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Acer have a history of throwing unusual form factors into the market and the device we’re going to review here, the Acer Aspire Switch 12 SW5-271 (2014 edition), is one of their weirdest designs, next to the Aspire R13 or the R15. That probably...
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A few days ago I posted an article on the Intel Core i7-5500U processor, a higher-tier CPU part of Intel’s Broadwell U hardware platform, one that should make it into most top-configured ultrabooks that will be available in the next few months. This time...
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A couple of you asked how an Intel SandyBridge Core i7 M series processor compares to the recently launched Intel Broadwell U processors. My old Lenovo ThinkPad X220 happens to run on an Intel Core i7-2620M CPU, the Dell XPS 13 packs a Broadwell...
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This article is my review of the Asus Transformer Book T300FA. The name might not tell you much, but this is Asus’s first 2-in-1 laptop built on the Intel Core M new-generation hardware platform and promises to be powerful enough to handle your everyday...
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Hi everyone, Mike here and this is my review of the Asus G551JM laptop. It’s a 15.6 inch laptop, member of Asus’s ROG line of gaming machines. However, Asus offers a couple of different G551 versions across the world. The one we have here...
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It’s been quiet here lately but I haven’t been slackening, as I tested a few new laptops for our other website, TLBHD.com. Among them, the three mentioned in this post’s title, the Asus N551JK multimedia laptop, an update of the popular N550 series, the...
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Hey guys, this is my detailed review of the Dell Inspiron 13 7000 series. We have the retail version of the Inspiron 13 7347 model for tests and it is a 13 inch 2-in-1 convertible laptop, Dell’s alternative to the Lenovo Yoga 2 13...
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Some of you requested a head-to-head between the Asus Zenbook UX303LN and the MacBook Pro 13 with retina display and I finally managed to get them side by side this week. I don’t have any pictures though, I did not have my camera with...
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With Intel Broadwell hardware just a few months from hitting the stores, Asus announced the Zenbook UX305 line at IFA Berlin, a device that promises to be one of the slimmest 13.3 inch laptops ever created and at the same time, one of the...
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In this post we’re going to talk about the Asus G771 series. The name suggests that it is, first of all, a 17 inch laptop, and then, a gaming machine, member of Asus’s G line (also known as Republic of Gamers). In reality though,...
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There are quite a few good 2-in-1 laptops available right now in stores, but most of them are rather expensive. In this post however, we’re going to talk about one of the more affordable convertible laptops that you can find, the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga...
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There’s a growing demand for high-end portable multimedia laptops and manufacturers struggle to get their best in front of potential buyers. The “portable” aspect is the real problem here, as a multimedia laptop needs to be fast, but cramming powerful hardware inside a thin...
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Got my hands on another Core M ultraportable in the last few days, the Asus Transformer Book T300FA, and this post is my collection of initial impressions on it. Just to be clear, this is not the ultra-sleek T300 Chi tablet showcased at Computex...
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While Asus released nearly a dozen 13 inch Zenbooks in the last two years, they failed to compete in the larger segment of 15 inch multimedia ultra-portables, a niche dominated by the Apple Retina Macbook Pro or the Dell XPS 15. Not anymore though....
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If you’re after a Chromebook and don’t want to spend much for it, then you’ve probably looked at these two already, Acer’s C720 and Asus’s C200 (my review is over here, BTW). On a first look they are similar, as both are 11.6 inch...
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For many, the Macbook Air might well be the best ultra-portable available these days. It doesn’t pack as many features as some of the top ultrabooks you can find in stores, but it does provide a well balanced experience for an attractive price. And...
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Chromebooks are a special breed of computers, designed to be extremely simple to use, compact and good enough for basic everyday activities. But they’re mainly created to be as affordable as possible and the Asus Chromebook C200 makes no exception: it starts at $249...
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Ultrabooks are sleek and snappy, but graphics performances are not exactly their strong point. However, if you were looking for a 13 inch ultrabook with dedicated graphics in the last years, Asus got you cover, with devices like the Zenbook UX32VD back in 2012,...
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If you’ve been following ultrabooks in these last years, Asus’s Zenbooks should definitely sound familiar. The UX303 is their flagship line for the second part of 2014 and probably for the first half of 2015 as well and there will be at least two...
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While we treat mostly ultrabooks here on Ultrabookreview.com, quite a few of you asked for my opinion on Chromebooks. As a result, in this buying guide we’ll get in-depth on the things you need to know when buying a Chromebook these days. As a...
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The Asus Transformer Book Flip TP500 is a 15 inch convertible laptop with a touchscreen, capable Haswell hardware and a start price of roughly $650. The more powerful configurations sell for between $700 to $1000 at launch. In this post I’m going to tell...
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I have to admit, I fancied the Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro from the moment I’ve got my eyes on it, back in September 2013 at IFA Berlin. But there’s more than meets the eye when it comes to a laptop, so in this post...
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The HP Specte 13t-3000 has all the right tools to tackle pretty much any other 13 inch ultrabook of the moment. And it has the more affordable price tag on its side (starts at $999, while a similar config from its direct competitors will...
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Some of you asked for a list of ultrabooks and other thin and light laptops with integrated cellular modems working at either 3G or 4G/LTE speeds and I’ve finally got to put this list together. As expected, this list is not that long, as...
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The Asus Transformer Book Flip TP300L is a nice looking Haswell powered laptop with a convertible screen, with a start-price of roughly $700 at launch (will get cheaper down the road). I’ve told you a few things about this line before, now it’s time...
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Asus were among the very first to offer stand alone Windows tablets paired with matching docking stations with their Transformer Books. In the meantime, this has grown to become one of the most popular 2-in-1 form-factor available these days and while other manufacturers released...
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Vivobooks and the Transformer Book Flips are two series of mid-priced Asus ultrabooks, spanning over a bunch of different models. You’ll find Vivobooks with screen-sizes between 11.6 and 15.6 inch, while the Book Flips are available as 13.3, 14 and 15.6 inch variants. In...
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There are quite a few Haswell powered Zenbooks available in stores these days, but pretty much all of them are seriously expensive, with start prices over $1000. The Asus Zenbook UX32LA however is here to change that, with a list price of around 750...
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The Asus Zenbook UX32LA and UX32LN are nearly identical ultrabooks, built on the all-aluminum chassis of the older Asus UX32A/UX32VD lines, but sporting the latest Intel Haswell hardware platforms. Unlike the cheaper UX32LA, the UX32LN bundles an Nvidia 840M GT graphics chip and a...
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Intel are going to release their updated architecture later this year, code named Broadwell, which will replace the current Haswell platform as the go-to for modern ultraportables. That means we’ll start seeing a lot of potential Broadwell running prototypes in the next couple of...
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Fanless laptops (completely silent) in 2024 – the best options
In this article, we’re discussing fanless laptops and silent Windows ultrabooks and Chromebooks, or in other words, laptops with passive cooling solutions, without a fan that spins and makes...
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