Tag: Ultrabook
HANDS-ON: Acer Aspire S7 Ultrabook preview
The Ultrabook revolution is in full swing now, but with the arrival of Windows 8 just over the horizon, the evolution of the laptop is taking yet another turn. This time it's the implementation of touchscreen controls, seen in almost…
Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon Ultrabook to land August 21
Lenovo's X1 Carbon Ultrabook is set to touch down on August 21 the company have revealed, and it's looking a pretty tasty little machine. Weighing just three pounds and measuring 18mm thick, the starting $1,399 models come equipped with 1.7GHz…
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook is "world's lightest" 14-incher
Lenovo have unveiled their latest Ultrabook offering, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon, with it's headline feature being its claim to the title of "world's lightest" 14-inch Ultrabook. The successor to the ThinkPad X1, the Carbon manages to add another inch to…
HP Spectre XT: HP's premium ultrabook range expands
After launching the HP Envy 14 Spectre back in January, it looks as though HP are planning a major expansion of the Spectre range, with the laptop manufacturers today revealing the HP Spectre XT. Cheaper than the Envy 14 Spectre…
REVIEW: Samsung Series 5 Ultra (13.3 inch ultrabook)
Reasonably slim, reasonably powerful and reasonably affordable, Samsung's Series 5 Ultra ultrabook positions itself firmly in the mid-range of the bourgeoning new portable computing market. But does it do enough to give more expensive alternatives a run for their money?
Intel Cove Point is a Windows 8 tablet/ultrabook hybrid
The Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in Beijing has today thrown up a very interesting hybrid computing device, mixing the best parts of a Windows 8 tablet with the functionality of an Ivy Bridge ultrabook. Called the Intel Cove Point (and…
Qualcomm quad-core Snapdragon S4 chips headed to slimline Windows 8 machines
Qualcomm are preparing a range of new quad-core Snapdragon S4 chips that will be heading into slimline Windows 8 laptops, making them direct competitors to slim machines given "ultrabook status" through their inclusion of Intel chips. "We think [they will…
This Ultrabook wannabe totally rips off the MacBook Air, is actually a humble netbook
Well you cant blame them for trying; today, if you're not a) an Apple MacBook Air or b) an Ultrabook, you might as well squeeze back into the mobile computing hole you crawled out of. Despite appearances, the Netbook Navigator…
HANDS ON PREVIEW: Acer S5 Ultrabook
Ultrabooks, the Windows strike team assembling to take on the super-slim threat of Apple's MacBook Air range, are quickly looking like the must-have purchase in portable Windows computing right now. Powerful, light, and wafer thin, they don't come much…
Samsung Series 9 notebook UK release date set for this month
Samsung have finally revealed the release date of their Samsung Series 9 laptop, with the super-slim machine hitting the UK by the end of February. Revealed back at CES, the Series 9 is the world's slimmest laptop, measuring just 12.9mm,…
