The Top Five Lightweight Ultrabooks

By Jerry Jackson | 8/9/2012

In the market for an Ultrabook? We point to the Top Five, based on our reviews and editor recommendations. Check back for updated lists each month.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Set to Release in the US This Month

By Michael Wall | 8/7/2012

Lenovo's new flashy ultrabook the ThinkPad X1 Carbon is set to release this month. The new ultrabook claims to be the lightest high performance on the market, but is it also one of the best?

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Ultrabook Sales Falling Ultrashort

By Andy Patrizio | 7/18/2012

Intel's grand proclamation of 40% market share has fallen short by about 39%.

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Hands-on Dell's XPS 14 and XPS 15: A New Standard

By J.R. Nelson | 6/26/2012

When Dell brought back the XPS name, it did so with little fanfare. The first new XPS computers were mediocre, with little to differentiate them from the models they replaced. But these - these are worth of the XPS moniker, and might be the best laptops Dell's yet made.

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Dell Releases New XPS 14 Ultrabook, XPS 15 Premium Notebooks

By J.R. Nelson | 6/26/2012

Dell announced the release of its latest line of flagship notebooks - the XPS 14 and XPS 15 laptops. The XPS 14 qualifies for Intel Ultrabook status, measuring just 0.81 inches thick, while the XPS 15 brings a bright, 350-nit, 1080p display to the mix.

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Acer Introduces The Aspire S5 As The World's Thinnest Ultrabook

By Jerry Jackson | 6/14/2012

Acer America today announced the U.S. availability of the Acer Aspire S5 Ultrabook. Billed as "the world's thinnest Ultrabook." Acer also announced that the Aspire S3 is getting refreshed with the latest Intel processors, solid state drives and a new champagne color.

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Dell XPS 13 vs. Samsung Series 9: Business Ultrabook Battle

By Charles P. Jefferies | 6/11/2012

We recently reviewed these two 13.3-inch business-oriented Ultrabooks and now put them head-to-head in our comparison test. Find out which one is best.

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Toshiba Showcases New Ultrabooks

By Jerry Jackson | 6/5/2012

Toshiba's growing family of Ultrabooks now includes the Satellite U845W, the first Ultrabook with a 21:9 ratio Cinematic Display and the Satellite U845.

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Just Announced: New Dell Inspiron R, Z and Special Edition Laptops

By Jerry Jackson | 6/5/2012

Dell today announced its new Inspiron laptop portfolio. The ultraportable Inspiron 13z and 14z, stylish Inspiron 15R and 17R, and the impressive Inspiron 15R Special Edition and 17R Special Edition will turn heads.

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Fujitsu Introduces LifeBook Ultrabooks And More

By Jerry Jackson | 6/5/2012

Fujitsu kicked off the summer product season today with the new 14-inch LIFEBOOK U772 Ultrabook designed for business professionals, the 13.3-inch LIFEBOOK UH572 Ultrabook for consumers, and the 17.3-inch LIFEBOOK NH532 desktop replacement notebook.

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HP Ultrabooks, Sleekbooks Hands On: Wait, What's a Sleekbook?

By J.R. Nelson | 5/30/2012

HP's recent launch event proved to be one of the biggest in the company's long history. One interesting announcement was HP's new Ultrabook rival, the Sleekbook. Can further dividing the market really be a good thing?

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Hands On with HP's Spring Refresh: New Pavilions, EliteBooks, Ultrabooks and More

By J.R. Nelson | 5/9/2012

HP took the wraps off of their Spring releases today, with almost no notebook, desktop or display safe. We spent some hands on time with HP's new products and got some impressive, and some not-as-impressive, results.

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