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What Is An Ultrabook… and Does It Matter?

December 12, 2011 By Ritchie

Thin, light and powerful notebooks are coming to take over the world, and it appears it isn’t just Intel that will be promoting this form factor next year. Since the launch of the first Ultrabooks – notebooks powered by low-voltage versions of the second generation of Intel Core processors – we’ve seen many different variations […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Acer Hummingbird, Acer S3, Asus UX31 Zenbook, Ethernet, HP DM3, HP Folio, HP Ultrabook, Intel 2nd Gen, Intel Ultrabook, Low voltage processor, Microsoft Windows 7, PC Hardware, Satellite Z830, Solid-state drive, Technology, Toshiba Z830, Ultra-light, Ultra-thin, Ultrabook, Ultrabooks, USB 3.0, Windows 7

Ultrabook Comparison – Acer S3, Toshiba Z830 & Asus UX31

December 6, 2011 By Ritchie

ACER S3 Toshiba 7830 and ASUS UX21 Ultrabooks

Ever since Intel announced the new slim form factor that would take Windows-based notebooks into a new era of portability, lightness and cutting edge design, we’ve been covering many aspects of the Ultrabook build-up. Our first Ultrabook article ran back in the beginning of September, discussing the details of what made an Ultrabook, and how […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Acer Hummingbird, Acer S3, Asus UX31 Zenbook, Ethernet, HP DM3, HP Folio, HP Ultrabook, Intel 2nd Gen, Intel Ultrabook, Low voltage processor, Microsoft Windows 7, PC Hardware, Satellite Z830, Solid-state drive, Technology, Toshiba Z830, Ultra-light, Ultra-thin, Ultrabook, Ultrabooks, USB 3.0, Windows 7

First Look: Pics and Official Specs of Upcoming HP Ultrabooks

November 16, 2011 By Ritchie

HP have kept extremely tight-lipped about their Ultrabook plans, but today the veil has lifted off their first offering, and thanks to HP Australia we have a sample to look at in detail, along with the specs. These 13.3” Ultrabooks are due in late December. Using a slimmed-down DM3 chassis and following that series’ lines […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Ethernet, HP DM3, HP Folio, HP Ultrabook, Intel 2nd Gen, Intel Ultrabook, Low voltage processor, Microsoft Windows 7, PC Hardware, Solid-state drive, Technology, Ultra-light, Ultra-thin, Ultrabook, Ultrabooks, USB 3.0, Windows 7

Toshiba Satellite Z830 Ultrabook: First Look

November 13, 2011 By Ritchie

Hot on the heels of the Ultrabook releases from Acer and Asus, Toshiba have launched their new Satellite Z830 Ultrabook, and we have the pleasure of detailing this sleek piece of machinery for our readers. I’ll start by touching briefly on the specs.  As with all newly released Ultrabooks this machine touts a low voltage […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 2nd Generation Core Processors, Backlit keyboard, Business PC, Ethernet, Intel Ultrabook, Low voltage processor, PC Hardware, Satellite Z830, Solid-state drive, Technology, Toshiba Z830, Ultra-light, Ultra-thin, Ultrabook, Ultrabooks, USB 3.0

Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabooks Hit Stores, We Produce an Unboxing Video

November 8, 2011 By Ritchie

ACER Aspire S3 Ultrabook side on

  After all the hype, the teasing, and the anticipation, the first Ultrabooks have arrived in store, and it’s Acer that have scored the launch coup once again with their Aspire S3 Ultrabook debuting before any other supplier. Acer are starting to make this a habit, being the first to introduce Honeycomb 10 inch tablets […]

Filed Under: Uncategorised Tagged With: Acer, Acer Aspire, Aspire S3, Bing Lee, Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7, Intel Corporation, Intel Ultrabook, PC Hardware, quick wake-up, SSD, tablet alternative, Technology, Thin and light, Ultrabook, Ultrabooks, Unboxing, Unboxing video, Windows 7

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