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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon review
Lenovo's made the most of the time since Intel defined the "ultrabook" last fall, releasing a number of different models designed for different users. By and large, the company's done good work, too: we... Read Full Review
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Toshiba Satellite U845W and U845 review
Laptops in 2012 may be thinner and lighter than ever, but the form factor's otherwise been largely untouched. You get a keyboard, a trackpad, a 16:9 widescreen display, and some ports. One of Toshiba's latest Satellite ultrabooks... Read Full Review
Priced At $999.99
Released Q3 2012
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Maingear Pulse 11 and Origin EON11-S review
PC gamers looking for a platform that will travel with them have plenty of options — recent nods go to the Samsung Gamer 7 and the Alienware M17x — but one can hardly call laptops that start at over nine pounds “portable.”... Read Full Review
Priced At $999.00
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Vizio 15.6-inch Thin + Light ultrabook review
Vizio makes laptops? Yes, it does. This year, the TV company revealed a grand plan to shake up the Windows PC industry by creating its own computers. It began with a mysterious Super Bowl ad, but it wasn't long before the world got a... Read Full Review
Priced At $949.99
Released Jun. 14, 2012
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Samsung Series 7 Gamer review
Samsung’s Series 7 lineup is targeted at folks who want a little more oomph in their laptops, offering larger screens, gaming-ready GPUs, and potent processors. It’s time to meet the family’s portly fun-loving uncle, the... Read Full Review
Priced At $1,899.99
Released May. 1, 2012
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Samsung Series 9 review (13-inch, mid-2012)
Samsung's Series 9 laptops have a lot to prove. Since the day Samsung showed the first one off at CES last year, they've consistently been priced higher than the equivalent MacBook Air, and that can be a pretty hard sell. If you... Read Full Review
Priced At $1,299.99
Released June 2012
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Dell XPS 14 review (2012)
Since the day the chunky XPS M1210 notebook morphed into the XPS M1330's sleek frame, Dell has almost always had a stylish laptop lineup to its name. Back in 2007, they were defined by brushed aluminum surfaces and ultra-thin LED... Read Full Review
Priced At $1,099.00
Released Jun. 26, 2012
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Acer Aspire S5 review
When Acer introduced the Aspire S5 ultrabook at CES in January, it did so to considerable fanfare. The company said it was the thinnest ultrabook yet, and that it didn't cut corners to get there: the S5 has a Thunderbolt port (good... Read Full Review
Priced At $1,399.99
Released July 2012
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Lenovo IdeaPad U310 review
The deluge of competitors to the MacBook Air’s throne shows no sign of slowing, and while the jury’s still out on whether an ultrabook has yet to truly best Apple’s wunder-device there have been a number of attractive... Read Full Review
Priced At $749.99
Released June 2012
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Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A review
Eight months ago, Asus was one of the first to build a credible MacBook Air alternative with a similar look and feel. The 13-inch Asus Zenbook UX31 and 11-inch UX21 delivered extremely rigid all-metal frames, power-sipping Intel... Read Full Review
Priced At $1,149.99
Released June 2012
