Ultrabooks are Here to Vie with Tablet PCs

Notebook computers or Laptop computers were the only portable forms of computers sometime before. But the main problem with them was their weight. Carrying around something that weighs more than 3 kilo grams is not very comfortable. When Tablet PCs were introduced they proved to be far ahead in terms of portability because of their negligible weight. The popularity of tablets was amazing. They began to eat into the market share of Notebooks.

 It is true that the Tablet can’t be an equal to the Notebook. But they can do many things a Notebook is meant for. So, many of us began to think that it was better to carry around a Tablet rather than the bulky Notebook. The result? An increase in the sales volume of the Tablet and a corresponding decrease in the case of the Notebook.
 

The manufacturers of Notebook PCs have then introduced the Ultrabook, to vie with the Tablet. Ultrabooks are slimmed down Notebooks with a great reduction in weight, making them ultra portable. Of course they have made some sacrifices in the process of trimming down.

Ultrabooks are provided with low voltage intel processors having integrated graphics, storage through solid state devices (SSDs). They have lesser number of ports than a Notebook. Leaders among this category are described here.

Acer Aspire S5

This model form Acer is provided with technologies like Acer Green Instant On, which brings back the ultrabook to life from sleep mode in less than 1.5 seconds. Another feature is the Acer Always Connect, which quickly reconnects you to any online service you had been logged into before the Ultrabook went into sleep mode. Smart phone can be used to wake up the PC. For high speed transfer, Thunderbolt port is provided. It is claimed to be the thinnest Ultrabook.

Processor – Ivy Bridge
OS – Windows 7 Home 64
RAM – 8GB, 1333MHz
HDD – 128/256 GB
Display – 33.8 cm, 1366X768
Weight – 1.35 KG
Thickness – 1.5 cm

Apple MacBook Air 13

This product is the fore runner of the segment known as Ultrabook. The OS is Macintosh. The RAM is soldered to onto the board there can be no upgrades. The 256 GB storage is a flash memory soldered to the board.

Processor – Core i5/i7
OS – X Lion
RAM – 4GB, 1333MHz
HDD – 128/256 GB
Display – 33.8 cm, 1440X900, Hi-Res LED
Weight – 1.35 KG
Thickness – 1.7 cm

Dell XPS 13

The design of this Ultrabook is very attractive. It was declared the best Ultrabook by Gizmodo at the Consumer Electronics Show 2012. It uses Intel’s Smart Connect Technology to keep you up to date with your e-mail. There is no card reader incorporated.

Processor – Core i7 2637M
OS – Windows 7 Home 64
RAM – 4GB, 1333MHz
HDD – 128 GB
Display – 33.8 cm, 1366X768
Weight – 1.3 KG
Thickness – 1.8 cm

HP Envy14 Spectre

The HP Envy14 Spectre has the largest display compared with the other models. It has the looks of the MacBook Air.

Processor – Core i7 2637M
OS – Windows 7 Home 64
RAM – 4GB, 1333MHz
HDD – 128 GB
Display – 35.6 cm
Weight – 1.8 KG
Thickness – 2 cm

Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga

This Lenovo model is different from the other models in that it can fold into multiple positions. It uses the dual hinge technology and thus it can take the shape of a Tablet. The display will be arranged in the correct orientation with the help of the gyroscope it is having. This is a very powerful machine compared to the others.

Processor – Ivy Bridge
OS – Windows 7 Home 64
RAM – 8GB, 1333MHz
HDD – 256 GB
Display – 33.8 cm, 1600X900
Weight – 1.4 KG
Thickness – 1.7 cm

Samsung Series 9

It has a super bright display of 400 nit. It is the lightest compared to the others. The processor is slower than that of the others.

Processor – Core i52467M
OS – Windows 7 Home 64
RAM – 4GB, 1333MHz
HDD – 128 GB
Display – 33.8 cm, 1600X900, Super Bright
Weight – 1.1 KG
Thickness – 1.6 cm