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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

Sony VAIO T13
Sony VAIO T13 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

A well-rounded entry-level Ultrabook, although not without its faults

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£680 inc VAT
HP Folio 13
HP Folio 13 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Built for business, but great for everyone else – it’s not perfect, but the price is right

Published :
£750 inc VAT
Samsung Series 9
Samsung Series 9 (900X3B) review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

The best Windows Ultrabook there is, and an Ultimate award winner

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£1199 inc VAT
Lenovo ThinkPad X220
Lenovo ThinkPad X220 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Powerful with amazing battery life, but an Ultrabook is a cheaper option

Published :
£1108 inc VAT
Novatech Nfinity 2367
Novatech Nfinity 2367 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Looks great value, but it’s a false economy; big-brand names are better for the money

Published :
£520 inc VAT
Samsung 305U1A-A02
Samsung 305U1A-A02 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Only suitable if you need a compact laptop; you can get better performance and battery life elsewhere

Published :
£378 inc VAT
Samsung Series 5 14in
Samsung Series 5 14in (530U4B) review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Is a slightly bigger screen and a DVD drive worth £100? We don’t think so, but the 14in Series 5 is still a great mid-range Ultrabook

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£850 inc VAT
Acer Timeline U3
Acer Timeline U3 and Nvidia 600M mobile GPU review
Graphics cards Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Acer first out the gate with Timeline Ultrabook

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Samsung Series 5
Samsung Series 5 13in (530U3B) review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Exactly what we were looking for in an Ultrabook, and although not perfect, it's very reasonably priced

Published :
£743 inc VAT
HP Envy Spectre
HP Envy 14 Spectre review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

A great looking Ultrabook with a fantastic screen, but it's not particularly fast or light

Published :
£1200 inc VAT