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Ultraportable laptops

Most Popular Ultraportable laptops

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 (AMD) review: The Golf GTI of compact ultrabooks
£850
Lenovo's new Yoga Slim 7 is a fabulous bargain: fast, well made and extraordinarily sensibly priced
HP Chromebook 11
HP Chromebook 11 review
£229
Cheap, well-built and with a great screen, if you want a laptop for mostly online work, this is a great choice
Huawei MateBook 14 (2020) review: A great laptop with bags of power
£750
Performance like this, in a sub-£1,000 laptop, would have been unthinkable before

Latest Ultraportable laptops

Samsung Ativ Book 9 Plus
Samsung Ativ Book 9 Plus review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Windows might not yet be ready for ultra-high resolution displays, but the Ativ Book 9 Plus is a fantastic Ultrabook anyway

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£1300 inc VAT
Lenovo ThinkPad Helix
Lenovo ThinkPad Helix review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

A highly capable tablet that runs the full version of Windows 8, but it's far too expensive

Published :
£1325 inc VAT
Lenovo IdeaPad U410 Touch
Lenovo IdeaPad U410 Touch review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

A beautifully made Ultrabook with powerful dedicated graphics, but its screen could be better

Published :
£715 inc VAT
Asus Transformer Book TX300 review - hands on
Asus Transformer Book TX300 review
Ultraportable laptops

Is the Asus Transformer Book the most innovative laptop-tablet hybrid yet?

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Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11S
Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11S review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

It’s expensive and not as powerful as many other Core i7 Ultrabooks, but its screen and battery life are excellent

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£1099 inc VAT
Gigabyte U2442V
Gigabyte U2442V review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

A powerful Ultrabook with dedicated graphics, but the screen lets it down

Published :
£722 inc VAT
Scan Graphite 3XS LG15
Scan Graphite 3XS LG15 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

A very powerful gaming laptop, but its screen could be better

Published :
£1114 inc VAT
Toshiba Portégé R930-18L
Toshiba Portégé R930-18L review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

A good all-round business laptop, but it's far too expensive

Published :
£1540 inc VAT
Sony VAIO Pro 13
Sony VAIO Pro 13 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

It may be the lightest Ultrabooks we've ever seen and have an impressive battery life, but its thin chassis compromises performance.

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£1079 inc VAT
Lenovo IdeaPad S405
Lenovo IdeaPad S405 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

It’s very slim for a budget laptop, but it’s far too slow and the touchpad will drive you mad

Published :
£348 inc VAT