Comments on: Top 11.6" Ultrabook and Ultrathin Choices

By: tiger

tiger — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:33:00 +0000

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By: The Verge gets Hands-On with Acer Aspire S7 « Ultrabook News and the Ultrabook Database

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:37:00 +0000

[...] on 30 August 2012 By Chippy If you’re looking for a new 11” Ultrabook, the Acer Aspire S7 is probably on your list, especially if you’re interested in driving Windows [...]

By: PolkSDA

PolkSDA — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:26:05 +0000

One alternative that isn’t in the list above, because it is not a de facto 11.6″ ultrabook, but fits within the contraints of the form factor dimensions, is the Dell XPS 13. It gives you a 13″ screen in an 11.6″ footprint.

By: Mobile Guy

Mobile Guy — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 23:37:03 +0000

That’s what I’m looking for in an ultrabook as well. Especially since I still plan on using a desktop and a high performance notebook when I need it. I’ll use the ultrabook when travelling and high performance isn’t required.

By: Mobile Guy

Mobile Guy — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 23:27:36 +0000

I, too, really hope Acer’s 9 hour battery claim for the 11.6″ S7 isn’t a pure idle scenario. Right now it seems to be worth buying.

By: gus

gus — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:55:16 +0000

I wonder if Acer is going to change their 9 hour figure when the 11.6″ S7 comes out. I hope their battery life number isn’t as unrealistic as Sony’s original claim since it seems to be one of the better ultrabooks in the category.

By: DavidC1

DavidC1 — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 04:38:13 +0000

Sony initially claimed up to 9 hours on their T series Ultrabooks, but now on the website it claims 7.5 hours.

Intel’s specifications call for 5 hours on a 35WHr battery, and the T13 has a 45Whr one. According to Intel’s specs the Sony Vaio T should get 6.5 hours.

9 hours would call for a 63WHr battery.

By: me

me — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 23:24:40 +0000

Yeah, right now, I’m still using regular 11.6″ ultraportables with the occasional extended battery. It still has a smaller footprint than 13.3″ notebooks with the extended battery.

I guess people looking into 11.6″ notebooks are more focused on travelling which means the following:
-long battery life
-small footprint
-not too thick
-lightweight
At least that’s what I’m looking for.

I can handle
-non-HD resolutions – I still don’t see much progress in resolution independent OS’s.
-no discrete graphics – Gaming doesn’t sound fun on 11.6″ screens and whatever could fit in one probably won’t be much better than integrated graphics anyway.
-mini DisplayPort – I don’t like mini ports but at least the DisplayPort can be converted to many different video outputs.

I’d like at least a Core i5 since it has Turbo Boost. I believe in the whole getting back to idle faster means longer battery life thing.

I don’t keep up with AMD vs Intel much but are there any AMD chipsets that provide better battery life with not that much loss in performance?

By: me

me — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 23:00:58 +0000

So that smaller 11.6″ screen doesn’t help much when compared to the larger ultrabooks? It’s still 7-9 W? I wonder if there’s much difference in power consumption between a 1080p 11.6″ and a 1366×768 one.

By: Chippy

Chippy — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:04:57 +0000

Consider these marketing figures as the best possible idle figures with screen on low brightness. In my experience, nearly Ultrabooks (fresh) will use 7-9W when doing web-work. Use the Wh figure to calculate battery life. We have now added the Wh figures to the comparison overview page. http://ultrabooknews.com/product-databank/