When the first ultrabooks hit the streets in late 2011, these thin and light laptops carried big price tags. It was tough to find one for under $1000. These days there are plenty of models that still cost that much or more, but you can also regularly find ultrabooks with price tags of $600 or […]
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Ultrabooks with Haswell chips could use as little as 100mW while idle
Intel’s upcoming 4th generation Core processors are designed to offer better performance than today’s Ivy Bridge chips, but the new processors, code-named “Haswell,” will also use less power than today’s chips. That means we could see notebooks with tablet-like battery life, and maybe even fanless computers with Haswell chips. But not only are Haswell chips […]
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Lenovo makes the $1,499 ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch official
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon is the company’s flagship business ultrabook launched earlier this year to much praise. Once Windows 8 dropped, shoppers could add that OS to the Carbon if they desired, it would just lack touch input. If that sounds like a horrible way to live, never fear. Today you can finally buy […]
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals (2012)
If you’ve been following our daily deals updates, you’ll know that you don’t always have to wait until the weekend after Thanksgiving to get great deals on tablets, notebooks, eReaders, phones, and other mobile devices. But you probably won’t find as many things on sale from as many stores any other day of the year. So […]
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iSuppli cuts 2012 ultrabook shipment estimates in half
When Intel introduced the first ultrabook designs last year, the company predicted that by the end of 2012 the thin and light laptops could account for 40 percent of all notebook sales. But according to research firm IHS iSuppli, that’s not likely to happen. Earlier this year iSuppli predicted that PC makers would ship 22 […]
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Next-gen ultrabooks to offer 9 hour battery life, $699 cost
Intel’s next-generation Core processors will use less power and offer better performance than today’s chips. But what does that mean for ultrabooks and other notebooks that will ship with Intel Haswell chips in 2013? The folks at TechEye claim to have seen leaked documents from Intel showing the company’s guidelines for upcoming ultrabooks. Intel gets […]
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Coming soon: Ultrabooks with Dragon voice assist software
Microsoft has been including speech recognition software with Windows for a while, but apparently that’s not good enough for Intel. The chip maker partnered with Nuance earlier this year to develop voice assistant technology specifically for ultrabooks. Now Nuance has announced that the first ultrabook with Dragon Assistant Beta will ship in the 4th quarter […]
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Western Digital introduces 5mm thick hybrid hard drives for ultrabooks
One way to keep ultrabooks, tablets, and other portable computers thin is to use tiny solid state disks instead of spinning hard drives. But hard drives are generally cheaper and often come with higher storage capacities. So some companies are looking at another solution: thinner hard drives. Earlier this year Intel suggested that we could […]
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon gets priced in Hong Kong
Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Carbon is one of the few ultrabooks that looks like it’s really meant to get down to business. With its trademark matte black casing, TrackPoint controller, geek-favorite keyboard, and a stunning 1600×900, 14-inch display, it really stood out from the crowd when Lenovo unveiled it back in May. A few important details […]
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Toshiba Satellite U840W Widescreen 21:9 Ultrabook Reviewed
Toshiba recently unveiled a new ultrabook, the Satellite U845W, with an unusual display resolution of 21:9. At 14 inches (measured diagonally), this ultrabook’s 1792 x 768 pixel display is sure to grab consumer attention. NotebookCheck got their hands on the European pre-production model (U840W) for review to see if the ultra-wide display is worth all […]