-factor available these days and while other manufacturers released...
Vivobooks and the Transformer Book Flips are two series of mid-priced Asus ultrabooks, spanning over a bunch of different models. You’ll find Vivobooks with screen-sizes between 11.6 and 15.6 inch, while the Book Flips are available as 13.3, 14 and 15.6 inch variants. In...
There are quite a few Haswell powered Zenbooks available in stores these days, but pretty much all of them are seriously expensive, with start prices over $1000. The Asus Zenbook UX32LA however is here to change that, with a list price of around 750...
The Transformer Flip series is Asus’s new line of mid-level laptops powered by Haswell hardware. With prices starting at around $500, the Flip line stretches from 13.3 inch to 15.6 inch laptops, available in a multitude of configurations. Thus, if you’re after a decent...
A Haswell iteration of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 has been much awaited and requested by many business ultra-portables’ users around the globe. Lenovo finally delivered, with the ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2014 edition, but they did not just update the hardware of their 2013 model....
There’s been a lot of hype around Asus’s Zenbook NX500 launched a few weeks ago at Computex. The laptop is expected to hit the stores by the end of the Summer or early Fall and in the meantime, I’ve got my hands on an...
I’ve got my hands on an Asus Zenbook UX303LN and played with it in the last days. This one will be officially released later this year (around July-August) as probably the most powerful 13 inch Zenbook of the 2014 line, with the updated Intel...
In this post we’re going to take a detailed look at the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga. This one is Lenovo’s first attempt at merging the versatility of the Yoga form-factor, with its 360 flippable screen, and the business-grade characteristics of the iconic ThinkPad line. And...