Originally formed by Intel to compete with Apple’s MacBook Air, an Ultrabook is a power-efficient clamshell computer intended for portability rather than explicitly for performance.
To make them slender and sleek, Ultrabooks take advantage of faster and typically lower capacity SSDs rather than those bulky hard drives. At the same time, Intel promises on providing CPUs that consume less of a power. Today, we’re going to talk about the 5 best Ultrabooks of 2017 for you to choose from:
1. Dell XPS 13:
Dell is well known for its quality and the same is kept in XPS 13 laptop. Dell’s Ultrabook is indeed a masterpiece with aluminum body and infinite display that comes against a jaw opening price for you. With a long-lasting battery life and a vast range of prices XPS 13 should fulfil your requirements. Moreover, XPS 13 weighs only 2.9 pounds that makes it one of the lightest Ultrabooks; however, the webcam position is still poor.
2. HP Spectre x360:
If you think you’ve the lightest and slimmest laptop and its not HP Spectre x360, think again. Spectre x360 is a blessing of technology that comes handy in a very affordable price. It is an ultra-light Ultrabook that comes with Kaby Lake and a high performing bettry that charges in minutes. Though it doesn’t have an SD card slot and have a thick bottom bezel but if you’re above it, you really want to get your hand on it.
3. Acer Aspire S 13:
If you want to upgrade to Ultrabooks, Acer Aspire S 13 is one of the most affordable way to switch. It may not be referred as the thinnest and lightest but its performance is incredible and reliable. Though sometimes the touch may go finicky but its FHD display and long battery life cover this con. There may be a price difference depending on color, which may go from $600 to $850 accordingly.
4. Lenovo Yoga 910:
Slimness within name, accompanied by style, reliability and the perfect blend of power. Yoga 910 comes with almost a bezel-free 13.9-inches of display that offers you more to look at without the luggage. With a 10.5 hours’ battery backup, you can hardly stop yourself in falling love with it. Though webcam location and no support for SD card and Thunderbolt 3 may disappoint you a bit; however, Watchband hinge is there to impress you.
5. Asus ZenBook UX310:
The award winning ZenBook UX310 is the successor of ZenBook UX305, with a 7th-generation Intel Kaby Lake processor, 178-degree rotating QHD+ screen, USB-C port and an all-aluminum shell, which makes it right candidate for the MacBook Air’s throne. ZenBook UX310 is incredibly thin and lightweight with a vibrant and glare-free screen. Though, speaker size and sauce graphics are controversial, but performance is widely appreciated.
Overall, be it any Ultrabook, one is greater than the other in some aspects. Although, your choice to go lighter may cost some extra pennies, but when you go low in weight, manufactures add a lot more to satisfy your needs and expectations from that machine.
