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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

Asus Vivobook S400CA
Asus Vivobook S400CA review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Great if you need a lightweight touchscreen ultraportable laptop, but a little underpowered for the money

Published :
£499 inc VAT
Google Chromebook Pixel
Google Chromebook Pixel review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

With its beautiful retina display, this would be a serious MacBook rival if it wasn’t for Chrome OS

Published :
£1049 inc VAT
HP Envy Spectre XT
HP Envy Spectre XT review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Great looks, good SSD, but we don't like its display

Published :
£805 inc VAT
Acer Aspire S7
Acer Aspire S7 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Looks great, but it has poor keyboard and battery life

Published :
£985 inc VAT
Toshiba Satellite U920t-108
Toshiba Satellite U920t-108 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Excellent design, but it has poor viewing angles and only adequate performance

Published :
£897 inc VAT
Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13
Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Its keyboard could be better, but its excellent screen and long battery life elevate it above its rivals

Published :
£1000 inc VAT
Asus VivoBook S400
Asus VivoBook S400 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

The display isn't perfect, but a touchscreen, powerful specs and superior build quality easily make this the best-value Ultrabook we’ve seen

Published :
£700 inc VAT
Lenovo ThinkPad Twist
Lenovo ThinkPad Twist review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Poor battery life, mediocre performance and display problems make this an average business convertible

Published :
£885 inc VAT
Lenovo ThinkPad T430u
Lenovo ThinkPad T430u review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Has great potential as a business Ultrabook, but its sharp and uncomfortable keyboard tray makes this one to avoid

Published :
£896 inc VAT
Lenovo IdeaPad S400
Lenovo IdeaPad S400 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

It’s pretty, but its poor performance and touchpad leave the IdeaPad S400 behind its competitors

Published :
£390 inc VAT