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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

Acer Timeline U3
Acer Timeline U3 and Nvidia 600M mobile GPU review
Graphics cards Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Acer first out the gate with Timeline Ultrabook

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Samsung Series 5
Samsung Series 5 13in (530U3B) review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Exactly what we were looking for in an Ultrabook, and although not perfect, it's very reasonably priced

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£743 inc VAT
HP Envy Spectre
HP Envy 14 Spectre review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

A great looking Ultrabook with a fantastic screen, but it's not particularly fast or light

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£1200 inc VAT
Dell Vostro V131
Dell Vostro V131 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

A stylish portable business laptop at a good price

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£659 inc VAT
Asus N55SF
Asus N55SF review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Fantastic performance and superb audio make this the ideal multimedia laptop

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£733 inc VAT
HP Pavilion DM1-3200sa
HP Pavilion DM1-3200sa review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

A great ultra-portable for anyone who doesn’t have the cash for an ultrabook

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£335 inc VAT
Samsung Series 9 (late 2011 refresh)
Samsung Series 9 (late 2011 refresh) review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

A great looking laptop, but with some frustrations and a high price it's difficult to recommend

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£1183 inc VAT
Acer Aspire S3
Acer Aspire S3 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

The Aspire S3's chassis has shortcomings, but reasonable battery life and performance makes this a great value ultrabook

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£700 inc VAT
Asus ZenBook UX21
Asus ZenBook UX21 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Currently the smallest ultrabook, the Asus ZenBook UX21 isn't perfect, but it’s the only 11in MacBook Air alternative

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£830 inc VAT
Lenovo IdeaPad U300s
Lenovo IdeaPad U300s review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Another great Ultrabook design, but a slower processor and a couple of missing ports place it just behind the current leaders

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£921 inc VAT