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Best ultrabook and portable lightweight laptop in 2025

Here at Ultrabookreview.com, we’ve reviewed hundreds of ultrabooks and portable lightweight laptops over the last 15 years, of all kinds and from all brands. In this guide, I’ll tell you which are our favorite portable notebooks right now, to...

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Best gaming ultrabook (thin-and-light gaming laptop) in 2025

Here at Ultrabookreview.com, we’ve been testing and reviewing thin-and-light gaming laptops for...

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15 Best budget good-value laptops under $1000 in 2025

Looking for a good-value laptop and portable ultrabook and don’t plan to...

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Best 15-inch and 14-inch lightweight portable laptops in 2025

While you’ll find many excellent compact ultrabooks out there, some of you...

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Best 2-in-1 ultrabook and compact laptop in 2025

Some of the thin-and-light notebooks available these days in stores are 2-in-1...

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  • Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition longer term review (gen 10, Lunar Lake)

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    We’re dicussing the Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition in this article, also known as the Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 over here on Europe, Lenovo’s premium lineup of convertible ultrabooks in its latest iteration as of 2025. This laptop was released earlier in the...

  • Asus ProArt P16 review (2025 model, Tandem OLED 4K 120Hz, RTX 5090)

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    Time to discuss the updated variant of the Asus ProArt P16 series in this review. Earlier in the year Asus launched a 2025 mild refresh of the previous 2024 P16 chassis, but as of Fall 2025, there’s a new and improved variant available, targeting...

  • Lenovo Legion 9i review (2025 18IAX10 model, 18 inch, RTX 5090)

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    In this article, we’re discussing the 2025 Lenovo Legion 9i, Lenovo’s full-size full-power 18-inch laptop. Before we start, a heads-up: this series is sold as the Legion 9 in Europe and as the Legion 9i in the US market, and we’ll refer to it...

  • Complete list of AMD Fire Range laptops (Ryzen 9 HX 9955HX, 9955HX3D) & best options

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    In this article, we’re discussing the 2025 AMD Fire Range HX hardware platform meant for high-performance and gaming laptops. This 2025 platform follows up on AMD’s Dragon Range HX platform from 2023/2024, and integrates updated Zen5 cores, but in a die design that’s otherwise...

  • Asus ProArt P16 vs. Razer Blade 16, Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 comparison

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    I’ve used and reviewed the 2025 Razer Blade 16, the 2025 Asus ROG Zephyrus G16, and the 2025 Asus ProArt P16 over the last weeks, and I’ve gathered my thoughts on these three in this article, a comparison to help you choose between these...

  • Asus ROG Strix G16 review (2025 G615LW series, RTX 5080)

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    We’re discussing the 2025 Asus ROG Strix G16 G615 series of high-performance 16-inch gaming laptops in this review. This is the mainstream full-size full-performance notebook offered by Asus today, a step back from the top-tier Strix Scar 16 lineup discussed in this previous article....

  • Asus Vivobook S14 review (2025 M5406KA model, AMD Krackan Ryzen AI 7 350)

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    Time to discuss the 2025 refresh of the Asus Vivobook S14 M5406KA series, this time in the more affordable variant running on AMD Krackan Ryzen AI 7 hardware. We’ve covered this lineup in the past in the previous AMD variant, but in the meantime...

  • Best ultrabook and portable lightweight laptop in 2025

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    Here at Ultrabookreview.com, we’ve reviewed hundreds of ultrabooks and portable lightweight laptops over the last 15 years, of all kinds and from all brands. In this guide, I’ll tell you which are our favorite portable notebooks right now, to help you choose the best...

  • Asus ProArt PX13 longer-term review – 12 months later (Ryzen AI, RTX)

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    The Asus ProArt PX13 is an oddity, as the last remaining powerful 13-inch ultrabook. And not just any powerful ultrabook in a proper laptop format, but one that bundles a powerful mobile processor with capable dedicated graphics, plus good inputs, an OLED display and...

  • MSI Titan 18 HX AI review (2025 model, Ultra 9 + RTX 5090)

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    Time to go over the 2025 generation of the MSI Titan 18 HX AI lineup in this review, one of the most, if not the most, powerful 18-inch notebooks available in stores today. The 2025 iteration is a hardware refresh of the 2024 Titan...

  • Asus Zenbook 14 UX3405CA longer-term review (2025 model, Intel Core Ultra 200H)

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    We’re discussing the Asus Zenbook 14 UX3405CA series in this review article, the Intel-based 2025 refresh of the popular Zenbook 14 series of mid-range thin-and-light laptops. Asus offers both an AMD and an Intel variant for the 2025 Zenbook 14 lineup. We’ve covered the...

  • Asus Zenbook 14 UM3406KA longer-term review (2025 model, AMD Ryzen AI 7 350)

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    In this review, we’re discussing the 2025 Asus Zenbook 14 UM3406KA refresh with AMD Krackan specs (Ryzen AI 7 350). We’ve covered most, if not all, Zenbook lineups and models over the years. This 2025 model is a hardware refresh of the 2024 Zenbook...

  • Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon longer-term review (2025 gen13 Aura Edition, Ultra 7 258V)

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    This is my longer-term review of the 2025 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon, the 13th gen Aura Edition built on Intel Lunar Lake hardware. This revision of the X1 Carbon series was launched late in 2024, but I got to use it around mid-2025, with...

  • Best 18-inch laptops (gaming, workstation) – complete list

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    Most laptop manufacturers offer at least one full-performance gaming/work laptop with an 18-inch display as of 2025. In this article, I’m explaining what to expect in terms of size, screen quality, and performance from these 18-inch laptops, and how they compare to the 17-inch...

  • Asus V16 review – budget gaming laptop (Core 7, RTX 5050)

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    We’re discussing the Asus V16 V3607 notebook series in this review article. This is a budget-friendly all-purpose laptop, a potential jack of all trades with an affordable price tag. A Vivobook, more or less, but without the Vivobook name. Of course, that means you’ll...

  • Acer Predator Helios 16 AI review (PH16-73 2025 model) – Acer’s most powerful gaming notebook

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    We’re discussing the Acer Predator Helios 16 AI in this laptop, Acer’s most powerful 16-inch gaming laptop of this generation (2025, PH16-73 model), with specs that include an Intel Core Ultra 9 and up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090. Just to be clear,...

  • Razer Blade 16 longer term review, 3 months later (2025 generation)

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    We’re discussing the Razer Blade 16 2025 generation in this review. This laptop was the partner launch series for the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile chip earlier in 2025, and was sent by Nvidia to many reviewers around February/March, and that’s why it was...

  • Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2025 review (GU605CR- Ultra 9 285H, RTX 5070Ti)

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    Time to discuss the 2025 update of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 series, a powerful and yet still compact and lightweight series of all-purpose laptops. More specifically, we’re talking about the Intel-based Zephyrus G16 GU605, which is now powered by a Core Ultra 9...

  • Thunderbolt 5 and Thunderbolt 4 laptops – the complete list

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    We’ve seen Thunderbolt ports on enthusiast computers for many years now, but these days Thunderbolt is becoming the port everyone wants on a new laptop, regardless of size, form-factor, or budget. While the original article discussed Thunderbolt 3 and 4 standards and notebooks, the...

  • Asus ProArt P16 review (2025 H7606WP model, AMD Ryzen AI, RTX 5070)

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    Time to review the 2025 update of the Asus ProArt P16 lineup, a portable 16-inch laptop for creators and workloads. This series is, in fact, derived from the ROG Zephyrus G16 series, with a slightly thinner and lighter chassis, clean all-black aesthetics, and a...

  • Lenovo Legion Pro 7i review (gen 10, 2025 generation – Ultra 9 HX, RTX 5080)

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    This is my detailed review of the 2025 10th-generation of the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i series, Lenovo’s most powerful 16-inch laptop meant for sustained workloads and gaming. This series is sold as the Legion Pro 7 in some markets, including here in Europe, and...

  • Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 review (2025 generation, Ryzen AI 9, RTX 5070Ti)

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    This is my detailed review of the 2025 generation of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14. The Zephyrus G14 is a highly popular series of thin-and-light laptops with serious performance capabilities, and we’ve discussed and tested all variants launched over the years. This most recent...

  • Best gaming ultrabook (thin-and-light gaming laptop) in 2025

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    Here at Ultrabookreview.com, we’ve been testing and reviewing thin-and-light gaming laptops for more than 15 years now, of all kinds and from all major brands. Our experience allows us to help you choose the best portable gaming laptop (or gaming ultrabook) for your needs...

  • 4K gaming on Nvidia RTX 5090, RTX 5080 Laptops (vs. RTX 4090)

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    In this brief article we’re discussing gaming at 4K display resolution on the latest Intel Core Ultra 9 HX + Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 configurations tested in the Asus ROG Scar 18 and ROG Scar 16 notebooks, with later updates for...

  • Optimized Quiet Gaming (35 dBA) on RTX 5080, RTX 5090 Laptops

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    As mentioned throughout my reviews, while most gaming laptops available today offer some sort of power profile optimized for silent use around 35 dBA, these modes are usually aggressively power-capped. Thus, especially for full-size laptops, these profiles don’t maximize the performance potential possible on...

  • Asus ROG Strix Scar 16 review (2025 G635LW model – RTX 5080, Ultra 9 275HX)

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    This article is my detailed review of the 2025 Asus ROG Strix Scar 16 series, the highest-tier 16-inch performance laptop offered by Asus this generation, meant for serious workloads and gaming. This is the more compact version of the ROG Scar 18 discussed above,...

  • The complete list of Intel Lunar Lake laptops (Core Ultra 9 288V, Ultra 7 258V, Ultra 7 256V)

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    In this article, we’re discussing laptops built on the Intel Lunar Lake (Intel Core Ultra 200V) hardware. We’re going through the main characteristics and particularities of the Lunar Lake platforms, which are primarily designed for lightweight and portable devices, and then we’ll curate a...

  • Lenovo Legion Pro 7i gen 10 2025 refresh – OLED, Arrow Lake, RTX 5090

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    Just a few weeks ago I wrote a final review article of the gen9 Lenovo Legion Pro 7i series, stating that a successor was due at the beginning of 2025, and now it’s time to discuss this successor. The early-2025 10th generation of the...

  • AMD Strix Halo ASUS ROG Flow Z13 review (long-term Surface Pro user)

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    Like Andrei, I too got a chance to review the 2025 Asus ROG Flow Z13.  I’ve had it for about a month and have been using it as my daily driver this whole time.  It was a pretty easy transition for me too, since...

  • Intel Arrow Lake H laptops (Core Ultra 9 285H, Ultra 7 255H)- complete list, best options

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    Let’s discuss the 2025 Intel Arrow Lake H hardware platform, with Core Ultra 200H processors. This hardware combines a complex processor with Intel’s latest cores and technologies and a competent Arc iGPU, arguably the fastest iGPU available today aside from the Radeon graphics in...

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      Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition longer term review (gen 10, Lunar Lake)

      We’re dicussing the Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition in this article, also known as the Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 over here on Europe, Lenovo’s premium lineup of convertible...

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      Asus ProArt P16 vs. Razer Blade 16, Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 comparison

      Andrei Girbea | October 23, 2025

      I’ve used and reviewed the 2025 Razer Blade 16, the 2025 Asus ROG Zephyrus G16, and the 2025 Asus ProArt P16 over the last weeks, and I’ve gathered my...

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