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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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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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15 Best budget laptops under $1000 in 2024 (good value)

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

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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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  • Dell XPS 13 9340 2024-model explained, vs. XPS 13 Plus 9330, XPS 14 9440

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    In this article we’re discussing the compact 2024 Dell XPS 13 9340 model, the smallest XPS laptop available as part of the early-2024 XPS lineup. Unlike the XPS 14 and XPS 16, which are brand new devices for this year, the 2024 XPS 13...

  • Best gaming ultrabook (thin-and-light gaming laptop) in 2025

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    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 gaming ultrabook) for your needs...

  • Lenovo Legion Go review (AMD Z1 Extreme)

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    This is an early review of the Lenovo Legion Go handheld.  Although I’ve only had it a couple weeks, I wanted to get something up for anyone interested in it, in time for the holidays. As far as the latest handhelds go, I’ve reviewed...

  • Best small laptops (11 and 10-inch mini laptops) in 2025

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    These days, you’ll find a multitude of excellent thin, light, and fast ultraportable laptops in stores, but if the size and portability of your computer matter more than anything else to you, a mini laptop with an 11-inch, 10-inch, or even a smaller display...

  • 2024 Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA607, F16 FX607 updates

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    Among others, Asus are quietly updating their TUF Gaming series of budget performance laptops for 2024, and we’re going to briefly discuss the novelties in this article. Both the new 2024 TUF models are 16-inch full-size designs, available as the: TUF Gaming A16 FA607...

  • Fanless laptops (completely silent) in 2025 – the best options

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    In this article, we’re discussing fanless laptops and silent Windows ultrabooks and Chromebooks, or in other words, laptops with passive cooling solutions, without a fan that spins and makes noise. You’ll find quite a few different laptops without a fan available in stores, and...

  • Lenovo Legion Pro 7i review (gen 8 – Core i9, RTX 4080)

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    This is our detailed review of the mid-2023 8th-generation update of the Lenovo Legion Pro 7 series, in the Legion Pro 7i variant built on 13th-gen Intel Core HX hardware and Nvidia RTX 4000 graphics. The Pro 7i is the top-tier performance and gaming...

  • Lenovo Legion 9i review (Intel i9, RTX 4080 model)

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    This is my detailed review of the Lenovo Legion 9i series, the highest-tier Legion laptop available as of the end of 2023. You probably know what to expect from this series by now, which is Lenovo’s take on a somewhat portable high-performance laptop, and...

  • Best 15-inch and 14-inch lightweight portable laptops in 2025

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    While you’ll find many excellent compact ultrabooks out there, some of you still favor full-size 15-inch or 14-inch laptops with larger screens and enough power to smoothly handle daily tasks, workloads, and even games. However, I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t say no to a...

  • Asus ZenBook Pro 14 OLED review (UX6404VV model)

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    This is my detailed review of the Asus Zenbook Pro 14 UX6404 series, in its mid-2023 generation. We’ve discussed this series earlier in the year, when I got to preview it for a brief time, and that experience left me excited about this addition...

  • Acer Swift Edge 16 OLED review (SFE16-43 model, AMD Ryzen 7 7840U)

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    This is my detailed review of the Acer Swift Edge 16 SFE16-43 generation, a lightweight and portable 16-inch laptop built on a modern AMD Ryzen U hardware platform. I’ve reviewed a previous version of the Swift Edge in the past, and this updated model...

  • 15 Best budget laptops under $1000 in 2024 (good value)

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    Looking for a good-value laptop and portable ultrabook and don’t plan to spend an arm and a leg for it? In this article, we’re going over the best budget laptops and ultrabooks that you can get for under 1000 USD (or EUR) these days,...

  • Best 11 lightweight laptops (ultrabooks) for school, college students in 2024

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    In this article, we’ll go over my favorite student ultrabooks and lightweight laptops for school/college use, devices that can handle both work and play at the same time, without breaking your back or the bank for you. When I was in school, I lugged...

  • Asus ZenBook 14X OLED review (UX3404VA/Q420VA model)

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    This is my detailed review of the Asus ZenBook 14X series in its mid-2023 generation. This series is sold as the ZenBook 14X UX3404 in most regions, but also as the ZenBook 14X Q420 and Q410 in some US shops. Furthermore, this reviewed configuration...

  • Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 review (Core i9, RTX 4090 gaming laptop)

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    This is my detailed review of the Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 series, the most powerful ROG – Republic of Gamers laptop available as of 2023/2024. The Scar 18 is a performance laptop with an 18-inch display, a full-size chassis, and an updated beefy...

  • Lenovo Legion Pro 5i review (i7, RTX 4060 model)

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    This is my detailed review of the mid-2023 8th-generation update of the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 series, in the Legion Pro 5i variant built on 13th-gen Intel Core HX hardware and Nvidia RTX 4000 graphics. The Legion Pro 5i is the mid-tier performance and...

  • Asus ROG Strix G18 review (Core i9, RTX 4070, RTX 4080)

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    This is my detailed review of the Asus ROG Strix G18 series, the large screen 18-inch mid-tier Republic of Gamers laptop of the 2023/2024 generation. The ROG Strix series is similar in most ways to Asus’s highest-tier ROG Strix Scar series, which I’ve already...

  • AMD Radeon 780M benchmarks and review (RDNA3 iGPU), vs. Radeon 680M, Iris Xe

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    In this article we’re going to discuss the particularities and the performance of the best iGPU currently available on the market, the RDNA3-based AMD Radeon 780M. This integrated GPU is bundled with the majority of the top-tier 2023 AMD Ryzen 7000 Phoenix processors. We’re...

  • Lenovo Yoga Slim 6 review (14APU8 laptop, AMD Ryzen 7 7840U)

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    This is my detailed review of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 6 series, in the AMD-based Yoga Slim 6 14APU8 variant built on AMD Ryzen Phoenix hardware. This series is mostly available on the European market and doesn’t have a direct equivalent in the US...

  • Asus ROG Strix G16 review (Core i9, RTX 4060, RTX 4070)

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    This is my detailed review of the Asus ROG Strix G16 series, the mid-tier mid-sized Republic of Gamers laptop available as of 2023/2024. The Strix series shares its core with Asus’s highest-tier ROG Strix Scar series, which I’ve already reviewed here – ROG Scar...

  • Asus VivoBook Pro 16X OLED review (K6604JV model, OLED)

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    This is my detailed review of the 2023 Asus VivoBook Pro 16X OLED series, which I’ve used extensively in my home office over the last two months. This is a quite interesting lineup of laptops. It’s supposed to be an all-purpose mobile computer with...

  • Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 X3D review (G733PYV model – Ryzen 9 7945HX3D, RTX 4090)

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    This is my detailed review of the Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 X3D, a powerful 17-inch laptop with unique specs in today’s notebook environment, as it pairs an AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D processor with an Nvidia RTX 4090 Laptop dGPU. What makes this laptop...

  • Nvidia RTX 4090 vs. RTX 4080 comparison (in the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i)

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    This is our detailed review of the highest-tier configuration of the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i series, the 2023 gen8 generation. This configuration bundles the Intel Core i9-13900HX processor, 32 B RAM, 1 TB of fast SSD storage, and the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 16...

  • Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 review (2023 GA402XY – Ryzen 9 7940HS, RTX 4090)

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    This is our detailed review of the mid-2023 update of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 series, in the Zephyrus G14 GA402 variant built on AMD Ryzen 7000 hardware and Nvidia RTX 4000 graphics. The 2023 ROG Zephyrus G14 generation is a hardware refresh of...

  • Lenovo Slim Pro 9i review (14-inch model)

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    It was a pleasant surprise to get the Lenovo Slim Pro 9i last month.  Not only did I forget it existed (mostly because the name blends into the background with all the other Lenovo names out there), but I also discovered that this is...

  • Lenovo Legion 9i impressions – mini LED, RTX 4090, water cooling

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    In this article, we’re discussing the 2023 Lenovo Legion 9i series, now the top-of-the-line model within Lenovo’s gaming/performance lineup. The 9i is the first of its kind, as so far Lenovo only went up to the Legion 7 as their flagship. However, with the...

  • Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano review (Gen 3 model, Intel 13th-gen Core P)

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    The Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Nano is next on my list to grab my attention.  This is Lenovo’s lightest Thinkpad available and tries to cram as much as possible into a 13” chassis and yet still keep it thin and light.  It’s by no means...

  • Complete list of AMD Ryzen 7 8840U, Ryzen 7 8840HS and 7840U laptops

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    The latest update of this article provides a detailed list of all the AMD Ryzen 7 8840U and Ryzen 7 8840HS laptops available in stores as of mid 2024, as well as lists of previous generation AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, Ryzen 7 7735U, Ryzen...

  • Asus Vivobook S 14 OLED review (K5404VA model, i9)

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    This article is my detailed review of the mid-2023 generation of the Asus VivoBook S 14 OLED k5404. This series is the mid-tier and somewhat more affordable alternative to the Asus ZenBook 14X lineup, with fewer bells and whistles, different materials used for the...

  • Asus ROG Flow Z13 review (model – i9, RTX 4060)

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    This is my detailed review of the Asus ROG Flow Z13 series. The Flow Z13 is a rather unique product, a portable tablet+ keyboard folio format with a 13-inch display, but at the same time a device with powerful specs that can rival the...

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