The most impressive ultraportable laptop in 2010

This list is indispensable to the presence of "terrible" like Sony Vaio Z, ThinkPad X201 or Toshiba Portege R700.

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This year, big companies like Sony, HP, Dell and Toshiba continue to race in the launch of ultra-portable laptops with slim and light designs and good configuration. Sony has "stormed" on this segment with the much improved Vaio Z series, Toshiba refreshed itself with the R700, the lightest 13-inch laptop in the world, or HP with the ultra-durable Elitebook line but still light in weight.

Here are the five most impressive ultraportables in 2010.

Sony Vaio Z

Sony Vaio Z.

Vaio Z is Sony's most advanced series. This model is equipped with a carbon fiber cover that is both strong and contributes to reducing the weight of the machine (only about 1.42 kg including battery). The armrest is also made of durable aluminum.

The latest Vaio Z generation uses Quad SSD hard drive for outstanding speed and flexible auto-switching system Dynamic Hybrid Gfx graphics card for better performance and battery life.

Vaio Z series is sold in Vietnam with two versions with a reference retail price of 50 and 60 million with a terrible configuration including Core i7 or Core i5 processors and Nvidia GeForce GT 330M discrete card.

Toshiba Portégé R700

Toshiba R700.

Toshiba Portege R700 is currently the world's lightest 13-inch screen laptop, with 10 grams lighter than Sony's highest-end model, Vaio Z. However, with the lower configuration, the R700 is priced only. half as much as the opponent.

The Toshiba R700 has a simple design with a black and luxurious scratch finish. The frame of the machine is made of a honeycomb magnesium alloy that increases heat dissipation and especially increases durability.

R700 costs about 28 million VND (not including VAT) for configuration including Intel Core i5-520M processor with 2.4 GHz speed, 4GB RAM, Intel HD Graphics graphics chip, 500GB hard drive with shockproof features, optical drive read / write DVD.

Lenovo Thinkpad X201

Lenovo Thinkpad X201.

Like its predecessors ThinkPad X series , the X201 continues to possess a rugged alloy shell, weighing only about 1.13 kg and battery life of more than 10 hours according to the manufacturer. It uses a 12.1-inch screen so it has a very compact size compared to the two models above.

Almost keep the " rough " style but masculine compared to the X200, X201 has some small improvements such as adding a handy touchpad and especially more powerful hardware configuration with Core i3, i5 or i7 processors , SSD hard drive options for higher data access rates than before and especially reduce machine weight. Like the R700, the Thinkpad X201 uses a handy anti-glare screen that makes good use in many different situations.

X201 is sold in Vietnam with many configurations, the lowest version (using Core i3 processor) costs about 27 million.

HP EliteBook 2540p

HP EliteBook 2540p.

The EliteBook 2540p features an ultra-durable magnesium alloy cover that meets MIL-STD 810G standards (American military's field of durability standards such as shockproof, dustproof, harsh weather .) .

This model has a 12.1 inch LED backlight screen with 1,280 x 800 pixel resolution and hardware power comes from Intel Core i5 or i7 processor, 8GB of DDR3 memory, 500GB hard drive or physical hard drive solid 160GB. The weight is about 1.4 kg (1.53kg including battery included).

The EliteBook 2540p has an impressive battery life of 4 hours when using a 3-cell, 8.5-hour battery when using a 6-cell battery and up to 12.5 hours for a 9-cell battery.

Version using Intel Core i5, 4GB RAM, 250GB hard drive sold in Vietnam with reference price of about 27 million.

Dell Latitude E4310

Dell Latitude E4310.

The E4310 has the same design lines as Dell's E-style. The case is made of a durable magnesium alloy. The outside surface is also designed to completely not stick fingerprints when used. Latitude E4310 equipped with LCD screen with incredible durability. Even when the object is pointed, the screen is not scratched, the liquid crystal is not disturbed like other LCD screens.

Latitude E4310 has a reference price in Vietnam of about 28 million for configuration including Intel Core i5-540M processor with 2.53 GHz speed, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, Intel HD graphics chip Graphics and screen size 13.3 inches.