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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 ROG Flow X16 review (GV601RM model- AMD Ryzen 9, RTX 3060)

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    This is my detailed review of the Asus ROG Flow X16 2-in-1 convertible gaming laptop. There’s no other similar device out there as of mid-2022, a convertible laptop able to marry under the same hood a fairly portable 16-inch format with modern and powerful...

  • Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 review (gen 1 model, AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 6850U)

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    This is our detailed review of the Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 series, a new lineup of premium ultrabooks built on AMD Ryzen hardware and the long consecrated ThinkPad principles. This Z13 is not like most other ThinkPads, though, as it ditches the standard black chassis...

  • Asus ZenBook 17 Fold OLED review (foldable laptop, UX9702A model)

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    Asus presented the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED some months ago, and in meantime, I’ve got to spend the last two weeks with a final model and I can share my thoughts and impressions with you. The laptop is not yet available in stores and...

  • Lenovo Legion 7i review (Gen 7 model- Core i9, RTX 3080Ti)

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    This is our detailed review of the mid-2022 generation of the Lenovo Legion 7i, the top-tier performance and gaming laptop in the Lenovo Legion family. I’ve used this laptop for the last few weeks and gathered my thoughts and impressions down below. While not...

  • LG Gram 16 review (16Z90Q model, Intel 12th gen)

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    This is my detailed review of the LG Gram 16 series, a premium ultrabook with a full-size 16-inch display. I’ve already reviewed the 2022-generation of the LG Gram 17 in a previous article, and in this one, I’ll mostly focus on how the slightly...

  • Acer Swift Edge SFA16-41 impressions (AMD Ryzen + OLED)- lightest 16-inch laptop

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    This article shares my impressions of the Acer Swift Edge series, the (barely) lightest 16-inch laptop currently available on the market. This is a premium-tier daily-use computer aiming at the market share of devices such as the LG Gram 16 or the MSI Prestige...

  • Lenovo Legion Slim 7i review (Slim 7i 16IAH7 model)

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    This is our detailed review of the Lenovo Legion Slim 7i, the more compact and more portable all-purpose laptop in the Lenovo Legion family. I’ve used this laptop for the last few weeks and gathered my thoughts and impressions down below. Unlike the 2021...

  • Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW review (3070Ti, miniLED)

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    The Asus ROG Flow X16 is probably the most anticipated laptop I’ve had to deal with in a long time, and it’s finally at my doorstep.  I’ll admit, the Zephyrus S17 last year was very intriguing as well.  But because Asus took so long...

  • Asus Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition review (UX5401ZAS model)

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    This article is my full review of the Asus ZenBook 14X Space Edition, the 2022 update of the ZenBook 14X ultrabook series built on a full-power Intel 12th-gen Alder Lake hardware platform. I’ve already reviewed the 2021 ZenBook 14X in a previous article and commended...

  • Asus ROG Flow Z13 review (GZ301ZE model – Core i9)

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    This article is my detailed review of the Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE series, the most powerful 13-inch gaming notebook format currently available in stores. Last year Asus launched the ROG Flow series of compact performance and gaming computers, with the ROG Flow X13...

  • Laptops with AMD RX 6850M XT, 6800M, 6800S Radeon GPUs- complete list

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    This is a detailed guide on performance/gaming laptops built with modern AMD Radeon GPUs. While AMD processors have been a competitive choice on a multitude of modern laptops in recent years, AMD graphics cards have failed to win quality designs in the past. That,...

  • AMD Radeon RX 6800S vs 6700S performance – Zephyrus G14 GA402RK vs GA402RJ

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    In this article, we’re going over the performance differences of the AMD Radeon RX 6800S and RX 6700s graphics platforms available in the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 portable gaming laptop (and hopefully other products in the future). This analysis is based on my findings...

  • My Steam Deck review – as an Aya Neo, GPD Win and Nintendo Switch owner

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    You may have seen my previous reviews on gaming handhelds, most recently being the Aya Neo but also the GPD Win and the Anbernic RG351V.  Fact is, I’ve owned quite a few of them over the past years and I can’t get enough of...

  • Must-have Windows Utilities, Tools and Apps in 2025

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    If you’re using a PC these days for gaming or office work, chances are you’re pushed into using Windows 10 11. While Microsoft boasts “Windows 10 is getting better all the time” (and, hey, it is definitively an improvement from Windows Me in most...

  • Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED review (UX7602ZM model)

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    This is my detailed review of the 2022 Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED premium performance notebook. You probably remember the ZenBook Pros of the past, premium-tier compact designs able to compete against the heavyweights in its niche. These past years, Asus mostly focused on...

  • Acer Swift 3 14 SF314-512 review (Intel Evo, 12th gen)

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    In this article, we’re going over the mid-2022 update of the Acer Swift 3 14-inch series of affordable ultrabooks, namely the Swift 3 SF314-512 model with Intel Alder Lake hardware and Evo certification. The Swift 3 lineup needs no introduction, as over the years...

  • Asus ZenBook 14 review (multiple models – UX3402, UX5401, UX435, UX425)

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    If you are in the market for a compact, thin-and-light laptop with some sort of dedicated graphics, I’m pretty sure you came upon one of the Asus ZenBook 14s available out there. This article is all about the Asus ZenBook 14 lineup of all-around...

  • Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402 review (UX8402ZE model)

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    Asus have been offering the ZenBook Duo 14 lineup for a few years now, dual-screen laptops with mid-level performance capabilities and a portable form factor. This article is all about the latest iteration in the series, the 2022 Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo, in...

  • Intel 12th gen laptops (Alder Lake mobile Core P/H)

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    12th gen Intel Alder Lake desktop hardware was launched in 2021, and then quickly followed by the 12th-gen laptop and ultrabook mobile platform as well. The Alder Lake mobile platform was officially unveiled at CES 2022, and in the meantime, we’ve reviewed various designs...

  • Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 review (gen 1 model- Ryzen 9, RX 6500M, OLED)

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    This is our detailed review of the Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 series, a premium full-size laptop built on AMD Ryzen hardware and designed as a multi-purpose work/play companion. This Z16 doesn’t look like the other ThinkPads of the past years, and rather merges some ThinkPad...

  • Asus ROG Strix SCAR 17 review (G733ZW model)

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    This article is our detailed analysis of the 2022 Asus ROG Strix Scar 17, Asus’s full-size performance/gaming 17-inch laptop of this generation. The 2022 model builds on the chassis and design lines of the previous Scar 17 from 2021, so don’t expect significant changes...

  • Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 2 detailed impressions – 16-inch foldable laptop

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    This article gathers my first impressions of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold, the foldable laptop that Lenovo plans to offer in stores by the end of 2022. I’ve spent about an hour with a few pre-release versions of this 2nd generation ThinkPad X1 Fold...

  • Asus ROG Flow X13 review (GV301RE model)

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    Last year Asus unveiled the most powerful compact laptop of its generation and the smallest member of the ROG – Republic of Gamers lineup, the ROG Flow X13. This year, the 2022 Asus ROG Flow X13 gets a hardware update to the latest AMD...

  • Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 review (GX650RX model- Ryzen 9, 3080Ti)

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    This article is my review of the 2022 Asus ROG Zephyrus DUO 16 GX650, with impressions and results gathered while using this laptop over the last two weeks. My review unit is the top configuration available at this point, built on an AMD Ryzen...

  • Ultrabook vs regular laptop/notebook in 2025: similarities & differences

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    Ultrabooks are a fairly fresh breed of portable computers. As shown in this article that explains what is an ultrabook, they are slim, light, premium made, and fast, that’s why many, including their creators at Intel, say that they are meant to become more...

  • AMD Radeon 680M benchmarks, review (RDNA2 AMD iGPU) vs Iris Xe, Intel

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    The AMD Radeon 680M is the much-awaited top-tier RDNA2-based integrated GPU bundled with the majority of the 2022 AMD Ryzen 6000 Rembrandt processors. In this review article, we’re taking a deep look at this iGPU’s performance in benchmarks, as well as at its overall...

  • Asus ROG Strix SCAR 15 review (G533ZW model)

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    The ROG Strix Scar 15 is Asus’s top-tier performance/gaming laptop, a full-size 15-inch laptop designed for an uncompromised experience in your workloads and games. I’ve spent the last few weeks with the 2022 Scar 15 update and I’ve gathered my impressions down below, going...

  • Acer Predator Helios 300 review (i7, RTX 3070Ti)

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    For the 2022 generation, Acer have significantly revamped their popular Predator Helios 300 lineup. In all honesty, this was in dire need of updates in order to regain its competitiveness in the mid-range segment of performance/gaming notebooks, which it topped at some point in...

  • Dell XPS 13 9315 – what to expect, vs. XPS 13 Plus 9320, XPS 13 9310

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    The XPS 13 9315 is Dell’s offer in the mid-range ultrabook space. Unlike the XPS 13 Plus 9320 model launched a few months ago and reviewed here, the XPS 13 9315 carries on the design lines of the iconic XPS 13 series as a...

  • Lenovo Legion 5i Pro review (Gen 7 model- i7, RTX 3060)

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    This is my detailed review of the 2022 Lenovo Legion 5 Pro series, in the 5i Pro variant built on an Intel 12th gen platform with Nvidia RTX 3000 graphics. And AMD-based 5 Pro model is also available, and we’ll cover it in a...

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