Most major PC makers have released ultrabooks over the past few months, and many more of the thin and light laptops are expected in the coming year. But while they’re thinner and lighter than typical notebooks and much more powerful than an average netbook, there’s at least one thing that still makes ultrabooks a tough […]
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Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga flexible Windows 8 tablet priced at $1900 in UK
The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga is a Windows 8 convertible tablet-style notebook with an unusual design. Instead of twisting the screen to fold down flat over the keyboard when you’re using the computer in tablet mode, you simply push the screen back nearly 360 degrees until you have a flat computer with the keyboard facing one […]
Intel launches new small SSDs for ultrabooks
One of the things that makes an ultrabook an ultrabook is the solid state drive. By using an SSD instead of a hard drive PC makers can make thin and light laptops that are more durable, offer faster data transfer speeds, and consume less electricity than models with hard drives. But SSDs don’t come cheap, […]
Lenovo IdeaPad U310 ultrabook arrives at the FCC
The Lenovo IdeaPad U310 and U410 ultrabooks are expected to go on sale in May for $799 and up. The company introduced the 13 and 14 inch ultraportable laptops a few months ago, and now it looks like they’re stopping by the FCC for regulatory approval on its way to store shelves. You can find […]
15 inch Acer fiberglass ultrabook in the works?
Acer is reportedly working on a new thin and light laptop with a 15 inch display and a fiberglass case. Digitimes reports that Taiwanese equipment maker Pegatron has already started producing the new ultrabook for Acer. Most ultrabooks on the market today have 11 to 13 inch displays, but laptop makers are pushing the boundaries […]
Novatech launches ÂŁ430 nFinity ultrabook in the UK
British PC maker Novatech plans to start offering a line of ultrabooks soon. Like ultrabooks from Acer, Asus, Dell, and HP, the Novatech nFinity will be thin and light computers with Intel processors. But Novatech will undercut the competition on price. The cheapest nFinity ultrabook model will run £430, or about $687. That’s not bad when […]
Teso K116 ultrabook features a tablet top, detachable keyboard
Chinese device maker Teso is now offering an ultrabook with an 11.6 inch display, an Intel Ivy Bridge processor, and a detachable keyboard. The Teso K116 showed up at business-to-business sales site Alibaba recently. The list price is between $400 and $600 per unit… but that’s the price for distributors looking to order 1000 or […]
Unitcom 14 inch ultrabook hits Japan for $730
Japanese company Unitcom has added a new thin and light ultrabook to its Lesance notebook lineup. But it’s not the size that makes the LesanceNB S3431/L stand out — it’s the price. It goes on sale this weekend for a starting price of just 59,980 yen, or about $730. That makes it one of the […]
Acer M3 ultrabook with NVIDIA Kepler graphics coming this month
Acer has announced that the Aspire Timeline M3 ultrabook will be available around the globe by the end of March. Meanwhile, NVIDIA says the M3 will be the first ultrabook to ship with a next-generation NVIDIA Kepler graphics processor. The Acer Aspire Timeline M3 qualifies as an ultrabook because it’s a thin and light notebook […]
Asus Zenbook UX32 ultrabook family to start at $800?
Asus reportedly has a whole slew of new ultrabooks in the works. In addition to the new Asus Zenbook UX21A and UX31A premium models, The Verge reports that Asus is preparing a new line of ultrabooks with Intel Sandy Bridge processors and starting prices around $800. The Asus Zenbook UX32A and UX32Vd will reportedly launch […]