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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 over the last 15 years, of all kinds and from all brands. In this guide, I’ll tell you which are our favorite portable notebooks right now, to...

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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 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...

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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 UX51VZ review / Asus U500 – top notch 15 inch ultraportable

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    Not even 12 months have passed since the first ultrabooks hit the stores. And while those early models had their issues, they cleared the way for the things to come: a myriad of thin and light laptops, some of them very very good. The...

  • Toshiba introduces budget-friendly Satellite U940/U945 and premium U840/U845 ultrabooks

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    Toshiba has been one of the busiest bees at the IFA 2012 in Berlin, strengthening the company’s line-up of ultrabooks with no less than four fresh new devices. However, each of these has a particular focus and a certain niche it’s ready to attack,...

  • Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A vs Acer Aspire S5 – premium ultrabooks compared

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    While there are a few ultrabooks available these days, only a hand-full of them can bear the “premium” stamp. The Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A and the Acer Aspire S5 are two of these and if you’re looking for a top 13.3 inch ultrabook these...

  • Lenovo Ideapad U310 review – a proper budget ultrabook

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    We’re taking a look in this post at the Lenovo IdeaPad U310, one of the most affordable ultrabooks on the market. A lower price-tag usually means that corners had to be cut, but you’ll find out by the end of the review that this...

  • Acer Aspire S5 review – a sleek ultrabook, but not much else

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    Acer’s first ultrabook, the Aspire S3, was one of the poorest ultrabooks launched last year, but had a low price on its side. Back in January, Acer launched its successor for the S3, the Acer Aspire S5, with a thin and light body, fast...

  • Fujitsu Lifebook U772 review – the business ultrabook

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    The Fujitsu Lifebook U772 is only one of the few proper business ultrabooks out there right now. Unlike regular ultrabooks, business targeted such devices need to offer some features and functions corporate users must have in order to be able to perform their daily...

  • Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A review – the best ultrabook out there right now

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    With their new Zenbook Primes, Asus tries to fix most of the issues users encountered with their first generation ultrabooks and add a couple of extras on top, just enough to make these perhaps the best ultrabooks money can buy right now. In this...

  • HP ENVY 6t-1000 review – the 15.6 inch ultrabook

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    While ultrabooks have been around for a year or so, most of the available models are compact 13.3 inchers, with some 11.6 and 14 inch alternatives. However, customers love 15.6 inch laptops, as these are by far the best sold on the market. Thus,...

  • Ultrabook battery life and performance – what to expect and comparisons

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    Ultra-responsive, ultra-sleek and ultra-snappy. An optimal blend of responsiveness and performances. A revolutionary way of computing. The sleekest and strongest portable computers. These are just a few of the advertising slogans used to market ultrabooks in the last couple of months. But because we...

  • Dell XPS 14 review – if the average ultrabook is not enough for you

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    Ultrabooks are a getting more and more popular these days, but some of you might find the many 13.3-inch options too small for daily use. If that’s the case, the Dell XPS 14 could be a model to consider, with stylish design, sturdy unibody...

  • Asus U32VD reviewed and appreciated – would you get this over an ultrabook?

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    Over at TLBHD.com I’ve posted the review for the Asus U32V (Asus U32VD in the US), after playing with it for a while. I called it a potential ultrabook alternative and that’s because the U32V is a 13.3 inch portable laptop, just as most...

  • Acer Aspire S7 – new 11.6 and 13.3 inch ultrabooks, with Windows 8 and touchscreens

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    While the first generation Acer ultrabooks (the Aspire S3) was not so well received by reviewers and customers all around the globe, Acer seem to have learned their lesson and worked hard on their new devices. The Acer Aspire S7 is their latest creation,...

  • Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon unveiled – looks like a true business ultrabook

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    Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 is one of the most popular portable laptops of the last couple of months, that’s why I’m pretty sure many of you will get excited when reading about its updated kin, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon. The new model does bring...

  • HP Envy Spectre XT 13, the company’s latest premium ultrabook

    The second Envy Spectre looks even better than the first.

    After missing out on the first ultrabook wave last year (with the HP Folio 13 joining the game a bit later), HP is simply bombarding us with ultrabooks lately, making it hard for us to even keep count of all of the company’s new...

  • Sony’s T11 and T13 ultrabooks revealed, but a little late to the game

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    Back at CES in January I saw some early Sony ultrabook prototypes but back then there were no details of a final shipping date. Today, Sony officially announced the Vaio T11 and T13 lines, their first ever ultrabooks, that will be available in stores...

  • Asus UX31A and UX21A – Ivy Bridge processors and matte Full HD IPS displays

    While they should probably look about the same as the old UX21 and 31, the UX31A and 21A will come with much better hardware.
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    Now that the first ultrabook wave, featuring such products as the Asus Zenbook UX31, the Lenovo U300S or the Toshiba Portege Z835, is pretty much history, it’s time to concentrate on the second wave, started with the unveilings of Acer’s S5, M3 and M5,...

  • Ultrabooks vs netbooks: the reasons to buy or pass them

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    Ever since Intel has announced the start of a new class of ultraportable and strong laptops called ultrabooks, questions started rising on our lips. Will ultrabooks revolutionize the market? Will they replace netbooks, tablets, will they chip some of the regular laptops’ popularity? Or...

  • HP Folio 13 review – excellent bang for the buck, but not perfect

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    HP are one of the biggest laptop movers in the world, but over the years, they mostly focused on cheap machines, with little consideration for design and attention to details. That has changed recently, and laptops like the HP Folio 13 we’re reviewing here...

  • Ultrabooks with dedicated/discrete graphics or optical drives

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    Many of the ultrabooks available these days draw attention with their slim and compact build, long battery life and snappy performance. However, some features have to be left on the side with this kind of thin and light computers, as there’s just not enough...

  • Ultrabooks with illuminated/backlit keyboards – what are your options?

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    Whether you like it or not, you are one of their dedicated fans or, on the contrary, one of their passionate opponents, you have to accept the reality and admit that ultrabooks have hit the computer market with a bang and are here to...

  • Lenovo IdeaPad U300s review – a top ultra-portable for business

    The U300s has a very original look and is available in two different color schemes.
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    After giving you an exclusive first look and preview of the Lenovo IdeaPad U300s a couple of months back, when things were still a bit shady, it’s now time to take Lenovo’s ultrabook for another spin and properly review it, just weeks after its...

  • Acer Aspire S3 review – the affordable ultrabook and it shows it

    Even though it's thin and light, the S3 is not exactly the most elegant or reliable ultrabook today.
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    The Acer Aspire S3 was the first true ultrabook to hit the stores in late 2011 and, despite its affordable price tag and early success, has failed to make a strong impression and has trailed behind most recent releases, like the Asus UX31 or...

  • Toshiba Portege Z830/Z835 review: nice overall package, a few flaws nevertheless!

    The Z835 is not made of aluminum and is therefore a bit shallow.
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    I’m sure I was not the only one to expect the Toshiba Z835 (or Z830, as its called in some markets, see details below) to reach the stores, as there were certain rumors claiming this could be the best ultrabook of the beginning of...

  • Lenovo U300S vs MacBook Air : close, but not close enough!

    The Lenovo U300S looks almost as elegant and solid as the MacBook Air.
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    Ever since the first ultrabook was officially announced, most technology enthusiasts got excited by either the Acer S3, the cheapest device of this kind, the Asus UX31, with a great screen and a very strong body, or the Toshiba Z835, which seemed to offer...

  • Asus Zenbook UX31E review – this could be the best ultrabook, but…

    The Asus UX31 is extremely light and thin, no matter how you look at it.
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    After thoroughly reviewing the Lenovo U300s and the Acer Aspire S3, it’s now time to focus on the Asus Zenbook UX31, the ultrabook that seemed to have the best odds to be a real competitor for the MacBook Air a while back. The Zenbook...

  • Acer Aspire S3 vs Asus Zenbook UX31 – low price vs better hardware

    The Asus UX31 (on the left) and the Acer S3 (on the right).

    Acer and Asus are two of the most important computer manufacturers that decided to enter the fresh and exciting ultrabook market and their products, while short of being perfect (or extremely cheap, for that matter), are clearly strong and elegant enough to attract quite...

  • Asus Zenbook UX31 vs Apple MacBook Air – quick ultrabook comparison

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    After a couple of general posts that I honestly hope you found useful and insightful rather than boring and formal, it’s time to get a bit ‘’dirty’’, to take two of today’s ultrabooks and compare them head to head in order to see which...

  • Acer Aspire S3 vs MacBook Air – an unfair battle and a clear winner!

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    The Acer Aspire S3 is by far the cheapest ultrabook at the moment and, even though it cuts a few corners in terms of hardware and performance, is a solid and snappy overall piece of computer equipment. However, as much as it pains me...

  • Ultrabook vs tablet (iPad, Nexus): a close fight, but yet no competition

    Ultrabooks and tablets are very different, but should be equally as popular in the near future.
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    While many technology enthusiasts and experts have seen ultrabooks as possible replacements for either regular laptops or netbooks, if you think things through Intel’s new ultraportable computer should be seen as the number one competitor for other computer devices. We are talking of course...

  • Apple MacBook Air review- the ultrathin and portable beast

    The MacBook Air is easily one of the most impressive notebooks on the market right now.
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    It is difficult to find a technology market niche not dominated by Apple right now. It is as difficult to find a trend that has not been started by Apple. It is almost impossible to find a computer product, a smartphone, a tablet or...

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