Top 10 Ultra Thin Laptops in 2013
MACBOOK AIR RETINA : Yeah, this one could be little more expensive and out of your budget but definitely worth its price. This new MacBook from Apple has broken almost all records in Laptop industry with its Retina 13 notebook. It is known for its HD Retina display screen, good battery backup, loaded with apps for Mac, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 128GB hard drive and for being ultra thin. In case you are confused about which Laptop I am talking about then let me clear things here, I am talking about the new 13” laptop which was launched recently by Apple and not the one which was launched in 2008. This one is definitely lot better than its older version and its weight and size is extremely impressive.
Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A : When you look at the Asus Zenbook Prime's specs, it's no surprise that it comes at a premium price. You get the latest Intel processor and graphics, a good amount of solid-state storage, great build quality and, most impressively of all, a 1080p screen that blow nearly all other Ultrabooks out of the water. Adding those up equals a price of around £1500, so the Zenbook Prime UX31A is firmly for those looking for something in the high end.
Samsung Series 5 Ultra : Packing an Intel Core i5 processor, the Samsung Series 5 Ultra is small but perfectly formed. Available in 14-inch or 13-inch models, the 13 incher is 17.6mm at its fattest point, narrowing to 14mm.It comes with a 128GB/256GB SSD or a 500GB hard drive (alongside a small 16GB flash drive) and incorporates an LED SuperBright screen. The only worry? Battery life is low at around three hours in our tests. Not to be confused with the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook. Which is definitely not an Ultrabook.
Samsung Series 9 : While the original Series 9 was one of the world's thinnest laptops, the new Samsung 9 Series Ultrabook is even thinner.The design team has shaved off another 4mm, giving this 13-inch (1600 x 1200) laptop a waistline of only 12.9mm. Inside, a 1.7GHz Core i7 chip does all the hard work, ably assisted by up to 8GB of memory and SSD storage.
Acer Aspire S7 : Coming in both 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch versions, the Aspire S7 is one of the hottest Ultrabooks yet to be released. Designed with Windows 8 in mind, the S7's screen can fold all the way back so it's flat in line with the keyboard, and offers a 10-point touch display with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 to protect it. It's even a 1080p screen, as if it wasn't impressive enough already, and is one of the lightest Ultraportables we've seen yet.
Dell XPS 13 : The Dell XPS 13 might be a little late to the Ultrabook party, but it's one of the prettiest portables we've seen.Amazingly, Dell has squeezed an Intel Core i5 or i7 inside the trim chassis, along with 4GB of memory and a 128/256GB SSD. How thin is it? 6mm at its slimmest point.
Toshiba Z930 : Toshiba's flagship Ultrabook range is one of the latest recipients of the new Intel Ivy Bridge processors. The result is the Toshiba Satellite Z930-10X. Although the computer keeps the same chassis as the original Toshiba Z830, the internal components have been given a serious shot in the arm. But is the boost enough to keep Toshiba competitive in the evolving and expanding Ultrabook market?
Lenovo IdeaPad U410 : The Lenovo IdeaPad U410's trick is really bring out a value proposition, offering offering a high-end hardware configuration in a mid-level assembly – it's an Ultrabook for the masses. The fact that the Lenovo IdeaPad U410 offers both a third-generation Intel core CPU and a dedicated GPU from Nvidia, along with a healthy amount of storage, makes this one of the most-efficient Ultrabooks that we've come across yet. The build quality may be pretty average, but this is all about bang for your buck, and it delivers.
ACER S7 391 : Well, this one is quite different ultra thin laptop from others in this list. Yeah, you guessed it right; Acer Aspire S7-391 is a touch screen ultra notebook by Acer which is all set to hit the market. Best things about this laptop are its slim and durable design, perfect audio quality, 1080p touch screen and it comes with genuine copy of Widows 8. Specs of this laptop are usual and worth its price, it comes with i7 core processor, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 256GB hard drive and costs around $1,600.
HP ENVY SPECTRE : Well, if you have checked out my earlier posts of best laptops for school kids and best third generation core i7 laptops then I am sure you must be familiar with HP Envy laptops and yeah HP Envy Spectre is part of that series. Price of this perfect and slim laptop is set to $1000 and it is a very solid laptop. It is mostly known for its sleek design, perfect audio quality, and full-day battery life. Other specs of HP Envy Spectre are i5 core processor, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 128GB Samsung SSD and comes with Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Elements installed in it.
