Ultrabooks

Ultrabooks are the latest generation of ultraportable laptops. They feature very sleek designs with mostly aluminum cases, ultra-low voltage processors, fast boot up times, and long battery lives. Some ultrabook examples are the Asus UX21/31 series, Lenovo IdeaPad U300s, and Acer Aspire S3.

May 17th, 2012 / Business-Class / Lenovo / Lenovo ThinkPad / News / Ultrabooks — No Comments

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook Outed

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon business-class ultrabook, scheduled for release this summer, will sport a 14″ display, the Intel Ivy Bridge processor, and a very light and thin carbon-fiber body weighing 3 pounds and measuring 0.71 inches thick. That’s down from the already light and thin classic 13.3″ X1 ThinkPad’s 3.7 pounds and 0.84″. Besides the larger screen and thinner and lighter chassis, the X1 Carbon delivers improved screen resolution of 1600×900, up from 1366×768, as well as RapidCharge for fast battery recharges. The notebook has a spill-resistant keyboard with backlight and optional 3G connectivity. There’s no word on pricing.

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May 10th, 2012 / Business-Class / HP / HP EliteBook / News / Ultrabooks — No Comments

HP EliteBook Folio 9470m 14″ Business Ultrabook Unveiled

HP EliteBook Folio 9470m

Hewlett-Packard has announced the HP EliteBook Folio 9470m, an Ultrabook specially designed for business users.

The Folio 9470m has a 14-inch display diagonal and weighs 3.6 pounds, with profile measuring 0.75 inches. Its enterprise-class features include Intel vPro system management support, docking capabilities, as well as built-in Trusted Platform Module chip, smart card reader, and storage encryption for better security.

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May 10th, 2012 / HP / HP Envy / Intel Ivy Bridge Laptops / News / Small Laptops / Ultrabooks — No Comments

HP Envy Spectre XT Premium UItrabook Announced

HP Envy Spectre XT

Alongside the affordable HP Envy 4 and 6, Hewlett-Packard has added the premium-class HP Envy Spectre XT to its Ultrabook lineup.

The 13.3-inch Spectre XT features an all-metal body, unlike the previously released glass-cladded Spectre 14. With a 0.57-inch profile, the XT is fairly thin even for the Ultrabook standards and it weighs about three pounds. Inside the silver aluminum case with chrome edges around the base and lid, the laptop houses the 3rd Generation Intel Core processors, 128GB or 256GB of mSATA SSD storage, and a battery good for “up to eight hours” of run time.

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May 10th, 2012 / HP / HP Envy / News / Standard Laptops / Ultrabooks — No Comments

HP Envy 4, 6 Ultrabooks & Sleekbooks Announced

HP Envy 6 Ultrabook

The recently leaked HP Envy 4 and Envy 6 Ultrabooks are now official. In addition, the PC maker has announced lower-end configurations of the 4 and 6 series and named them “Sleekbooks” since they don’t meet Intel’s Ultrabook standards.

The 14″ Envy 4t and 15.6″ Envy 6t are configurable models sold via the HP Store. The 4t is available with the low-voltage i3-2367M and i5-2467M Intel Core “Sandy Bridge” CPUs, while the larger 6t comes with the i5 variant only.

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May 7th, 2012 / Intel Ivy Bridge Laptops / News / Small Laptops / Sony / Sony VAIO / Ultrabooks — 1 Comment

Sony VAIO T Ultrabooks to Ship with Ivy Bridge, Pricing Revealed

Sony VAIO T Series

The first Sony ultrabooks, released last week in the form of the 11.6″ VAIO T11 and 13.3″ VAIO T13, will be available with the 3rd Generation Intel Core processors after all.

The official announcment of the VAIO T series included 2nd Gen Core CPUs only, but Tech Focus spotted last weekend a T11 sample with the 3rd Gen “Ivy Bridge”, which will be reportedly also used in the T13.

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May 4th, 2012 / Intel Ivy Bridge Laptops / News / Samsung / Small Laptops / Ultrabooks — 1 Comment

Samsung Series 9 Ultra-Thin Laptops Getting ‘Ivy Bridge’

Samsung Series 9

The recently launched Samsung Series 9 premium-class ultra-thin laptops are going to be available with the Intel Ivy Bridge processors, officially called 3rd Generation Intel Core.

The 13.3-inch NP900X3C and 15-inch NP900X4C are replacements for the 2nd Gen Core-based NP900X3B and NP900X4B respectively and the processor upgrade appears to be the only notable change on the new models. The latest-generation Intel Core i5-3317U ultra-low voltage chip is used in both known NP900X3C and NP900X4C configurations and that also means use of the Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics instead of the 3000-series.

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May 2nd, 2012 / News / Small Laptops / Sony / Sony VAIO / Ultrabooks — 1 Comment

Sony Enters Ultrabook Market with VAIO T-Series

Sony VAIO T-series T13 angle

Months after its competitors, Sony today entered the ultrabook laptop market with the brand new VAIO T-series, including the 11.6″ T11 and 13.3″ T13.

Inside the cases combining magnesium and aluminum, Sony’s first ultrabooks incorporate the 2nd Generation Intel Core “Sandy Bridge” power-efficient ultra-low-voltage processors, but there is no word on availability of the forthcoming 3rd Generation chips. Sony has provided only a specs sheet of a 13.3″ model, the VAIO SVT1311M1E, revealing a Core i4-2367M CPU SKU, 4GB of RAM, and the Intel HD 3000 IGP. The pixel count on the display is 1366×768. Storage choices are SSDs and hybrid HDDs.

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April 26th, 2012 / HP / HP Envy / News / Ultrabooks — No Comments

HP Envy 4 Ultrabook on Pre-Order in China, Starts at $871

HP Envy 4

The recently leaked HP Envy 4 ultrabook is now available for purchase in China. It means that the 14″ laptop will be released soon in other parts of the world. The big news is that the notebook starts at $871 and with its price it’s the cheapest in the HP’s premium-class $1,100+ Envy line.

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April 21st, 2012 / HP / HP Envy / Ultrabooks — No Comments

HP Envy 6 15.6″ Ultrabook Leaks, Envy 4 Also Coming

HP Envy 6

HP Envy 6

HP is going to release two new ultrabooks – the 15.6″ Envy 6 and 14″ Envy 4. For now, we have leaked specifications of the Envy 6. The Envy 4 is expected to have similar characteristics, with smaller screen as the main difference.

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March 8th, 2012 / Acer / Acer Aspire Laptops / News / Ultrabooks — 1 Comment

First 15″ Ultrabook Announced – Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3

Acer has announced the Aspitre Timeline Ultra M3, the industry’s first 15″ ultrabook. Acer has managed to pack a DVD burner and the Nvidia Geforce GT 640M video card into the Aspire Ultra M3′s 20mm thin chassis.

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March 5th, 2012 / Fujitsu / Fujitsu LifeBook / News / Ultrabooks — No Comments

Fujitsu’s First Ultrabook Comes with 4G LTE, Frameless Screen

Fujitsu announced today the world’s first ultrabook with built-in 4G LTE mobile broadband connectivity.

It’s also the company’s first ultrabook and sports a 14″ frameless display panel. It belongs to the LifeBook laptop line. The unnamed ultrabook weighs less than 3.2 pounds and measues 0.63″ thin.

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February 27th, 2012 / Dell / Dell XPS Laptops / News / Small Laptops / Ultrabooks — 1 Comment

Dell XPS 13 L321x Ultrabook Goes on Sale

Dell XPS 13 L321x

This is the Dell XPS 13 L321x ultrabook.

The Dell XPS 13 L321x, the company’s first ultrabook, is now available. There are three configurations of this 0.7″ thin laptop on the Dell website. The cheapest costs $1,000 and comes with the 2nd Gen Intel Core i5-2467M processor and a 128GB solid state drive. The mid-range variant retailing for $1,300 uses a 256GB SSD instead of 128GB, while the top-of-the-line $1,500 configuration includes the i7-2637M and the 256GB SSD.

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February 21st, 2012 / Lenovo / Lenovo IdeaPad / News / Small Laptops / Ultrabooks — No Comments

Lenovo Ideapad U300e Ultrabook Put on Sale; Budget U300s Version

Lenovo IdeaPad U300e

Lenovo IdeaPad U300e and U300s look the same.

A budget version of the Lenovo Ideapad U300s ultrabook, the U300e, is now available for pre-orders. The IdeaPad U300e doesn’t look different than the U300s. We’ve found three differences between the two laptops: processor and storage choices and pricing.

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February 10th, 2012 / HP / HP Compaq Laptops / News / Standard Laptops / Ultrabooks — No Comments

No 15″ HP Envy Spectre… At Least for Now

Many sites and DigiTimes as their news source today reported that Hewlett-Packard unveiled the HP Envy 15 Spectre series 15-inch ultrabook in Taiwan. Unfortunately, we think that this is a mistake and that the released laptop is actually the refreshed HP Envy 15, which is already available for some time in the US.

Since DigiTimes didn’t provide detailed info on the 15″ Spectre, we searched for its specs and found nothing. But, we spotted other reports from an HP’s event held yesterday in Taiwan, mentioning only the HP Envy Spectre 14 and the standard Envy 15 and showing off their images.

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February 8th, 2012 / HP / HP Envy / HP Envy 14 Spectre / News / Ultrabooks — 1 Comment

HP Envy 14 Spectre Series Ultrabook Now on Sale

HP Envy 14 Spectre Series

HP Envy 14 Spectre Series

The HP Envy 14 Spectre series, HP’s first consumer-oriented ultrabook, is now available for purchase in the US.

Outside, the Spectre has scratch-resistant Gorilla glass covering not only the 14″ thin-bezel screen, but also palmrest, touchpad and LCD lid. Inside the laptop, there are the Intel Core i5-2467M or i7-2677M ultra-low voltage processors from the current “Sandy Bridge” CPU line, as well as a 128GB or 256GB solid state drive with no HDD option, a fixed amount of 4GB of RAM, and a 4-cell battery good for “up to 9.5 hours” of operation. The display resolution is 1366×768.

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