The best ultraportables today

Ultraportable computers have grown a lot in the past few months and there is no sign of stopping. Here are 5 best models among them.

Apple MacBook Air 13 inch (June 2013)

Launched at the WWDC 2013 conference in June, the 13-inch MacBook Air significantly improved configuration and battery usage. The new MacBook Air is equipped with the latest generation Haswell microprocessor to increase operating efficiency and extend battery life, up to 15 hours.

The new MacBook Air is equipped with a 1.3 GHz processor and 4 GB RAM. Users can optionally upgrade to 8 GB RAM, 512 GB storage hard drive and Core i7 processor speed of 1.7 GHz. However, unfortunately the product only uses a normal screen with a resolution of 1,440x900 pixels, not a Retina Display with high definition like the MacBook Pro generation.

On the other hand, while not the thinnest laptop, but with its slim and lightweight design, the Apple MacBook Air 13-inch is a good choice for those who need to move. Machine has a starting price of 1,099 USD.

Asus Zenbook Prime Touch UX31A-BHI5T

While limited in storage capacity and connection ports, Asus Zenbook Prime Touch UX31A-BHI5T features a slim, lightweight design, featuring a high definition 1080p touch screen and excellent battery life. Products cost 1,100 USD.

The product has a shiny aluminum shell design and weighs only 1.45kg. The product is equipped with a 13.3-inch touch screen with 1920x1080 pixel resolution and built-in IPS panel, giving images a brilliant display and wide viewing angle.

It uses an Intel Core i5 processor clocked at 1.7GHz and has a built-in Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU graphics processor and works on the Windows 8 operating system. The device only has a battery life of 6 hours 38 minutes.

Dell Latitude 6430u

The Dell Latitude 6430u has a rugged design, high durability, robust performance, fast boot and file transfer, and long battery life. The Latitude 6430u has a rugged design with an aluminum housing that doesn't store fingerprints. It weighs 1.82kg, heavier and thicker than most ultrabook models of the same screen size.

Machine equipped with 14-inch screen, 1366x768 pixel resolution has good anti-glare. Dell Latitude 6430u equipped with Core i5-3427U 1.8 GHz processor from Intel, RAM 8GB and 128GB SSD. It can handle almost all tasks smoothly. With Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics, the Dell Latitude 6430u can handle HD video and even some 3D games. The product is priced at $ 1,278.

Razer Blade (2013)

It has a 14-inch non-touch screen, 16: 9 ratio and 1600x900 pixel resolution. The design of the product is considered quite similar to MacBook Air and is about 16.7mm thick.

In terms of configuration, the Blade 14 inch has impressive hardware specifications, equivalent to even the power of the MacBook Pro Retina Display. The new Blade owns the quad-core Intel Haswell Core i7 processor, accompanied by a discrete Nvidia GeForce GTX 765M 2GB DDR5 memory card, DDR3 8GB 1600MHz RAM.

However, the standard Blade version only offers a 128GB mSATA SSD drive, which is too low for a gaming laptop, fortunately users can opt for a new Blade configuration with a 256GB or 512GB SSD. The old Blade has a 256GB SSD along with a larger capacity storage drive option. The product is priced at 1,999 USD.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch

Like the non-touch X1 Carbon version released in October last year, this touch version is also made of high-quality carbon fiber material, which is quite durable and optimized to utilize the touch capabilities of the system. Operating Windows 8. This is considered the world's lightest 14-inch touchscreen ultrabook today.

Machine equipped with Core i7 processor, 8 GB RAM and 256 GB SSD drive. It runs Windows 8 Pro and has a specific price of about 49.3 million . Users can choose higher or lower configurations to purchase the desired product.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch has a 14-inch HD + 1600 x 900 pixel display, recognizing 10 touch fingers at the same time. The product weighs 1.54 kg and is only 20.8 mm thick due to its carbon fiber housing. It supports Dolby Home Theater v4 audio technology.

Besides, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch also has a built-in HD camera that recognizes faces and two microphones to help users make video calls. The product has a version that supports 3G connectivity and the battery runs for a maximum of 8 hours.