Models ultrabook should buy

Acer Aspire S3, Asus Zenbook UX31E, Lenovo IdeaPad U300s and Toshiba Portege Z830 all have slim design and high configuration.

Acer, Asus, Lenovo and Toshiba are the leading manufacturers of ultrabook movement. Each company gives themselves different designs but still follows Intel's general guidelines. This means that the ultra-thin laptops mentioned above are not only competitive but can be sold at a cheaper price than the MacBook Air.

Here are the samples ultrabook should buy by Cnet magazine voted:

Acer Aspire S3

The Acer Aspire S3 has the most obvious point of being able to recover from the "Sleep" state in seconds.

Acer Aspire S3 is one of the best ultrabook models if users choose the HDD version. Depending on the configuration, the machine can use Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 processors. Machine with 4GB RAM, 13 inch screen resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, Intel HD Graphics 3000 graphics card. Acer Ultrabook has two versions of 240GB SSD memory or 320GB HDD. It is 17 millimeters thin, weighs 1.33 kilograms and sells for $ 899.

Advantages:

- Unique ultrabook with HDD.
- Best price in ultrabooks (for version using HDD).
- This is the ultrabook model with the largest memory (320 GB for HDD version).
- Multi-touch mouse drag table with large area.
- Ability to recover from " Sleep" status almost immediately, even with the version using HDD.

Defect:

- Version using HDD with poor battery life (only about 4 ưỡi hours).
- Shallow keyboard.
- The navigation arrow keys are too small.
- No USB 3.0 port.

Asus Zenbook UX31E or UX21E

The resolution of the Zenbook UX31E screen is up to 1,600 x 900 pixels.

Asus Zenbook UX31E uses Intel Core i5 or i7 depending on the version. The device is also equipped with 4GB of RAM and has two SSD memory versions of 128GB or 256GB. The screen of the Zenbook UX31E is 13.3 inches with a resolution of 1,600 x 900 pixels. It uses an Intel HD Graphics card 3000, weighs 1.3 kilograms, is 17 millimeters thin and sells for $ 1,099.

Advantages:

- Monolithic aluminum design.
- Ultrabook has the highest resolution screen (up to 1,600 x 900 pixels).
- External speakers have the best volume when compared to the same size ultrabooks.
- Integrating multiple connection ports.

Defect:

- The keyboard is too soft.
- Touch pad is not stable even after updating the driver.

Lenovo IdeaPad U300s

Lenovo IdeaPad U300s is only 14.9 mm thin.

Lenovo IdeaPad U300S users also have two similar options for processors, graphics cards and SSDs like the Zenbook UX31E. The screen of the device is 13.3 inches with a resolution of 1,366 768 pixels. The IdeaPad U300s is 14.9 millimeters thin, weighs 1.32 kilograms and is priced at $ 1,195.

Advantages:

- Eye-catching design.
- This is the thinnest model ultrabook today (only 14.9 mm).
- As one of the ultrabook has the best keyboard today.

Defect:

- High-end version with high price across the back of the MacBook Air.
- Only two USB ports.
- Missing memory card reader loss.

Toshiba Portege Z830

Toshiba Portege Z830 weighs only 1.13 kilograms.

Toshiba Portege Z830 can use Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 processors depending on the version. The specifications for the display, graphics card, SSD capacity and RAM of the device are similar to the Lenovo IdeaPad U300s. The Portege Z830 is only 16.3 millimeters thin, weighing 1.13 kilograms and is sold at a price of 999 USD.

Advantages:

- This is the lightest ultrabook today (only 1.13 kg).
- Keyboard with backlight.
- Equipped with 8-cell battery allows continuous operation for up to 8 hours.
- Ultrabook has the most ports, including USB 3.0 and Ethernet.

Defect:

- A slightly shallow keyboard.