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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

MSI Wind 12 U200-038UK
MSI Wind 12 U200-038UK review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

The MSI Wind 12 U200 is an inexpensive step up from most netbooks, but its imperfect design limits its appeal to those on a strict budget.

Published :
£390 inc VAT
Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TG-944G50N
Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TG-944G50N review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

A great screen and decent battery life make this a decent ultra-portable, but it's expensive unless you really need the dual graphics chips.

Published :
£749 inc VAT
Lenovo IdeaPad U450p
Lenovo IdeaPad U450p review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

A curious mix of compact design, DVD drive and dedicated graphics, the U450p is a jack of all trades - but master of none.

Published :
£576 inc VAT
Viewsonic ViewBook 130
Viewsonic ViewBook 130 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

A thin and elegant ultra-portable, it's let down by poor performance and short battery life.

Published :
£468 inc VAT
Lenovo ThinkPad X100e
Lenovo ThinkPad X100e review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

The ThinkPad X100e is a cheap, but very desirable laptop that bridges the gap between netbooks and CULV laptops.

Published :
£395.46 inc VAT
Acer Aspire Timeline AS1810TZ-413G25N
Acer Aspire Timeline AS1810TZ-413G25N review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Acer's Aspire Timeline is a great ultraportable laptop – it's small, lightweight, has a comfortable keyboard and long battery life.

Published :
£429 inc VAT
Novatech V13 ultraportable laptop
Novatech V13 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

If you can put up with its flaws, Novatech's V13 is a decent budget ultra-portable laptop but better-designed, better-value models are available.

Published :
£480 inc VAT
ViewSonic ViewBook Pro
ViewSonic ViewBook Pro review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Viewsonic's ViewBook Pro has a good quality display and an ExpressCard slot, but its flawed touchpad and relatively short battery life count against it.

Published :
£679 inc VAT
Dell Inspiron 11z
Dell Inspiron 11z review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Dell's Inspiron 11z is good value, but some poor design choices means it just misses out on an award.

Published :
£439 inc VAT
MSI XSlim X600-214UK
MSI XSlim X600-214UK review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

MSI's X600 is a light and relatively powerful laptop, but its battery life is comparatively short and it has a mediocre screen and keyboard.

Published :
£799 inc VAT