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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

Samsung Series 5 Ultrathin
Samsung Series 5 Ultrathin review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

The best value ultra-portable we’ve seen, thanks to its AMD Trinity processor

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£483 inc VAT
Samsung ATIV
Samsung Ativ Windows 8 line-up review
Laptops Mobile phones Tablets Ultraportable laptops

Hybrid tablets lead Samsung’s four-pronged Windows 8 assault

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Hp Envy 6 Sleekbook
HP Envy 6 Sleekbook review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

AMD’s answer to the Ultrabook is here, and it’s an absolute bargain

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£550 inc VAT
Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook
Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook review
Chromebooks Ultraportable laptops

More powerful hardware and a new edition of Chrome OS that lets you work offline make this the best Chromebook yet

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£361 inc VAT
Asus ZenBook prime UX31A
Asus ZenBook Prime UX31A review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

A gorgeous screen and plenty of refinements make the Prime a worthy successor to the original ZenBook

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£1500 inc VAT
Sony VAIO S Series 13
Sony VAIO S Series 13 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

A well equipped business centric laptop that struggles to compete with similarly-priced Ultrabooks

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£769 inc VAT
HP Envy 6
HP Envy 6 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

An Ultrabook with a 10-hour battery life and strong performance for just £700 - the Envy 6 is a steal

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£699.99 inc VAT
Packard Bell Dot S
Packard Bell Dot S review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

This netbook has the latest Atom processor and doesn’t cost much, but it’s not as stylish as some of its rivals

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£229 inc VAT
Asus X501A
Asus X501A review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

This sharp-looking laptop lacks an optical drive, but is surprisingly powerful for its price

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£349 inc VAT
Samsung Series 9 (15in)
Samsung Series 9 (15in) review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

The first true 15in ultra-portable is expensive, but it’s in a field of its own

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£1200 inc VAT