Best Ultrabooks

Additional toughness is provided to this model by the carbon-fiber base; it also makes the keyboard cool to the touch and comfortable to work with even when your workload is huge and you have the habit of typing for hours on end.

The connectivity options in this sleek ultrabook might give some laptops a run for their money. Though the model is quite thin, the variety of ports in it is really nice: in addition to the more or less standard set consisting of 2 USB 3.0 ports (one with a PowerShare feature), an SD / SDHC / SDXC card reader, a Noble lock slot, and a headset jack, there is a Thunderbolt 3 port as well. The Thunderbolt 3 also supports PowerShare, charging, and it can connect to the USB, DisplayPort, PCI Express devices; connection to the Thunderbolt-equipped gadgets is a given, of course. Finally, the Thunderbolt 3 is a port that provides you with much more bandwidth than the average USB, an invaluable property for the target audience of ultrabooks, who tend to be in a constant hurry. And you will need as many connectivity options as possible since the only downside to this model might be a significant one for some customers: with only 128 GB of storage space and Windows 10 taking up the third of it, if you need to keep a plethora of large files with you, you might find an external SSD drive a necessity.

Summing up, the Dell touchscreen laptop is a very high-performing device good for many if not all tasks but it is also an option for those not too restricted by the budget and willing to pay a bit extra just for the sleek looks.

The MateBook X is an unbelievably thin ultrabook, it's not even 0.5" in thickness. Might be the thinnest, ever, it will take less space in your bag than some magazines. And despite its size and the equally thin bezel of its screen (only 4.4 mm), the model is very durable thanks to being encased in a metallic unibody and having a Corning Gorilla Glass to protect the display. But that's even not half of what Huawei has to offer.

During the manufacturing of this ultrabook, a phase-change material was used. Phase-change materials are sometimes used in computer cooling systems but rarely in ultrabooks as these materials are in a league of their own. More often you can encounter them in space-related industries. What we're trying to say here is that the cooling system of the Huawei MateBook X is next to none in quality, you can virtually forget about the danger of overheating your gadget.

Here's another "message from the future" the Huawei sends to their customers in this thin, lightweight, and compact laptop—it has a waterproof keyboard with a fingerprint scanner for a power button. That's like all those spy movies! Lock your data and turn the computer on via fingerprint authentification. Pretty cool, right?

There are, of course, some cons to this device; after all, complete perfection is nonexistent. The feature-packing just had to create some stress for the battery; hence, you will need to charge this ultrabook more often than some other models, its battery holds up for about 8.5 hours at a normal pace, which is not all that little, if you think about it, but not too much either. The other drawback is that owing to the thin profile, most of your other gadgets will need a sort of an adapter to connect to the MateBook, the laptop itself only has two Type-C ports directly on its body; all other ports are connected via a special device called MateDock. Luckily, it is included in the box with the laptop, you don't need to buy it separately.

The ZenBook is also a good option for watching videos, mainly thanks to the sound it produces—developed in coordination with Harman Kardon, the sound system here is something other ultrabooks might be jealous of. The visuals the display offers may not be at the level of a professional monitor for photographers but for an ultrabook, the 100% sRGB and 74% AdobeRGB color gamut is considered to be a top-level characteristic. The ZenBook has a resolution of Full HD, the 1920x1080; it is a more or less standard resolution for ultrabooks and even most laptops, including gaming ones. There are, of course, options with higher resolution but they are usually quite costly.

The connectivity options are the following: on the body of the ASUS ZenBook, you will find 3 USB 3.0 ports, a super fast USB 3.1 Type-C, a micro HDMI, and a slot for an SD card. One of the USB ports is designed for fast charging. All in all, an extensive selection for an ultrabook, most of them offer either one or two USB ports.

Finally, the most valuable feature for any extremely busy person out there, we've left it for the end as a cherry on the top. The thing that makes ZenBooks good ultrabooks for students is that they have a battery life of 12 hours! That's generally more than even more expensive competitors have to offer. So grab it and go if you are someone who needs to do a lot of work and has little time to stop and wait as the laptop recharges.

The ultrabook comes with Windows 10 Home edition installed, including the Windows Hello feature. This means the Acer Swift 3 has a fingerprint scanner. You can lock your laptop with a fingerprint and no soul will access it without your presence. This feature also adds to the launching speed of the laptop, so here's that as well.

The Acer Swift 3 laptops make good ultrabooks for students, especially those studying online or, on the contrary, far away from home, as well as for freelancers and business persons that often hold skype conferences or make important Skype calls on a daily basis. That is owing to the high-quality HD web camera and the Acer Purified. Voice feature, created for and certified by Skype for Business; the latter feature is fairly unique, it filters out the noise that is not your voice like the sound of typing on your keyboard so that your opponent can hear you clearly and no misunderstanding occurs. Highly valuable and sometimes a great money saver (when applied to work situations).

The model has the full package of connectivity options an ultrabook is ought to have: 2 USB 3.0, a USB 2.0, an HDMI port, an SD card reader, a headphone jack, and the high-speed USB 3.1 Type-C. The keyboard is also backlit so working at night or just in a badly lit room is not a problem. The glaring problem in sunny premises is also solved via an IPS panel, though it is not anything unusual in this type of devices. All in all, this gadget is a solid budget option without too many bells and whistles.

Communication is an integral part of our life, and these compact laptops were designed with the understanding of that. This particular ultrabook has an HD web camera with two microphones; thanks to them, your Skype calls will be utterly comfortable—your opponents will see and hear you clearly. This is great for business persons who hold video conferences, for Skype job interviews, as well as for students who go to college far away from home and talk to their parents, siblings, friends, and significant others whom they had to leave behind for the time being.

The Lenovo Yoga 710 is equipped with the 7th generation Intel Core i5 processor and 8 GB DDR4 RAM, the one offering fastest clocking speed today. The 256 GB of internal storage is usually more than enough for all your accumulated documents, presentations, and mail, even some of your favorite movies and music. If you do come to the point when additional storage is required, there is a standard set of connectivity options: 2 USB 3.0 ports, a memory card slot that supports SD, MultiMediaCard, SDHC, and SDXC. With a micro HDMI port, you can watch movies from the ultrabook on a big TV screen.

All the above is, admittedly, the more or less obvious selection of features and the device offers little extra but what it does offer makes it a strong competitor on the market within the affordable price range.