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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

Lenovo ThinkPad Twist
Lenovo ThinkPad Twist review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Poor battery life, mediocre performance and display problems make this an average business convertible

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£885 inc VAT
Lenovo ThinkPad T430u
Lenovo ThinkPad T430u review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Has great potential as a business Ultrabook, but its sharp and uncomfortable keyboard tray makes this one to avoid

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£896 inc VAT
Lenovo IdeaPad S400
Lenovo IdeaPad S400 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

It’s pretty, but its poor performance and touchpad leave the IdeaPad S400 behind its competitors

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£390 inc VAT
Samsung Series 3 Chromebook
Samsung Series 3 Chromebook review
Chromebooks Ultraportable laptops

The best Chromebook yet is fantastic value, if you can adjust to Chrome OS

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£229 inc VAT
Dell XPS 12
Dell XPS 12 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

The XPS 12 has its flaws, but this brilliant laptop/tablet hybrid still delivers in spades

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£1279 inc VAT
Asus Taichi
Asus Taichi review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

The extra screen is a neat idea but ultimately the Taichi is a jack of all trades and master of none

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£1200 inc VAT
Gigabyte X11
Gigabyte X11 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Carbon fibre is a great way to keep Ultrabooks light, but the Gigabyte X11 falls down in other areas

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£999 inc VAT
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

The ultimate business Ultrabook; Lenovo proves it knows what professionals want

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£1107 inc VAT
Acer Aspire S5
Acer Aspire S5 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Acer aims high, but falls short of the mark with the Aspire S5

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£949 inc VAT
Sony Vaio Duo 11
Sony Vaio Duo 11 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

This laptop-tablet hybrid is certainly powerful, but its transformation between the two feels a little awkward

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£1500 inc VAT