Neowin News Feed for: Ultrabook

Geekbook X14 Pro is the world's first 999g all-metal ultra-light laptop

Steven Parker — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:00:01 +0000

You may know GEEKOM as a Mini PC maker, well now it is also launching a GEEKBOOK X line of Ultra thin laptops available from December 2025. Read more...

The Acer Swift 3 SF314-59-75QC, Core i7-1165G7 is $130 off on Amazon

Steven Parker — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:30:02 +0000

In today's Amazon Deal of the Day, you can save 16% off the 11th-gen 14" Acer Swift 3 Notebook which includes an i7-1165G7 and Iris Xe Graphics. This Ultrabook only weighs 2.65lbs as well! Read more...

GPD announces the P2 Max, a 8.9-inch ultrabook

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 18:26:01 +0000

GPD, the Chinese company behind many popular crowdfunding campaigns, has launched a new one for the P2 Max, an ultrabook powered by an Intel Core m3 processor, up to 16GB of RAM, and a 9-inch screen. Read more...

Amazon slashes 10% off Huawei MateBook D Intel and AMD variants

Steven Parker — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 20:00:01 +0000

We gave this clamshell a high score, our reviewer even thought that the retail price was already a steal. Now it has been reduced by a further 10% off at Amazon, for who knows how long. Read more...

Second iteration of the KDE Slimbook goes on sale

Paul Hill — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 13:08:01 +0000

KDE and Odin Group have announced the availability of the KDE Slimbook II. There are two different versions with prices starting from €699; cheaper than the first iteration of the Linux-first device. Read more...

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (2017) Ultrabook review: No touchscreen, but has everything else [UPDATED]

Christopher White — Tue, 16 May 2017 14:06:01 +0000

Lenovo has released the 5th generation of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook, and we dig into all of the ins and outs of the latest device to see if it's a machine worthy of your consideration. Read more...

Toshiba releases Portégé X30, a new Windows 10 enterprise laptop with many security features

Christopher White — Thu, 04 May 2017 06:06:01 +0000

Toshiba has a new ultra-portable laptop for sale that packs a lot of security into its 2.3-pound body for companies that need a device with encrypted storage, smartcard reader, TPM 2.0 and more. Read more...

Eve releases more details on its 'V' convertible ultrabook, launches later in November

Ben Moore — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 04:44:02 +0000

Eve unveiled the latest specs for the crowdfunded 'V,' also known as the 'Project Pyramid Flipper.' Key features include a 12.3-inch IGZO touchscreen, Kaby Lake CPU, and a Windows Ink-enabled pen. Read more...

Razer's Blade and Blade Stealth notebooks available in Europe

Cage Appleby — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 08:38:01 +0000

Min-Liang Tan, CEO and Co-founder of Razer, took to the stage in Berlin, announcing the arrival of the company's Blade and Blade Stealth laptops in Europe, with accessories to follow later this year. Read more...

Chuwi HiBook Review: A tablet that can kind of double as an ultrabook

Timi Cantisano — Sat, 11 Jun 2016 10:54:02 +0000

Chuwi has released a new Windows 10 tablet / ultrabook, the 'HiBook'. It offers solid construction and good specs, but priced around $250, is it the right one for you? Read more...

Onda's upcoming 12-inch ultrabook offers a quad core CPU and 4GB RAM for $369 USD

Timi Cantisano — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 09:20:01 +0000

If you've been looking for a low priced ultrabook, Onda's oBook12 might satisfy your computing needs. The device is set to release at the end of March and will be priced at $369.99 USD. Read more...

Dell's sleek new Latitude devices debuted

Chris Schroeder — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 21:12:01 +0000

Dell takes the wraps off of three of its new portable Latitude computing devices with an impressive lightweight ultrabook and a pair of comparable 2-in-1 PCs. Read more...

Razer Blade Stealth, a super powerful Ultrabook with desktop class gaming expansion

Rob Brand — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 11:54:01 +0000

Razer has announced it's smallest and lightest laptop to date. The Razer blade Stealth Ultrabook packs serious specs and desktop class graphics expansion capabilities via the Razer Core. Read more...

Samsung will reportedly reveal 13 and 15 inch superlight Skylake Ultrabooks at CES

John Devon — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 22:32:01 +0000

New images have surfaced showing a new Samsung Ultrabook weighing just 1.9 pounds or 860 grams and measuring half an inch thick. The new laptop will likely be introduced at CES next week. Read more...

HP EliteBook Folio 1020 Ultrabook Review: Great performance for daily work

Christopher White — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 16:14:01 +0000

After spending a few months with the HP EliteBook Folio 1020 G1, I give my impressions of HP's latest Ultrabook. How does it stack up against the competition and should you consider buying one? Read more...

First impressions of the HP EliteBook Folio 1020

Christopher White — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 18:58:01 +0000

If you're looking for a new Ultrabook, the HP EliteBook Folio 1020 is probably on your short list. If you want to learn more about this laptop, check out our first impressions and photo gallery. Read more...

Dell XPS 13 Review: Sexiest Ultrabook on the market

Christopher White — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 17:14:01 +0000

Earlier this year Dell announced the XPS 13 at CES and it generated a lot of buzz within the industry. There's no question that the Ultrabook looks great, but is it a good machine to actually own? Read more...

Our review of the HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G1

Christopher White — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 07:08:52 +0000

If you're in the market for a new laptop, you should take a look at HP's latest entry, the Elitebook Folio 1040 G1, to see if the portable device is worthy of your consideration. Read more...

Toshiba launches Windows 8.1 Ultrabook with 22-hour battery life

Andy Weir — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 09:21:06 +0000

Toshiba launches its Dynabook Kira V634 this week, promising a massive 22 hours of battery life, along with 8GB RAM, Intel Core i5 CPU, 128GB SSD and HDMI-out, including support for 4K video output. Read more...

Member Reviews: Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook

Steven Parker — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 08:24:35 +0000

It's the weekend, so that means whenever we can, we'll feature a review done by one of our members. Neowin is proud to present a community review of the Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook. Read more...

Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11S Review

Julio Franco — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 19:14:41 +0000

Lenovo's latest entrant in the hybrid marketplace brings full Windows 8 to the 11-inch form factor. The Lenovo Yoga 11S is described on the company's website as a groundbreaking multimedia mini... Read more...

Video: Gaming at 2560 x 1440 on the Toshiba Kirabook

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 12:39:38 +0000

There's no doubting that the Intel HD Graphics 4000 chip is pretty bad at gaming, but just how bad is it at pushing 2560 x 1440 in recent PC games? Well here's a video to show you Read more...

Review: Toshiba Kirabook

Tim Schiesser — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 12:03:20 +0000

A 2560 x 1440 resolution Ultrabook was at one stage unheard of in the Windows camp. Now, Toshiba has released a premium, high-res Windows 8 laptop; how does it compare to the famous 'Retina'? Read more...

Samsung's new flagship Ultrabook: the ATIV Book 9 Plus

Tim Schiesser — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 01:06:08 +0000

Samsung has announced a new Ultrabook with a 3800 x 1800 display and Intel Haswell processors, known as the ATIV Book 9 Plus. A cheaper version, called the ATIV Book 9 Lite, will feature AMD APUs Read more...

New Windows 8 Ultrabook from Fujitsu has 3200x1800 display

John Callaham — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:53:06 +0000

Fujitsu has announced a new Windows 8 Ultrabook, the Lifebook UH90/L, that goes on sale later this June in Japan that is just 15.5mm thick and has a display with resolution support of up to 3200x1800. Read more...

HP refresh their laptops for 2013

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:09:57 +0000

HP has refreshed most of their laptop line-up for 2013, including a new Envy 14 TouchSmart with an optional 3200 x 1800 display, and a cheap Pavilion 11 TouchSmart that packs a touchscreen for $399 Read more...

TechSpot: Gigabyte U2442F 14-inch Ultrabook Review

Julio Franco — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:53:32 +0000

Without question the Gigabyte U2442F is cutting edge stuff when it comes to ultrabook performance. Armed with a 3rd-Gen Core i7 processor, plenty of memory, and a quality SSD... Read more...

TechSpot: Acer Aspire S7 Review

Julio Franco — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 08:16:10 +0000

The touchable, classy Acer Aspire S7 is targeted right at the road-warrior, power-hungry, super-user. Two years after the introduction of Ultrabooks, this is one of the closest to the perfect mark. Read more...

Sony announces VAIO T15 Ultrabook with touch

Stephen Robinson — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:49:47 +0000

Sony has announced its touch-enabled VAIO T15 Ultabook with touch which features a full HD touch display and will be yours for $950 when it lands in the Spring. Read more...

Toshiba announces Satellite U845t budget touchscreen Ultrabook

Tim Schiesser — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 03:30:25 +0000

Another Windows 8 laptop has been announced before the show has even kicked off, and this time it's the $800 Toshiba Satellite U845t budget Ultrabook packing decent specs for the price Read more...

Acer giving away 39 Aspire S7 Ultrabooks!

Andrew Stevenson — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:01:36 +0000

Fancy winning a brand new Ultrabook? Acer is giving Facebook users a chance to win one of their Aspire S7 Windows 8 Ultrabooks, one a day, until December 31st. That's 34 in total! Read more...

Windows 8 dual-touchscreen Asus Taichi Ultrabooks delayed

Andy Weir — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:01:36 +0000

The wacky Asus Taichi - a Windows 8 Ultrabook with a touchscreen on the inside, and one on the outside - has been delayed, just a few weeks after retailers started taking orders for it. Read more...

Member Reviews: Samsung Smart PC XE500T

Steven Parker — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 10:22:52 +0000

It's that time of the week again, where we showcase a review submitted by a member in our forums. This week Osiris makes an appearance with a Samsung Smart PC (XE500T) review. Read more...

TechSpot: Acer Aspire S5, SSD RAID-Equipped Ultrabook Review

Julio Franco — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:27:38 +0000

In most instances, an SSD is the best component upgrade for any modern system, but Acer took things one step further as the S5 is equipped with two 128GB SSDs in a RAID0 configuration. Read more...

Acer's Windows 8 Aspire S7 notebooks start at $1,199

John Callaham — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:44:48 +0000

Acer will launch the Windows 8-based Aspire S7 series of Ultrabook-based notebooks on October 26th, with prices starting at $1,199 for the 11.8-inch model and $1,399 for the 13.3-inch version. Read more...

Ultrabook 2012 sales forecast cut; bad news for Windows 8?

John Callaham — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:29:09 +0000

Research firm IHS has cut its forecast for sales of Ultrabook-based notebooks to less than half what it had previously predicted for 2012, which could be bad news for Intel and Microsoft's Windows 8. Read more...

Nuance offers voice assistant software for Ultrabooks

John Callaham — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 04:50:17 +0000

Nuance and Intel have announced plans to offer Dragon Assistant, a voice recognition software package that will be pre-loaded on some Ultrabook-based notebooks later this year. Read more...

Acer: No touch screen business Win 8 notebook until 2013

John Callaham — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 17:01:10 +0000

Acer says it won't be offering a touchscreen Ultrabook for Windows 8 for business customers until sometime in late 2013, saying that the consumer market moves faster than the business market. Read more...

HP announces three new touch-enabled Windows 8 devices

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:54:10 +0000

HP has announced today three new touch-enabled Windows 8 products: the Envy 2X laptop/tablet hybrid, the Envy Touchsmart Ultrabook 4 and the Spectre XT TouchSmart Ultrabook Read more...

TechSpot: Apple MacBook Air 13" Mid-2012 Review

Julio Franco — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:59:37 +0000

New for the 2012 MacBook Air is the Intel Ivy Bridge processor sporting Intel HD 4000 graphics, higher capacity storage and memory options, as well as an improved 720p Facetime HD camera, and... Read more...