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Ultraportable laptops

Most Popular Ultraportable laptops

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 (AMD) review: The Golf GTI of compact ultrabooks
£850
Lenovo's new Yoga Slim 7 is a fabulous bargain: fast, well made and extraordinarily sensibly priced
HP Chromebook 11
HP Chromebook 11 review
£229
Cheap, well-built and with a great screen, if you want a laptop for mostly online work, this is a great choice
Huawei MateBook 14 (2020) review: A great laptop with bags of power
£750
Performance like this, in a sub-£1,000 laptop, would have been unthinkable before

Latest Ultraportable laptops

Sony VAIO Z-series Z21M9E lead
Sony VAIO VPC-Z21M9E review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Quite possibly the ultimate ultra-portable thanks to an external graphics card, but you have to pay through the nose for it

Published :
£1454 inc VAT
Toshiba Tecra R840
Toshiba Tecra R840 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

A fantastic business machine that doesn’t sacrifice performance or functionality for portability or battery life

Published :
£1160 inc VAT
Samsung Chromebook series 5
Samsung Chromebook series 5 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

The Series 5 is a fantastic first outing for Chrome OS, but the web-based operating system isn’t ideal for home users when they can buy a Windows-based netbook for less

Published :
£400 inc VAT
Lenovo ThinkPad X1
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

There are very few business-oriented ultra-portables with this much power and style, but the X1's battery life is disappointing and it's hugely expensive compared to the competition

Published :
£1719 inc VAT
Sony VAIO Y-series
Sony Vaio Y Series (VPC-YB2M1E) review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

An excellent evolution of the netbook; Sony’s new Y series is a great looking ultraportable that has enough power for everyday tasks and it won’t balk at playing high definition video either

Published :
£430 inc VAT
Fujitsu Lifebook P701
Fujitsu Lifebook P701 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

It's light, lasts for six hours away from the mains and has some unique features, but the spongy keyboard, pedestrian design and dull screen make it less than appealing

Published :
£746 inc VAT
Lenovo IdeaPad U260
Lenovo IdeaPad U260 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

A gorgeous design using luxurious materials and with Lenovo's customary great keyboard, but the screen and battery life are disappointing

Published :
£750 inc VAT
Dell Alienware M11xR3
Dell Alienware M11xR3 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

The M11x is unique in its ability to play games and yet last for 11 hours away from the mains, but the screen lets it down and the SSD is expensive

Published :
£1499 inc VAT
MSI X370
MSI X370 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

The X370 has a decent keyboard, is light and has decent battery life, but you can get faster ultra-portables for only a fraction more.

Published :
£443 inc VAT
HP Pavilion dm1-3100sa
HP Pavilion dm1-3100sa review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

It may look like a very smart netbook, but the dm1 is twice as fast and has good speakers; however its dim screen lets it down, and the atrocious touchpad means it misses out on an award.

Published :
£340 inc VAT