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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.
Ultrabook Head to Head: Acer Aspire S3 vs. ASUS UX31E
Intel first launched the ultrabook concept back in May of this year, and the initial reaction ranged from cynicism to excitement. On the one end of the spectrum were...
81 by Jarred Walton & Manveer Wasson on 12/21/2011
Holiday 2011 Laptop Buyer’s Guide
We say it every year, but the trends continue so we’ll keep repeating it: laptops and mobile devices are becoming increasingly popular, often at the cost of desktop sales...
87 by Jarred Walton on 12/2/2011
Toshiba Portege Z835: A New Ultrabook Appears
Intel's ultrabook initiative is a curious one, one that's very gradually picking up interest among vendors. We've already had a chance to take a look at the smaller of...
65 by Dustin Sklavos on 11/16/2011
HP's Winter Refresh, With Business-Class Ultrabook
We recently went out to San Francisco to take a look at HP's winter product refresh and meet with their representatives, and there were a couple of interesting new...
21 by Dustin Sklavos on 11/16/2011
Acer Giving Away One Aspire S3 Ultrabook Each Day Through December 31st
Acer has announced a Facebook campaign where users can get a free Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook. In order to join the competition, users need to like the sweepstake page...
23 by Kristian Vättö on 11/3/2011
ASUS Zenbook (UX21) Review
Tablets have introduced a number of great features that are currently without equal in the notebook space. They are ultra light, extremely responsive, have tremendous battery life and are...
109 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/22/2011
ASUS Zenbook UX21 Teardown
Since it is a new product line for ASUS we were eager to get a look inside the 11-inch Zenbook as we progressed through our review process. Similar to...
22 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/18/2011
ASUS Zenbook UX21 First Results: MBA-Like Battery Life Under Windows 7
FedEx dropped off our first Ultrabook this morning: the beautiful 11.6-inch ASUS Zenbook UX21E-DH71. We just got the first battery life results out of the machine and, as expected...
23 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/18/2011
ASUS' Zenbook Lineup: The First Ultrabooks Arrive October 12, Starting at $999
ASUS just announced its first line of Ultrabook PCs under the new Zenbook brand at a press event in NYC. There are a total of five models in the...
51 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/11/2011
Acer Aspire S3 Available This Week for $899
Acer hasn't had the best year, falling behind in global PC sales from its former perch at No. 2, just behind HP. Their announcement today that their first Ultrabook...
31 by Jason Inofuentes on 10/10/2011
ASUS to Launch UX21, UX31 Ultrabooks on October 11
ASUS' new 11" and 13" Ultrabooks, the UX21 and UX31, were shown off earlier this year at Computex, and now they're ready to come to market: an ASUS teaser...
15 by Andrew Cunningham on 9/26/2011
Ultrabooks on Video: Rapid Start & Smart Connect
Ultrabooks are a three year play for the industry and it's clear that software & features are going to be a major part of the evolution. Intel showed off...
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/14/2011
Meet the Ultrabooks: OEM and ODMs Show Off Designs at IDF
IDF is well underway and we've just gone through the Ultrabook section of the convention center. Everyone from Foxconn to Lenovo had Sandy Bridge based Ultrabook designs at the...
22 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/13/2011
More Ultrabooks: The Acer Aspire S3 and Toshiba Portege Z830
Following yesterday's announcement of the Lenovo U300s ultrabook, Acer and Toshiba have thrown their hats into the ring: Acer with its Aspire S3, and Toshiba with its Portege Z830. Let's...
44 by Andrew Cunningham on 9/2/2011
Lenovo Introduces IdeaPad U300s Ultrabook
In the next few months, thin-and-light laptops bearing Intel's Ultrabook moniker are going to begin showing up in the marketplace, and Lenovo revealed their first entry today: The IdeaPad...
22 by Andrew Cunningham on 9/1/2011
Intel Announces Ultrabook Fund, $300M to Kick off Innovation
At this year's Computex Intel announced a "new" category of notebook computer designed to further blur the lines between traditional notebooks and tablets: the Ultrabook. Requirements for an Ultrabook...
10 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/10/2011
Computex 2011: Up Close with ASUS UX Series with SanDisk's U100 SSD
I met with SanDisk earlier today and to my surprise they had an ASUS UX Ultrabook in their meeting room. It turns out that at least one model in...
13 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/31/2011
New Intel Marketing Terms: Smart Connect & Rapid Start Technology
In our Ultrabook article from earlier this evening I mentioned that Intel would be enabling a new technology with Ultrabooks that allows your applications that require real time updates...
18 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/31/2011
The Ultrabook: Meet the New Thin and Light Intel Notebook
It's too cliché to proclaim netbooks are dead. Perhaps the appropriate phrase is netbooks are no longer interesting to write about, but they do have a roadmap going forward...
36 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/31/2011