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Something funny happened when a lot of us weren't really paying attention last year: Intel's nascent "ultrabook" specification and definition quietly expanded and, in the process, sort of redefined what a notebook was. In their own circular way, Intel created a brand and changed the way notebooks were built (with ULV Ivy Bridge leading the way); I'm sure it's no coincidence that this trademarked product name has only squeezed AMD further. Ultrabooks that were 14" and larger weren't as rigidly confined by the definition as ones below that threshold, but they're still smaller creatures than the notebooks of old. HP's EliteBook Folio 9470m is one of these newer beasts.
Mobile Ivy Bridge HD 4000 Investigation: Real-Time iGPU Clocks on ULV vs. Quad-Core
Earlier today we posted our review of Intel’s Ivy Bridge ULV Ultrabook. In it, we found that while the maximum iGPU clock on the ULV HD 4000 is 1150MHz—just...
35 by Jarred Walton on 6/1/2012
Dual Core/GT2 Ivy Bridge Die Measured: ~121mm^2
I mentioned Intel's desired secrecy around die sizes and transistor counts for the majority of the Ivy Bridge lineup in our 3470 review from this morning. While I can't...
18 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/31/2012
Intel Dual-Core Mobile Ivy Bridge Launch and i5-3427U Ultrabook Review
Back in April, Intel launched their latest CPU architecture along with their 22nm process: Ivy Bridge. Similar to the Sandy Bridge launch last year, the first parts to come...
64 by Jarred Walton on 5/31/2012
ASUS' Zenbook SSD and Apple's MacBook Air SSD Are Not Compatible
In working on yesterday's Zenbook Prime review I ran into a problem with the 256GB Sandisk U100 drive that came with my review sample. Unfortunately, since the drive doesn't...
22 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/23/2012
ASUS Zenbook Prime (UX21A) Review: The First of the 2nd Gen Ultrabooks
The first round of Ultrabooks were mostly underwhelming. It shouldn't be a surprise, but many of the efforts were just half hearted at best. Of the companies who shipped...
192 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/22/2012
HP Unveils New Ultrabooks, "Sleekbooks"
At the 2012 Global Influencer Summit in Shanghai, HP announced a full slate of new thin-and-light and ultrabook systems, and we've gotten to go hands on with all of...
23 by Vivek Gowri on 5/10/2012
HP Folio 13 Review: Deviating From the Norm
The initial bum rush of ultrabooks resulted in, with limited exception, a lot of designs that took most of their cues from Apple's MacBook Air. Even Dell's XPS 13...
88 by Dustin Sklavos on 4/17/2012
Acer Aspire TimelineU M3: Life on the Kepler Verge
Some of our editors recently had the opportunity to take part in NVIDIA's Editor's Day in California's "sunny" San Francisco to be briefed on new products. While we can't...
75 by Dustin Sklavos on 3/13/2012
Dell XPS 13: A Different Kind of Ultrabook
Late last year, before CES, we had the opportunity to check out Dell's then-upcoming entrant to Intel's nascent ultrabook market, the XPS 13. Dell has been refocusing their XPS...
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Sony VAIO: Z with Dock, SE with IPS, and an Ultrabook Concept
When we stopped by the Sony booth, there was plenty to see. Vivek will be covering some of the other areas—tablets and gaming devices—while I’ll focus on the laptop...
20 by Jarred Walton on 1/15/2012
Hands on with Samsung's Line of New Notebooks
Samsung showed off a completely new line of notebooks at CES, and we've gotten to go hands on with all of them. In addition to the refreshed Series 9...
18 by Vivek Gowri on 1/14/2012
Lenovo’s IdeaPad Yoga 13 with Windows 8: This Is the Ultrabook We Want
We were back at Lenovo’s suite today and got a chance to spend a bit more time with a laptop that we didn’t get around to discussing on Tuesday...
31 by Jarred Walton on 1/12/2012
HP Announces ENVY 14 Spectre Ultrabook
To keep the flow of CES coverage steady, HP has announced ENVY 14 Spectre Ultrabook. The use of glass makes Spectre special: The lid, display, palmrest and trackpad are...
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Acer’s Upcoming Laptops: S5 Ultrabook with IVB, TB, and a Motor
We spent some time with Acer this afternoon looking at their upcoming products and we were able to get some hands-on time with many laptops and tablets. We’ll save...
5 by Jarred Walton on 1/11/2012
Intel Shows off Thunderbolt, AppUp on Ivy Bridge Ultrabook Reference Design
Intel just dropped a bunch of news about its first smartphone platform partners and their respective products, followed by more news about Ultrabooks. Intel showed off its Ivy Bridge...
3 by Brian Klug on 1/10/2012
Dell Launches XPS 13 Ultrabook
While Dell is one of the last vendors to actually announce an entry in Intel’s ultrabook category, their announcement is a bit of a doozy, and it arrives alongside...
13 by Dustin Sklavos on 1/10/2012
Hands-on with the Samsung Series 9
The Samsung Series 9 update was announced Monday and we got a peek at Samsung's thinnest notebook ever while at PepCom's Digital Experience, just ahead of CES. The latest...
7 by Jason Inofuentes on 1/10/2012
ASUS Zenbook UX Series, Now in Pink
Out of all of the launched Ultrabooks, we like ASUS' Zenbook UX21 and UX31 the best. While ASUS doesn't have any major Ultrabook announcements at CES, it is updating...
4 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/9/2012
OCZ Scores an Ultrabook Design Win for Everest: LG Super Ultrabook Z300
OCZ is on a roll at CES this year. It just announced LG's Super Ultrabook Z300 will ship with a 256GB mSATA Indilinx Everest based SSD. I'm still trying...
4 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/9/2012
Introducing the 2012 Mobile Benchmark Matrix
Testing computer hardware can be a difficult process. On the one hand there’s a desire for more information and benchmarks, and on the other hand there’s a desire for...
48 by Jarred Walton on 1/6/2012