Ultrabook Buyers Guide
You’ve heard about Ultrabooks and ultrathin devices, read some articles, checked out a few pictures and now want to do some more research? You’ve come to the right page on the right website.
My name is Chippy and since June in 2011 I’ve been researching the Ultrabook and ultralight laptop market and writing news, reviews and reports here on Ultrabooknews. I’ve pulled together an extensive database of devices, a list of reviews, images and videos.
Below you’ll find important background articles, guides and, something we’re very proud of, the excelent product advisor that I’ve primed and updated with my Ultrabook product knowledge. I advise reading some of the key articles we’ve written since June 2011 but if you just want a simple way to find a device from the market, jump straight to the Ultrabook advisor which takes you through a simple set of questions to a list of Ultrabooks and ultralights that should suit you.
What’s an Ultrabook?
You should read this article. It will help you to work out the difference between the word ‘Ultrabook’ and the word ‘Ultralight.’ One is a trademark used by Intel, the other is a generic term for a thin and light laptop. We also call them Ultrabook alternatives. You’ll also find a description of some of the Ultrabook features and some Ultrabook buying tips.
The Ultrabook and ultrathin database
- View the latest Ultrabooks and alternatives on this list.
- View an interactive and sortable list of all devices.
- Here’s a pictorial overview.
- You can view all devices by screen size
- We’ve got a selector here. Select a list of features and see a list of devices. [This tool is under development.]
The Ultrabook and ultrathin Advisor
This gets better and better all the time as I continue to feed information about products into it. I’ve created a set of questions and mapped the answers to feature ratings in Ultrabooks. This isn’t just a database-driven chooser, this is a human-driven knowledge engine designed to help you buy your device.
View this advisor in a separate page.
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#1 by Anpu on July 4, 2012 - 06:30
Some options are missing: I’d prefer user replaceable battery, and given a choice — not TN LCD screen (say, IPS).
#2 by Barry on September 9, 2012 - 19:17
I think we really need to be able to specify the max RAM quantity. For many computing tasks RAM load is a showstopper, but much more rarely does storage capacity make a task impossible. You can always add external storage but ram capacity is much more limiting. I think another major differentiating feature for ultra portables is a 3G sim card. The 11 ‘ HP elitebooks have this as an option also with 16Gb of ram, and I’d like to see it possible to get this out of your recommender.
#3 by Lars on September 17, 2012 - 16:00
It recomends last years models, thats not very smart. iMO
#4 by Justin on October 14, 2012 - 08:33
I really need to know what tablet/ net books come with Wacom stylus support. I need to know the levels of pressure sensitivity and if the pen has an eraser end. I am holding out hope that windows 8 will bring with it a great mobile cintiq for working and drawing in photoshop, but I find it nearly impossible to gather info on this front. So confusing.
#5 by sunith on January 6, 2013 - 11:19
Sir I need an ultra book laptop of high configuration & small screen size of any brand could I get anyone