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For people looking for the best performance in the thinnest and lightest laptops possible, the best choice is going to be an Ultrabook. Ultrabooks were created by Intel, and devices must have certain specifications to fall into this category, like a really long battery life and a svelte chassis. Newer models have started shipping with 4K screens and super fast processors. For anyone looking into an Ultrabook of their own, here are a few of the best ones on the market today. Dell The 2015 edition of the Dell XPS 13 has the worlds thinnest bezel, which allows it pack a 13-inch screen into aRead More →

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Dell recently announced that availability of the new Dell Wireless Dock, the fist docking station in the industry to be based on the multi-gigabit Tri-Band WiFi standard WiGig. The new wireless docking station is compatible with Dell’s Latitude 6430u Ultrabook and currently sells for $249. According to Vice President of Dell’s Commercial PC Group Kirk Schell, “We are proud to introduce the Dell Wireless Dock, the industry’s first and only WiGig dock that is the result of a five-year-long leadership effort. WiGig represents a new era in wireless connectivity and a shift in the way enterprises and consumers will experience connectivity and interact with theirRead More →

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Ubuntu Linux laptops seem to be all the rage right now. I just wrote about System76 releasing a new Ubuntu Linux laptop and now it seems that Dell has jumped on the bandwagon as well. After tinkering with the final product for months, Dell has finally started shipping the new thin-and-light XPS 13, which comes with the Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS, code-named Precise Pangolin. This laptop was developed as a part of an internal project from Dell known as “Project Sputnik”. Over the course of six months, Dell worked with the open-source community in order to develop tools, drivers and software for the OS toRead More →

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AMD hasn’t been doing too well lately, but that hasn’t kept the company from trying to dethrone Intel at every possible opportunity. The company’s latest attempt includes the realm of ultra-thin laptops, a realm where the Ultrabook design has had some difficulty gaining ground with the large portions of the notebook market. AMD’s latest attempt to take down Intel comes in the form of the Asus VivoBook U38N, which has officially cleared the FCC and should be coming to retailers very soon. The device features all of the trademarks of an Ultrabook, including the lightweight and super-slim design, along with a hybrid storage solution. TheRead More →

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Samsung is poised to release its new series of Windows 8 laptops, PCs and Ultrabooks with the release of Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system just around the corner. This new lineup from Samsung includes the Series 5 Ultra Touch as well as the Series 9 Premium Ultrabook, the Series 7 laptop and the Ativ Smart PCs. Each of these Win8 devices are currently available for pre-order with retail availability beginning on October 26. The Series 5 Ultra Touch is essentially a hybrid device, crossing an Ultrabook with a tablet. The device comes with a 10-point multitouch display, which has been optimized to work with allRead More →

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Intel recently demoed a new bit of technology that is poised to get rid of many of the connectors and cables that computers use to connect to a plethora of peripherals and other devices. Known as WiGig, the tech has been in development since 2009 and looks to replace cables by using a high-bandwidth, high frequency wireless data system. According to President of WiGig Alliance and Director of Millimeter Wave Technology at Intel Ali Sadri, “Since inception of the WiGig alliance back in 2009, we always had the vision that we need to develop a very high-throughput wireless technology that is capable of doing thingsRead More →

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A government officer from Taiwan is warning local PC vendors of a new Apple patent for the MacBook Air that could be used in legal action in an attempt to stop the sales of Ultrabooks from competitive manufacturers. Apple has already tried this tactic on Samsung, attempting to halt sales of the company’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Nexus smartphone. In both cases Apple has successfully halted sales of the devices in the United States. The Cupertino company received a U.S. patent last month for the exterior wedge-like design of its MacBook Air devices. The intellectual property office of Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs, though,Read More →

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Dell recently debuted two new laptops that are part of the company’s XPS lineup. The new devices include a 14″ clamshell laptop that can be configured as an Ultrabook and a high-powered 15.6″ device as well. In addition to that, these laptops feature an aluminum casing, edge-to-edge display with hardened Corning Glass, backlit chiclet keyboards and multigesture touchpads. These devices share some specs, including USB 3.0 ports, miniDisplayPort, HDMI out, 3-in-1 media card reader and a 1.3 megapixel webcam. Also, both devices have come with an Ethernet port, though Dell says that the laptops are too thin to offer a full Ethernet option. To remedyRead More →

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On Wednesday, June 20 Acer announced their latest series of ultrabooks, the Aspire Timeline Ultra M5 Series. Acer has updated their original Timeline Series by making their newest additions slimmer and lightweight. Acer says that the M5 Series features “slim, lightweight design, larger displays, all-day battery life, and powerful Intel and Nvidia technologies.” Acer offers several different options for customers to choose from while selecting their new ultra-thin M5. They can choose between a 14 or a 15.6-inch, widescreen, 1,366-by-768 display screen and a 1.5-GHz, second generation Intel Core i3 or a 2.6-GHz, third generation Intel Core i5 processor. With the 14-inch Core i3 ultrabook,Read More →

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Amazon has a curious laptop on its website, a completely unannounced 14″ Ultrabook from Dell known as the Dell XPS 14. Specifications for the device suggest that this Ultrabook could stand up against some of the other good ones on the market as it has an Ivy Bridge processor, Nvidia discrete graphics, an HD+ display and 12 hours of battery life. Dell did release an XPS 14 back in 2010 in hopes of reviving the company’s XPS line. Unfortunately, Dell discontinued the 14″ premium laptop last year. The old XPS 14 would have never been considered an Ultrabook, mainly because of its 1.4″ thickness. TheRead More →