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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

Acer Aspire 5741G (5741G-334G50Mn)
Acer Aspire 5741G (5741G-334G50Mn) review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Viewed on its own, the Aspire 5741G is a solid laptop, but battery life isn't great and you can have the same specifications for less money elsewhere.

Published :
£580 inc VAT
Acer Aspire 5942G (5942G-334G32Bn)
Acer Aspire 5942G (5942G-334G32Bn) review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

The Aspire 5942G tries hard to be the perfect entertainment laptop, but it really needs a higher-resolution display to match its Blu-ray drive.

Published :
£914 inc VAT
Toshiba Portege R700-15X
Toshiba Portege R700-15X review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

The R700 is more powerful than most ultra-portables. However, the high price doesn't sit well with the 32-bit version of Windows, just 2GB of RAM and a 320GB hard disk.

Published :
£951 inc VAT
Samsung Q330
Samsung Q330 (NP-Q330-JA01UK) review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

It's a decent ultra-portable, but for this price you can get a laptop with more memory.

Published :
£561 inc VAT
Toshiba Satellite T110-12T
Toshiba Satellite T110-12T review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Eight-hour battery life and good single-threaded performance make this an alternative to a netbook, but Packard Bell's Dot u has far better performance for a little extra cost.

Published :
£429 inc VAT
Fujitsu Lifebook P770
Fujitsu Lifebook P770 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Fujitsu have crammed a wondrous number of features into this small wonder, but poor build quality and a cramped keyboard let it down, and it's far too expensive

Published :
£1868 inc VAT
Novatech V14
Novatech V14 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Incredibly thin and with a processor that puts netbooks to shame. However, battery life isn't great and the keyboard lacks quality.

Published :
£430 inc VAT
Lenovo Thinkpad X201
Lenovo Thinkpad X201 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Solid build quality and a comfortable keyboard are expected of a ThinkPad; the X201 adds desktop performance and a half-day of battery life

Published :
£1229 inc VAT
MSI X400 three quarter
MSI X400 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

The 14in screen makes this a great alternative to a netbook for movie and photo fans, but performance isn't much better than a netbook and battery life isn't astounding

Published :
£340 inc VAT
Sony Vaio Y21S1E/L
Sony Vaio Y21S1E/L review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

Decent performance and battery life make the Y21 a great travelling companion, but you pay a huge premium for the brand. Ultimately, there are better-value alternatives.

Published :
£700 inc VAT