Top 10 Ultrabooks

1. LG Z330 Super Ultrabook

Rather than a tapered design, the chassis on the 13.3-inch LG Z330 Super Ultrabook is 14.7mm thick from front to back. It runs Windows 7 (for now) and has a bigger brother, the LG Z430, which comes with a 14-inch display. Why is it 'Super'? Because LG says so.

FOR MORE INFO GO TO- http://www.technobee.in/2012/01/lg-z340-there-are-two-models-z330-and.html

2.Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook

 

Packing an Intel Core i5 processor, the Samsung Series 5 Ultra is small but perfectly formed. Available in 14-inch or 13-inch models, the 13 incher is 17.6mm at its fattest point, narrowing to 14mm.

It comes with a 128GB/256GB SSD or a 500GB hard drive and incorporates an LED SuperBright screen. The only worry? Battery life is pegged at around 6.5 hours, which is about 2 hours too short in our book.

 FOR MORE INFO GO TO- http://www.technobee.in/2012/01/samsung-series5-14-and-13-ultrabooks.html

3.Samsung Series 9

 

While the original Series 9 was one of the world's thinnest laptops, the new Samsung Series 9 Ultrabook is even thinner.

The design team has shaved off another 4mm, giving this 13-inch (1600 x 1200) laptop a waistline of only 12.9mm. Inside, a 1.7GHz Core i7 chip does all the hard work, ably assisted by up to 8GB of memory and SSD storage.

FOR MORE INFO GO TO- http://www.technobee.in/2012/01/samsung-series-9-ultrabooks.html

4.HP Folio 13

 

As the moniker suggests, the HP Folio 13 is yet another 13-inch Ultrabook. It's not much of a looker and, at 18mm around the middle, it's not the slimmest Ultrabook at CES.

But HP is claiming a 9-hour battery life for the Folio 13, which will be ideal for regular mobile workers who value staying power over pretty design.

FOR MORE INFO GO TO-  http://www.technobee.in/2012/01/hp-folio-13-ultrabook-review.html

5.HP Envy 14 Spectre

 

The HP Envy 14 Spectre is a little bigger than your average Ultrabook and a little fatter because of it. Intel specifies a sub- 18mm chassis for 13-inch models, but 14-inchers like this can bulk up to 21mm.

With a Core i5 (or i7) processor and 128GB HDD inside, HP claims a 9 hour battery life for the Spectre. And... that's really the only appeal.

FOR MORE INFO GO TO-  http://www.technobee.in/2012/01/hp-envy-14-spectre-reveiled-at-ces-2012.html

6.Dell XPS 13

 

The Dell XPS 13 might be a little late to the Ultrabook party, but it's one of the prettiest portables we've seen.

Amazingly, Dell will squeeze an Intel Core i5 or i7 inside the trim chassis, along with 4GB of memory and a 128/256GB SSD. How thin is it? 6mm at its slimmest point.

FOR MORE INFO GO TO-  http://www.technobee.in/2012/01/dell-xps-13.html

7.Lenovo IdeaPad U310

 

The Lenovo IdeaPad U310 has a distinctly MacBook Pro vibe to it. Packing a 13-inch display, the U310 tips the scales at 1.7kg and is squeezed into an aluminium chassis that's 18mm thick.

A Core i5 chip is expected to provide the processing grunt, with the choice of a 64GB SSD or 500GB hard disk for storage.

FOR MORE INFO GO TO-  http://www.technobee.in/2012/01/lenovo-ideapad-u310-and-u3410.html

8. Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga

 

We're loving the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga. This flexible, foldable Ultrabook also converts into a 16.9mm thick tablet with a 13.1-inch (1600x900 pixel) touchscreen.

Running Windows 8 you get the best of all worlds - a QWERTY keyboard for heavy duty working and a tablet experience for after hours net sessions on the sofa. The downside? It probably won't be cheap.

 FOR MORE INFO GO TO- http://www.technobee.in/2012/01/lenovo-ideapad-yoga.html

 

9.Acer Aspire S5

Thin (15mm) and light (1.35kg), the new Acer Aspire S5 isn't much of a design departure from the older Acer Aspire S3. But it takes advantage of its Ultrabook DNA with a 13.3-inch display, Thunderbolt technology, SSD storage and a fast (but as yet unspecified) Intel CPU. Are we excited? Meh.

 FOR MORE INFO GO TO- http://www.technobee.in/2012/01/acer-aspire-ultrabook.html

10.The Intel Nikiski concept

 

While not technically an Ultrabook, Intel tells us that a Ultrabook version of the oddball Nikiski is on the cards for later this year.

What makes it stand out is the glass touch pad that turns into a touchscreen layer to enable you to browse a slimline view of key information such as new emails.

FOR MORE INFO GO TO-  http://www.technobee.in/2012/01/intel-nikiski-concept.html

 

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The Intel Nikiski Concept

Use the Nikiski like a laptop, with a see-through glass touch pad that stretches almost the whole width of the base.

Touch it with a finger and it's a trackpad, put your palms down on it to type and the larger base of your hand doesn't register as a touch so you still get a wrist rest.

Close it, turn it over and the touch pad turns into a touchscreen layer to enable you to browse a slimline view of key information such as new emails. Despite the Metro look of the notification tiles in the interface that appears through the bottom of this glass touchpad, the prototype isn't running Windows 8, and the first version will launch this year running Windows 7.

"We're hoping to get the product out sooner and then we'll move to Windows 8," Intel's Peter Adamson told TechRadar. Although he didn't give a release date, to make it worthwhile shipping before Windows 8 comes along, we're expecting to see the first model by spring or early summer.

Some rumours put Intel's next generation Ivy Bridge chips on the market as soon as April or May, although we don't know what processor Nikiski will have.

Not an Ultrabook yet

The white prototype Nikiski device will not be an Ultrabook, according to Adamson. An Ultrabook version, more like the slim black prototype shown at Computex, will follow later in the year.

This first Nikiski will be priced "close to $699."

We spotted USB 3 ports, a memory card slot and an HDMI connector on the sides of the wedge-shaped chassis. Adamson is responsible for the Nikiski app, and was guarded about the final features - currently it shows details from your calendar, email, Facebook news feed and more, with Metro-style notification numbers for new messages since you last looked at the app.

Source: Tech Radar

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Acer Aspire Ultrabook

The chassis is only 15mm thick, making it the world's thinnest Ultrabook thus far. While the magnesium alloy chassis is smart, it impresses without being stunning. Part of this is down to the look and feel when you open it up. While other vendors such as Asus have worked hard to give their new thin and lights a fresh appearance, the Aspire S5 carries on from the Acer Aspire S3, giving us a rather bland appearance when opened up – and a torrid-looking but usable keyboard.

As with other Ultrabook launches, Acer made a big thing out of the quick resume time (1.5 seconds) and talked up its 'always connected' tech, Acer Always Connect – a service that enables you to access information on your PC while it's still asleep. A nice idea, but wouldn't you have access to stuff like emails on your smartphone anyway? There is one rather innovative feature - a MagicFlip I/O port panel (as Acer calls it) flips down at the back, providing room for the kind of extra ports that have had to be axed from other thin and lights that have recently made it onto market. As you'd expect, there's USB 3.0 ports on board, plus an as-yet-unspecified Intel Core processor, SSD storage and beefed-up Home Theatre audio. We'd expect the S5 to be launched with Core i5 and i7 processors, though since Acer said during its press conference that it wanted to take Ultrabooks into the mainstream laptop market, it's wholly possible that we'll see an i3 variant sneak in there. While we haven't seen Ultrabooks featuring Core i3 as yet, we know of at least one that's definitely coming. As for battery life, Acer claimed that the battery power would be "three times" as good as vatteries Expect the Acer S5 UK release date and Acer S5 US release date to be sometime in the Spring. 

Source: Tech Radar

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