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There’s a new Intel hardware platform in preparation for the end of 2015 and most of

2016, called Skylake.

In the past, I’ve provided you with

comprehensive lists of all the

ultraportable laptops built on the Intel

Haswell and later the Broadwell

platforms, and since those posts were

highly appreciated, this article does

pretty much the same thing for this latest

Intel hardware series.

“Ultraportable” is of course a highly

subjective term, but I do have a fewcriteria in mind when compiling this list,

with the most important ones being the

overall weight and the type of hardware inside each device. And that’s because for me, a

laptop can only be called “portable” these days if it’s easy-enough to carry around and if it

can run for an absolute minimum of 5 hours on a charge, while performing everyday

activities.

We’re not going to focus on the particularities of Skylake here or how it compares to its

predecessors, we have other posts on these topics. We’ll just create a complete list of all

the Skylake-built ultraportables, ranging from the smallest form factors and up to full-size

everyday computers; a list that will help you narrow down your options to something that’s

going to best suit your needs and budget.

The selection is curated based on screen-size and contains details on the hardware, the

form factor, battery-size and the weight, but also links to our reviews (the links on each

unit’s name) and webstores were you can find these machines discounted (the links on

the prices). The list is also a continuous work in progress, as I update it several times a

week with the latest launches. Even so, there might be some devices missing, so if you

notice anything that should be in here and it isn’t, please get in touch in the comments

section.

This post lists all the Skylake laptops available today or soon to be launched

Anyway, here are the Skylake portable laptops that are available right now (or will be

launched in the near future).

The Skylake portable laptops

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Dell Alienware 17 R3 review –

high-performance gaming laptop

Asus Zenbook UX305UA review –

a solid Skylake ultraportable for

limited budgets

Acer Predator 15 G9-591 review –

beefy across the board

Asus N752 series (N752VX)

review – 17-inch laptop for

professionals

By Douglas B lack

Dell XPS 15 9550 review – sleek, yetstill buggy

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This section contains all the devices built on Intel’s Skylake-U hardware, with 15W

processors like the Core i3-6100U, Core i5 – 6200U/6300U , Core i7-6500U/6600U and

all the other further launched iterations. Some Skylake Core M devices are also included.

We’ll start with the most portable options, with screens smaller than 13-inches in diagonal.

Sub 13-inch ultraportables

Model Type Screen Hardware Battery Weight Price(*)

Acer Aspire

Swtich 12S

detachable 12.5″ IPS

touch FHD

or UHD

up to Core

m7 w/ Intel

HD 515

– 1.40 kg

/ 3.1

lbs

$1199

Dell

Inspiron 11

3000 (3153)

convertible 11.6″ TN

touch HD

up to Core

i3 w/ Intel

HD 520

43 W h 1.40 kg

/ 3.1

lbs

$549

Dell

Latitude 12

7000

detachable 12.5″ IPS

touch FHD

or UHD

up to Core

m7 w/ Intel

HD 515

30 W h 1.40 kg

/ 3.1

lbs

$1049

Dell XPS 129250

detachable 12.5″ touchFHD/UHD

up to Corem7 w/ Intel

HD 515

30 W h 1.27 kg/ 2.8

lbs

$999

HP

EliteBook

Folio G1

clamshell 12.5″ touch

FHD or

UHD

up to Core

m7 w/ Intel

HD 515

10 h 0.99 kg

/ 2.2

lbs

$999

HP

EliteBook

820 G3

clamshell 12.5″ FHD

or QHD

up to Core

i7 w/ Intel

HD 520

44 W h 1.26 kg

/ 2.77

lbs

$949

HP Spectre

x2 12

tablet 12″ touch

FHD

up to Core

m7 w/ Intel

HD 515

40 W h 1.22 kg

/ 2.68

lbs

$699

Lenovo

Miix 700

tablet +

Folio

12″ touch

FHD+

up to Core

M7 w/ Intel

HD 515

40 W h 0.77 kg

/ 1.7

lbs

$749

Lenovo

ThinkPad

Yoga 260

convertible 12.5″ touch

HD or FHD

up to Core

i7 w/ Intel

HD 520

44 W h 1.3 kg /

2.9 lbs

$949

Lenovo

Yoga 900S

convertible 12.5″ IPS

touch QHD

up to Core

m7 w/ Intel

HD 515

10 h 0.99 kg

/ 2.2

lbs

$1099

Lenovo

ThinkPad

X1 Tablet

tablet+Folio 12.0″ IPS

touch FHD

or QHD

up to Core

m7 w/ Intel

HD 515

– 1.1 kg /

2.42

lbs

$899

Lenovo

ThinkPad

X260

clamshell 12.5″ IPS

HD or FHD

up to Core

i7 w/ Intel

HD 520

up to

72 Wh

1.3 kg /

2.86

lbs

$999

Microsoft

Surface

Pro 4

tablet+Folio 12.3″ touch up to Core

i7 w/ Intel

HD 520

39 W h 0.77 kg

/ 1.69

lbs

$899

Razer Blade

Stealth

clamshell 12.5″ touch

QHD or UHD

Core i7 w/

Intel HD 520

45 W h 1.25 kg

/ 2.75lbs

$999

Toshiba

Satellite

Radius 12

convertible 12″ touch

UHD

up to Core

i7 w/ Intel

HD 520

43 W h 1.3 kg /

2.9 lbs

$1299

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We’ll continue with the popular 13-inchers, the devices that strike the better tradeof

between performance, size, weight and battery life, but are not going to be cheap.

13 to 13.9 inch ultrabooks


Acer Aspire

R13 (R7-

372T)


touch

QHD

up to Core i7

w/ Intel HD

520

48Wh 1.55 kg

/ 3.5

lbs

$899

Acer Aspire

V13 (V3-

372T)

clamshell 13.3″ FHD up to Core i7

w/ Intel HD

520

48Wh 1.55 kg

/ 3.3

lbs

$599

Alienware

13 (R2)


HD, FHD

or QHD+

up to Core i7

w/ Nvidia

GTX 960M

52 Wh 2.05

kg/4.53

lbs

$999

Asus Flip

TP300UA /

Q302UA


FHD

up to Core i7

w/ Intel HD

520

48Wh 1.7 kg /

3.75

lbs

$699

Asus

Zenbook

UX305UA


FHD

up to Core i7

w/ Intel HD

520

56Wh 1.3 kg /

2.86

lbs

$799

Asus

Zenbook

UX303UA


FHD touch

up to Core i7

w/ Intel HD

520

48Wh 1.5 kg /

3.3 lbs

$799

Asus

Zenbook

UX303UB


FHD or

QHD+

Core i7 w/

Nvidia 940M

48Wh 1.5 kg /

3.3 lbs

$1299

Dell

Inspiron 137000 (7359)


touch FHD

up to Core i7

w/ Intel HD520

43Wh 3.7 lbs

/ 1.66kg

$549

Dell

Latitude 13

7370


FHD or

touch

QHD+

up to Core

m7 w/ Intel

HD 515

– 1.12 kg

/ 2.48

lbs

$1299

Dell XPS 13

9350


FHD or

touch

QHD+

up to Core i7

w/ Intel HD

520

52Wh 1.18 kg

/ 2.6

lbs

$799

HP Pavilion

13 x360


touch FHD

up to Core i7

w/ Intel HD

520

44Wh 1.71 kg

/ 3.77

lbs

$599

HP Spectre

x360


touch

QHD

up to Core i7

w/ Intel HD

520

55Wh 1.48 kg

/ 3.26

lbs

$999

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touch FHD

up to Core i7

w/ Intel HD

520

45Wh 1.37 kg

/ 3.00

lbs

$849

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IdeaPad

500s 13

convertible 13.3″

touch FHD

up to Core i7

w/ Nvidia

920M

35 W h 1.5 kg /

3.4 lbs

tba

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IdeaPad

710s 13

convertible 13.3″

matte FHD

or QHD+

up to Core i7

w/ Intel HD

520

8h 1.16 kg

/ 2.56

lbs

$799

Lenovo

Yoga 900


touch

QHD

Core i5 or i7

w/ Intel HD

520

66Wh 1.27 kg

/ 2.8

lbs

$1199

Microsoft

Surface

Book

detachable 13.5″

touch

up to Core i7

w/ Nvidia

graphics

70 W h 1.57 kg

/ 3.48

lbs

$1499

Lenovo

ThinkPad 13

clamshell 13.3″ HD

or touch

FHD

up to Core i7

w/ Intel HD

520

9 h 1.4 kg /

3.1 lbs

$449

SamsungATIV Book 9

Spin

convertible 13.3″ IPStouch

QHD+

up to Core i7HQ w/ Intel

HD 520

39 W h 1.30 kg/ 2.87

lbs

$1599

Samsung

Notebook 9

900X3L


FHD

up to Core i7

HQ w/ Intel

HD 520

12 h 0.84kg

/

1.85lbs

tba

For slightly beefier specs in what would still be a fairly compact body, you’ll have to look at

some of the available 14-inchers.

14 to 14.9-inch ultrabooksModel Type Screen Hardware Battery Weight Price(*)

Acer

Aspire

R14 (R5-

471T)

convertible 14.0″

IPS

touch

HD

up to Core i7 w/

Intel HD 520

48Wh 1.9 kg /

4.2 lbs

$799

Gigabyte

P34W v5

clamshell 14.0″

FHD

up to Core i7 HQ

w/ Nvidia 970M

61 W h 1.8 kg /

3.97

lbs

$1499

HP

EliteBook

840 G3

clamshell 14.0″

FHD or

QHD

up to Core i7 w/

Intel HD 520

46 W h 1.54 kg

/ 3.4

lbs

$949

HP

EliteBook

1040 G3

clamshell 14.0″

FHD or

QHD

up to Core i7 w/

Intel HD 520

11 h 1.36 kg

/ 3.0

lbs

$1149

Lenovo

IdeaPad

300s 14

clamshell 14.0″

FHD

up to Core i7 w/

Nvidia 940M

5

hours

1.8 kg /

3.9 lbs

$479

Lenovo

IdeaPad

300 14

clamshell 14.0″

FHD

up to Intel Core i7

w/ Radeon R5

M330

4

hours

2.1 kg /

4.6 lbs

$399

Lenovo

IdeaPad

500s 14

convertible 14.0″

touch

FHD

up to Core i7 w/

Nvidia 940M

4.5

hours

2.1 kg /

4.6 lbs

tba

Lenovo clamshell 14.0″ up to Intel Core i7 4 2.1 kg / $399


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IdeaPad

500 14

FHD w/ Radeon M360

or AMD Carrizo

FX-8800P w/

Radeon M330

hours 4.6 lbs (AMD),

$849

(Intel)

Lenovo

ThinkPad

Yoga 460

convertible 14.0″

touch

FHD or

QHD

up to Core i7 w/

Nvidia 940M

10

hours

1.8 kg /

3.9 lbs

$1049

LenovoThinkPad

X1 Carbon

2016

convertible 14.0″IPS

FHD or

OLED

QHD

up to Core i7 w/Intel HD 520

52 W h 1.17 kg/ 2.6

lbs

$1499

Lenovo

ThinkPad

T460

clamshell 14.0″

HD,

FHD or

QHD

up to Core i7 w/

Nvidia 940M

14 h 1.7 kg /

3.8 lbs

$909

Lenovo

ThinkPad

T460P

clamshell 14.0″

IPS

QHD

up to Core i7 HQ

w/ Nvidia 940M

12 h 1.81 kg

/ 4.0

lbs

$1249

Lenovo

ThinkPad

T460S

clamshell 14.0″

QHD

up to Core i7 w/

Nvidia 930M

49 W h 1.36 kg

/ 3.0

lbs

$1059

MSI GS40 clamshell 14.0″

IPS

FHD

Core i7 HQ w/

Nvidia GTX 970M

61 W h 1.6 kg /

3.57

lbs

$1599

And if you’re willing to sacrifice the size and weight (to some extent) for performance and

a larger screen, the 15 and 17-inchers in this category are the ones for you.

15-inch (and bigger) Skylake laptops


Acer

Aspire E5

(E5-574TG)

clamshell 15.6″ HD up to Core i7 w/

Intel HD 520

– – tba

Acer

Aspire V15

V5-591G

clamshell 15.6″ TN

HD/FHD

up to Core i7

ULV w/ Nvidia

950M

56 W h 2.4 kg /

5.3 lbs

tba

Acer

Aspire V15

Nitro (V3-

575G)

clamshell 15.6″

IPS FHD

up to Core i7

ULV w/ Nvidia

950M

52 W h 2.4 kg /

5.3 lbs

$899

Acer

Aspire V15

Nitro Black

(VN7-

592G)

clamshell 15.6″

IPS

FHD/4K

up to Core i7 HQ

w/ Nvidia 960M

52 W h 2.3 kg /

5.1 lbs

$999

Acer

Aspire V17

Nitro Black

clamshell 17.3″

IPS FHD

or 4K

up to Core i7 HQ

w/ Nvidia 960M

54 W h 3.1 kg /

6.9 lbs

$1099

Dell

Inspiron

15 5000

(5559)

clamshell 15.6″ TN

HD or

IPS

touch

up to Core i7 w/

AMD R5 M335

40Wh 5.4 lbs

/ 2.45

kg

$399


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FHD

Dell

Inspiron

15 7000

(7559)

clamshell 15.6″

IPS

touch

FHD or

UHD

up to Core i7 w/

AMD R7 M270

43Wh

or 58

Wh

4.8 lbs

/ 2.17

kg

$699

Dell

Inspiron

15 7000 2-in-1

convertible 15.6″

IPS

touchFHD or

UHD

up to Core i7 w/

Intel HD 520

43Wh 4.8 lbs

/ 2.17

kg

$549

Dell

Precision

15 5510

clamshell 15.6″

IPS

touch

FHD or

UHD

up to Xeon E2

w/ Nvidia

Quadro

M1000M

? 3.96

lbs /

1.8 kg

$1399

Dell XPS

15 9550

clamshell 15.6″

IPS FHD

or touch

UHD

up to Core i7 HQ

w/ Nvidia 960M

84Wh 1.72 kg

/ 3.8

lbs

$1499

Gigabyte

P35X v5

clamshell 15.6″

FHD or

WQHD+

up to Core i7 HQ

w/ Nvidia 980M

78 W h 2.3 kg /

5.07

lbs

$1799

Gigabyte

P35W v5

clamshell 15.6″

FHD or

WQHD+

up to Core i7 HQ

w/ Nvidia 970M

78 W h 2.3 kg /

5.07

lbs

$1499

HP

EliteBook

850 G3

clamshell 15.6″

FHD or

UHD

up to Core i7 w/

AMD R7 M365X

46 W h 1.88 kg

/ 4.14

lbs

$799

HPSpectre

x360 15

convertible 15.6″IPS

touch

FHD or

OLED

UHD

up to Core i7 w/Intel HD 520

64Wh 1.83 kg/ 4.03

lbs

$1399

HP

Pavillion

15

clamshell 15.6″

IPS FHD

or touch

FHD

up to Core i7 w/

Intel HD 520

– – tba

HP

Pavillion

17

clamshell 17.3″

IPS FHD

up to Core i7 w/

Intel HD 520

– – tba

Lenovo

IdeaPad

300 15

clamshell 15.6″

FHD

up to Intel Core

i7 w/ Radeon R5

M330

4

hours

2.3 kg /

5.1 lbs

$549

Lenovo

IdeaPad

300 17

clamshell 17.3″

HD+

up to Intel Core

i7 w/ Radeon R5

M330

4

hours

3.0 kg /

6.61

lbs

$449

Lenovo

IdeaPad

500s 15

clamshell 15.6″

FHD

up to Core i7 w/

Nvidia 940M

4.5

hours

2.1 kg /

4.6 lbs

tba

Lenovo

IdeaPad

500 15

clamshell 15.6″

FHD

up to Intel Core

i7 w/ Radeon

M360 or AMD

Carrizo FX-

8800P w/

4

hours

2.3 kg /

5.1 lbs

$599

(AMD),

$849

(Intel)

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Radeon M330

Lenovo

IdeaPad

700 15

convertible 15.6″

matte

FHD

up to Core i7 SV

w/ INvidia 950M

4h 2.31 kg

/ 5.1

lbs

$799

Lenovo

IdeaPad

700 17

convertible 17.3″

matte

FHD

up to Core i7 SV

w/ INvidia 940M

4h 2.67 kg

/ 5.8

lbs

$799

Lenovo

ThinkPad

T560

clamshell 15.6″

HD, FHD

or QHD

up to Core i7 w/

Nvidia 940M

16 h 2.26 kg

/ 5.0

lbs

$969

MSI GS60

Ghost Pro

clamshell 15.6″

UHD

up to Core i7 HQ

w/ Nvidia 970M

52 W h 1.96 kg

/ 4.32

lbs

$1999

MSI GS70

Stealth

Pro

clamshell 17.3″

FHD

up to Core i7 HQ

w/ Nvidia 970M

52 W h 2.6 kg /

5.73

lbs

tba

Samsung

ATIV Book

9 Pro

clamshell 15.6″

IPS

UHD

up to Core i7 HQ

w/ Nvidia 950M

– 2.01 kg

/ 4.45

lbs

$1599

Samsung

Notebook

9 900X5L

clamshell 15″ IPS

FHD

up to Core i7 HQ

w/ Intel HD 520

– 1.29kg

/

2.84lbs

tba

Here’s a short glossary of the terms mentioned above:

Types:

clamshell: classic shaped computer whose screen closes on top of the

keyboard and does not flip into any sort of tablet mode;

convertible: 2-in-1 laptop whose screen rotates and converts to a tablet

mode (or similar), but cannot be detached from the base;detachable: 2-in-1 laptop whose screen detaches from the base. These are

mostly stand-alone tablets bundled with matching docking stations that most

often include docking keyboards, ports, batteries and other features;

slider: 2-in-1 laptop whose screen slides up and down on top of the body

and usually reveals a keyboard hidden underneath.

Resolutions: HD ( 1366 x 768 px), WXGA+ (1440 x 900 px), HD+ (1600 x 900

px), FHD (1920 x 1080 px), FHD+ (2160 x 1440 px), retina (2304 x 1440 px),

QHD (2560 x 1440 px), WQXGA (2560 x 1600 px), QHD+ (3200 x 1800 px), UHD

(3840 x 2160 px) – also see this post;

Anyway, that’s about it for now. If you’re interested in portable laptops though, you should

also check out some of the other articles on the site, I’m sure you’ll find them useful in

your search:

my favorite 11 inch, 13 inch and 14, 15 inch and above ultrabooks;

the best gaming ultraportables of the moment;

my selection of 2-in-1 laptops;

my selection of the best affordable ultrabooks.

And like I said in the beginning, don’t forget I’m continuously updating this list, so if you’re

in the market for a Skylake laptop, you should bookmark the post and return from time to

time for the latest updates.

You can also get in touch in the comments section if you have anything to add or anyquestions about these computers or Skylake in general, as I’m around and will help out if I

can.

Douglas Black contributed to this report.

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John Adrian

August 27, 2015 at 8:13 am

Good day and nice review Andrei, by the way, I jus want to know if you will review this laptop: Asus K501lb -i5 5200u, nvidia 940m, 4gb ram, 1080p screen, thanks in a dvance.

Reply

Jim

November 11, 2015 at 8:26 pm

Does any one know if there is anyone who makes a 17″ convertible laptop? I am getting old

so I like the screen size but would like to use as a big tablet too.

Reply

robert

September 1, 2015 at 4:23 am

Hi Douglas and Andrea, im very impressed with your interaction with users and was hoping you

may be able to help me.

I live in a forest and can only charge once a day at a mains power supply. Im chasing a laptop of

any sort that can play mid to range games with the longest battery life whilst playing games.

I was leaning towards the lenovo t540p (in australia) as it has enourmous battery life but not the

best graphics card (gt730m). However no matter how much research i do or calls i make it

seems nobody knows how long any a battery will run whilst playing games.

Im not looking for anything over 15″ nor does it matter about screen resolution. I will be

operating it with wifi off and anything else that consumes the battery.

May i ask if you have any suggestions from any model that you know may work.

very grateful

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Reply

Andrei Girbea


Hi, you haven’t mentioned what kind of games are you planning to run, but don’t expect

more than 2-3 hours tops from any of the modern laptops. Gaming is a demanding activity.

Reply

robert


Hi Andrea, thankyou for yr reply. I have found the Australian version

lenovo y50

I7-4710hq 6m cache up to 3.50ghz

15.6 fhd

gtx 960m 2gb gpu8gb memory

256ssd

4 cell batt

for a$1500 about us$1100

Apart from the terrible battery which i have found i can replace with a 12 cell fro m a

independent supply what do you think on this? i believe i can play the latest games or

thereabouts.

tks robert

Reply

Anxiously awaiting


Andrei,

I was curious on your take of how long until we actually see Skylake laptops on the store shelf.

I’ve noticed most retailers are stilled clogged up and trying to get rid of their laptop inventory pre-

loaded with windows 8.1, and windows 10 has been out for over a month.

I know what machine I want (spectre x360), just curious if this is weeks away, or more like a few

months out (I’m guessing the latter).

thanks

Reply

Andrei Girbea

September 9, 2015 at 1:35 pm

I’d say weeks. I’d expect all the major updates to be available in stores in October.

Reply

Nick


Hi,

Great content so far. I’m really interested in getting a Skylake laptop and I’ve been waiting a few







months to buy. I like the XPS 13″ if I was going to buy now that’s probably what I’d get.

I want to know if you think that any of these 13″ ultrabooks will get Intel HD 540 graphics in the

future? Gaming isn’t the primary purpose of this laptop, but I’d like to be able to run simple

games like League of Legends if possible.

Thanks

Reply

Andrei Girbea


Well, yes, some of these might get the 28W Skylake processors, but given past experience,

most of them won’t. The Macbooks will however bundle that hardware.

Reply

Nick


Great, I know we’ll have to wait and see with the announcements for definitive info.

I think it’s a real shame that most of these wont get the premium hardware that

Macbooks get. I like the Macbook for the combination of size and power, but I don’t

want to buy one.

Reply

Nick


Hmm, I just checked your Skylake article again actually the HD 540 will be released on

15W processors as well. It is the HD 550 that is exclusive to the 28W processors.

But it seems none will be available until Q1 2016.

Reply

Andrei Girbea


Oh, yes, you’re right, I forgot about those.

Reply

Katy


Hi,

I thought the Skylake XPS 13 is getting a bit heavier (around 3 pounds) and thicker according

other reports.

Reply

Andrei Girbea


there are two versions of the XPS 13, one without a touchscreen and another with a

touchscreen, which weighs 2.8 lbs and is a bit heavier








Reply

Kala


Thanx a lot from the page, it is very usefull when looking for new laptop.

Besides of the importancy of weight, I wish I could also find dimensions of different laptops,

specially in “ultra portable” series where Width differs more than 30mm and Depth more than

20mm in 12″-13″ portables.

Toshiba Radius 12 has 43Wh battery, and i7-model work with intel HD 520 and UHD4K

resolution.

Interesting point is that Radius is excatly same size with XPS 13, but Radius weight is 140g

more, and has 9Wh smaller battery than XPS 13.

Full specs in this link:

mytoshiba.com.au/products/computers/satellite/radius12/pspvva-004013/specifications

Reply

Andrei Girbea


The Radius is a convertible and 2-in-1s are pretty much always heavier than clamshell

laptops. Also, the XPS 13 is very compact and light for a 13-incher, most other devices with

similar sized screens are heavier and larger.

Reply

Amit


Hii,I live in india and we don’t really have much brands options out here. Asus, HP, Dell, and lenovo

seems to be the only practical choice one can make. Currently I’m having a HP envy 15 TS J109

TX laptop powered by intel Core i7-4700MQ but was planning for upgrading to skylake. Can you

please recommend me a laptop with 15.6 inch ips FHD display and is going to be powered by

Core i7 6700HQ and is going to have Nvidia GTX 950M or above GPUs.

Thanks

Reply

Andrei Girbea


The new Acer V15 Nitro and the Asus N552 should offer what you want. Not sure about the

HP and Dell options, but there should be at least some.

Reply

Kimberly


Hi Andrei,

I’m hoping you can give me some advice as to an ultrabook (preferably). I’ve been scouring your

site the past couple of days, trying to get an idea of what I should go for. I am a graduate student

studying data analytics. I am interested in a ultra portable laptop, hence an ultrabook, that can

handle the “basics” (word, excel, powerpoint, internet, youtube, etc.) as well as Microsoft Access,

SPSS, SAS, R, etc.

I don’t need a touchscreen or a 2-in-1. I am most concerned about the weight, heat, battery life,

and keyboard. I’m thinking I definitely want an i5 (Broadwell) processor and 13″-13.9″ screen (to







help with portability & weight). I’m aiming for the price to be less than US$1000.

If you have any recommendations, whether they’re on the market now or will be soon with the

Skylake release, it’d be SO appreciated! Thanks!

Reply

Andrei Girbea


Hi Kimberly. I think the Dell XPS 13 should be your best bet. Try to get the i5 processor with

8 GB of RAM, there might be quite a few discounts available in the next weeks, especially for

the Broadwell models. You might also want to read my review of the XPS 13 and the

followup, as this laptop is not without some flaws that you should be aware of.

Another option would be the Lenovo ThinkPad X250, but that might be outside your budget.

Also, as long as you’ll kee p multitasking to a minimum, the Asus UX305FA could be an

option, especially the model with the COre M 5Y71 processor. It’s fanless, which is great, but

it lacks a backlit keyboard and it’s not very powerful.

Reply

Kimberly


Thanks Andrei! I really appreciate it!

Sorry I totally forgot to mention memory, but it seems you read my mind! I am really

glad you mentioned the Lenovo ThinkPad X250. I hadn’t considered a slightly smaller

screen size, so I hadn’t looked at it. But, I’m really interested in that one despite the

price being a little higher than my “goal budget”. My preliminary research makes it

sounds like a pretty darn good ultrabook – definitely could be worth the higher price if

it lasts good long while!

I had initially looked into the Dell XPS 13, but the numerous issues kind of put my off.

Reply

Foo


So which ones have a thunderbolt 3 port? It’s the one deal breaker for me and many people I

know. Being able to hook up a graphics card externally is the one thing needed for laptops and

those brands who are leaving thunderbolt 3 out are very misinformed. These charts would be

much more helpful if you included if the laptop supports thunderbolt 3.

Reply

Andrei Girbea


Hmmm, I’ll have to think about it. The current layout barely fits the current numbers of

columns, but if I can figure something out, I’ll add a Thunderbolt field as well. If not I’ll have a

different article with laptops that offer an USB 3.1 gen1 and an USB 3.1 gen2 slot in the next

few weeks.

Reply

Foo

October 5, 2015 at 9:52 pm

If you did I’m sure it would gain a great deal of attention.







Thanks for the update.

Reply

Nathan Brown

February 1, 2016 at 12:58 pm

I have a list of Laptops with TB3, if you want to take a look, here’s a link,

docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12G1VTFWkTL5tb8nxUAtnDHwTLyya9I3Vw-

OXXrIN4e4/edit?usp=sharing

There are two Sheets, the second is more for people who live in the UK, like me.

Reply

Daniel Reis

February 24, 2016 at 11:35 pm

thank – you Nathan. This, too, was what I was looking for, and your list fits the

bill perfectly. if you hadn’t done , I would have!

yes, skylake is important. But the USB C thunderbolt is a big deal. Imagine

booting from an external drive. etc

etc etc…..

Reply

John Ball


Agreed, dealbrea ker without this. Also would be nice to know what date entries in th e chart

were added so us readers can find the new entries since we last read.

Reply

Jonathan

February 10, 2016 at 9:48 am

Ya, I also agree.. Thunderbolt 3 is the major deal breaker for me so really only interested in

laptops / ultrabooks that have a thunderbolt 3 port.

Reply

Andy Chow


Is there any of these that are currently in the market? I really wanted to get the Asus Zenbook

UX305UA for my little brother, for school, now it’s already October (almost), and I can’t seem to

find any Skylake hardware on the market.

It seems it’s taking forever. I can’t even find places where I can pre-order.

Reply

Andrei Girbea

October 1, 2015 at 11:15 am

Most of them are not shipping yet, but stores should have them in the next weeks.

Reply






Anxiously awaiting


I see that there are some Inspiron Skylake models now for sale.

HP website has shown a description of the Spectre model that talks about Skylake chipset, but

not yet for sale it seems…

Reply

Aadith


Hi Andrei,

Let me begin by saying that I love your website.

I’m from India and it’s very difficult to get a good deal here on laptop. So I’m planning on getting

it from my cousin abroad.I have currently settled on a hp pavilion 15 touch customized with

skylake and I’m getting it for 640 dollars.I was wondering whether to wait till black Friday to get a

better deal on this laptop itself or just buy it now as it seems a decent price. I basically need a

laptop with a decent graphic card under 650 dollars and this has touch too so it’s a added bonus.

Please tell me whether to buy this now itself or wait till black Friday as I’m doubtful if it will get

any cheaper than this. Please if u have other suggestions, tell those too. I also am attracted

toward ideapad 500s with skylake but I doubt whether it will come under this price bracket.

Thanking you and waiting eagerly for your reaponce,

Aadith

Reply

Andrei Girbea


I don’t think there will be lots of Skylake laptops on BlackFriday, but all the big OEMs tend to

offer at least some discounts. So if you can wait, I’d say do it. You could also aim for a

Broadwell configuration, I’d expect those to be greatly discounted.

Reply

Aadith


Wow. I never expected such a fast reply. Thanks a lot. Can u suggest some broadwell

laptops with good graphic cards (and touch screen if possible)in the given price

bracket which may be discounted heavily on black Friday.

Thanks again

Aadith

Reply

Andrei Girbea


Search through these: http://www.ultrabookreview.com/5165-broadwell-

ultrabooks/#a2

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Just want to make a quick remark you have the Gigabyte P34W v5 on the 15 inch area when it

should be in the 14 inch area.

Reply

Paolo


Hi Andrei,

Your site is awesome, the reviews are what most of us need. Keep up the good work.

Could a list of laptops with user up-gradable memory and hard drives also help?

I would certainly enjoy one.

Thanks,

Paolo

Reply

Andrei Girbea


Hi Paolo, I’ll consider it for the near future. thanks for the suggestion

Reply

Dennis


Missing critical information for SKYLAKE platform!

Memory subsystem

and especially

Disk drive subsystem, i.e. PCIe 4.0

I dont want a Skylake laptop until those are addressed

Reply

John Ball


PCIe 4.0 won’t be out until at least 2017.

Reply

Miguel


Hello, I recently discovered about this website and I’m amazed at the amount of useful

information for laptop buyers. Definitely bookmarked, RSS’ed and shared with friends.

Now I am looking for a ultraportable device and I know exactly what kind of activities I’ll be doing

with it, but I’m still very undecided on which model to get, because from what I’ve seen aroundthe web, I think no manufacturer has yet achieved the sweet spot between price and features on

these convertible or detachable 2 in 1s. I hope you could give me some guidance Andrei.

I am a researcher and I need a “digital notebook”, something lighter and smaller than my 15,6″

laptop to be carried with me everywhere, to have my data, my ebooks and PDFs and my notes

always accessible and on which I can speak or write notes easily. Needlessly to say, OneNote on






Windows 10 is my favourite piece of software.

Here is what I expect from my ultraportable machine:

-Read (a lot) – eBooks, PDF Articles, Web pages. Most of my time is spent reading. Screen size

and quality indoor and sometimes outdoors will be essential.

-Write (a lot) – My ideas flow better with natural writing, so I’d like a good pen to write and draw

on the screen with no noticeable lag.

-Battery Life of 8 hours or better. It has to be able to hold a work day on a single charge.

-Staying connected – Decent camera and microphone for Skype audio and video calls.

-Music (Spotify) and movie/video streaming – Decent enough speakers would be nice. I can buy

a pair of good earbuds though.

-Connection to VGA and HDMI wall projectors to make PowerPoint and Sway presentations.

-Good wireless adapter. I don’t intend to use Ethernet cable unless there’s no other choice.

-OS: I rely on Office 365 and I own a Lumia 640 smartphone, so Windows 10 is the logical

choice.

-Price: 700-800€, at most 1000€ with all potential accessories included.

-Specs: Already with 6th generation Skylake CPU for improved integrated graphics and battery

life. At least 64GB of SSD storage, expandable with SD card. At least 4GB of RAM, 8GB of RAM

would be great if possible. Dedicated GPU not required.

Now, keep in mind that the most frequent form of input I expect from this device is pen writing

and touch, not typing.

Surface Pro 4 comes close to what I believe is the best for me but when you add the accessories

and the euros begin to pile up, you can’t help but think to yourself “damn, for this price I could

have a beast gaming tower or at least a great 15,6” laptop with dedicated graphics”… In my

country, the price for just the m3 tablet is 1029€ on Microsoft store! The cover is extra 150€. I

was hoping some other manufacturer like ASUS or Dell had something a bit cheaper and as

versatile as the Surface Pro 4 with the same quality standards.

What do you think Andrei?

Reply

Andrei Girbea


Hi Miguel. I wouldn’t go for the Surface Pro 4, it has a smaller battery than the SP3 and you

don’t really need the 6th gen Skylake Core Us for your chores. The Surface Pro 3 can

handle those tasks well, and even the Surface 3 is a good choice as long as you go for the

version with 4 GB of RAM. In fact, I think the Surface 3 offers the best value for the money in

your case. Should handle fine all your tasks, it’s cheaper than the others and offers longer

battery life. The Lenovo Miix 700 might be a good alternative, but I can’t say for sure until

the product is actually released and available.

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Miguel

October 13, 2015 at 10:00 pm

Hi Andrei, thank you so much for taking the time to reply.

Indeed I’ve been considering the regular Surface 3 as well for my ultraportable needs.

My current laptop (Dual-core i7-3537U and NVIDIA 740M) has just turned two years

old and I replaced its HDD for an SSD a few months ago. I hope it provides enough

performance for the next 2 years to serve as the desk PC, though its warranty period

is now over.

If so, I think that an ultraportable device like the Surface 3 might be enough for for my

on-the-go chores, plus I’m trading some performance for longer battery life and

reduced weight.

There are still a few things I’d like to understand about the Surface 3, mainly related

with writing and screen size.

1-Is the writing experience with Surface pen on Surface 3 good enough, or am I

missing too much from the Surface Pro 3/4 to justify the price difference? I reallyexpect to make a lot of use of OneNote inking capabilities.

2-Is the Surface 3 smaller screen and display quality too much of a downgrade? I will

spend a lot of time reading, so I hope the screen quality is not too inferior compared

with the Surface Pro, even though it is only 10 inches against 12 inches of the pricier

models.






3-When is the Surface 4 going to be announced? Is there any special reason for

Microsoft to not renew both lines (Surface 4 and Surface Pro 4) at the same time

(back to school/Christmas time)?

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Andrei Girbea


1. Both the Surface 3 and the Pro 3 use N-Trig digitizers. Not sure about the

Pro 4.

2. The screen on the Surface 3 is actually brighter and more color-accurate

than the one on the SP3. See this article, the Display section:

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Microsoft-Surface-3-Tablet-Convertible-

Review.141116.0.html

3. I wouldn’t expect it earlier than Mid 2016. The current Surface 3 is built on

the CherryTrail platform and the next gen WillowTrail does not have an exact

launch date yet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_%28system_on_chip%29

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gentux


Great table, love to see which of those have USB 3.1 and7or Type-C Port(s)

Reply

john


Your amazon link for the XPS 13 doesn’t seem to contain any models with the new 6th gen i7chip?

Reply

Andrei Girbea


Yes, looks like they haven’t added them on Amazon yet. Should be up in the next 2 weeks

though. I’ll add links to Dell’s store as well.

Reply

Aadith


Hi Andrei,

I recently spoke to a guy in my college who has a hp envy x360 whose brother works in hp and

he says he got him a developer version or something I couldn’t grasp. His laptop has no

dedicated graphics card but has 12gb ram. So now what he does is he opens GTA 5 and runs in

full HD (1920*1080)with a mind boggling 32fps. I was stunned. He said he allocated 8gb to get a

gpu clock speed of 1800 equal to about two 920m dedicated graphics card. He then mumbeled

something about gpu based computing some unlocking something something. I’m wondering

whether this is possible and if yes then how?Thanking you in advance

Aadith

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_%28system_on_chip%29

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Microsoft-Surface-3-Tablet-Convertible-Review.141116.0.html






Andrei Girbea


That sounds like complete bullshit to me.

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Eric October 15, 2015 at 1:47 pm

Hi Andrei,

This is an amazing compilation you have here – nice job. Would you by chance any additional

information about the gigabyte skylake laptops and their release? I am anxiously waiting to buy

one ASAP. Thanks!

Best,

Eric

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Andrei Girbea


Not really, other than their laptops should be available in October, if not selling already.

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Abdul Jamal


very useful information

I’m also planning for skylake laptop

which should have minimum

16Gb Ram

256GB SSD

and should also be beautiful :-)

like HP have EliteBook etc,

really impressed with macbook but that’s too much costly if we want a good specs….

I’m web developer, daily use of my computer 10 – 12 hours

so please suggest me a great option :-)

Reply

Josh


Thanks for the awesome Roundup. From what I can tell, the LG Gram is not going to carry the

Skylake processors, but only the 5th Jgen

Reply

Andrei Girbea


Hmm, you’re actually right, I’ll address that.

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john


Could you comment on the two HP SPECTRE X360 displays available:

13.3″ diagonal QHD Radiance Infinity LED-backlit touch screen (2560 x 1440)

or

13.3″ diagonal FHD Radiance Infinity LED-backlit touch screen (1920 x 1080)

The processor for both is i7-6500u. Right now only the 1920 x 1080 is available in my country

and I’m wondering whether to get it. I don’t know if the resolution will be a huge difference andwhether the matrix, etc. is the same? So I really don’t know whether to get it – everything else

seems the same. The product code in my country is HP SPECTRE X360 13-4100NN/P3L15EA.

Thanks!

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Andrei Girbea

October 19, 2015 at 10:06 pm

Both screens are good. The 1440p panel is of course sharper, but I don’t know if its

necesarily worth waiting for. You would have to research the panels used by HP on the two

configurations and see if there are any differences in terms of brightness, contrast or color

reproduction. We reviewed the 1440p version here: http://www.ultrabookreview.com/8042-

hp-spectre-x360-review/

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Robert R.


Sadly – the Lenovo IdeaPad 300 17 appears to have HD+ display (1600 x 900 px) and not FHD

(1920 x 1080 px) as stated in your list. Please find the urls below.

I’ve been eyeing out for a while a light, passively cooled, noise-less 17″ FHD with SSD and full

size keyboard – a large ultrabook, I guess. Matte screen would be a cherry topping, really.

In essence I’d need it as a “typewriter” mainly to be used as a remote desktop terminal.

As far as I ca n tell no one seems to be bringing such designs to the market yet.

Any re commend ations?

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Andrei Girbea


Thanks for the correction, I’ve edited the list.

Not sure what your budget is, but maybe the Acer Aspire V17 Nitro could be an option? It’s

expensive and powerful though.

That aside, Dell and HP have some 17 -inchers in stores, but I don’t know if they are

portable enough for what you want. Would be worth a look.

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Collin


Hello,

I’ve been scouring this site for a month now trying to get a look at the new skylake updates to

ultrabook. I’ll be using it for GIS, daily activities, and light gaming. I was going to go with the

ASUS UX303UB, but the screen is o f co ncern. I’ve h ad a Dell Latitud e before and don’t want to








go the XPS route. Aiming for a 13-14 inch, and $1300, what would you recommend? Would the

spectre be a good direction? Or should I go for a more portable gamer?

Reply

Andrei Girbea


What do you mean by Light Gaming? Would you need dedicated graphics?

If yes, the UX303UB is the only viable option. Perhaps you can find the model with a FHD

display, which is available in Europe and other regions. Otherwise, there’s the MSI GS40

and the Gigabyte P34G, but outside your budget. You could aim for a Broadwell/Haswell

configuration, you won’t loose much on performance.

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Alexander fabs


First and foremost, i would like to say thank you for not only making this list, but updating it!

Anyways, i really like the new Dell xps line, b ut have been reading about the newer dells n ot

being super reliable. Maybe people are only vocal when things go bad (especially when dealing

with an expensive laptop) leading to this perception.

Do you know anything od dell’s reliability? The only thing holding me back from ordering a new

xps is the fewr that it will break in a year or two.

Reply

Andrei Girbea


Aside fro m the battery decaying fast, my XPS 13 has been holding really well. As long as

you get warranty (or even extended warranty), I think things should be alright.

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Dominik


Hi Andrei,

I just stumbled across your list and was wondering whether you could help me out. I’m a student

in Engineering looking to buy a new laptop, preferably a ultraportable as I don’t want to carry a

brick around uni. I need it for these task:MS office, surfing the web ( YouTube etc),java

programming (Eclipse) and running cad software (PTC Creo/ Wildfire).

I also want to get into some Photo Editing as I plan on taking lots of photos on an extended

vacation and when I study abroad next year. Is there anything you could recommend? I’ve been

looking at the xps 15

SP4 and Macbook Pro 13″ but honestly I don’t know what to choose and if there is anything else

that might be suited better for me.

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lior


Great site! I am following this site for a couple of weeks now.

I am trying to decide which laptop to buy, it would be great if you could help me on that.

I am looking for a 14-15 inch laptop with discrete gpu(nvidia) and skylake processor. Minimum of







8 GB of RAM. My price range is $900-$1300.

I will make it a dual boot with ubuntu.

Reply

Andrei Girbea


The Acer Aspire V15-Nitro Black comes to mind into that budget. There’s also the GigabyteP34W if you want a 14-incher with even faster graphics, but the Skylake model will probably

sell for around $1500. Still, performance wise, the Skylake Core i706700HQ is not a major

upgrade over the Haswell quad-cores and actually a bit slower than the Broadwell Core i7-

5700HQ. So if you want performance, it doesn’t have to be your first option.

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Lior


Thanks!

What do you think would be better?

Ideapad Y700-15 Touch – 80NW0010US

or

Aspire V Nitro – Model Name: VN7-592G-77L B

Same Price.

Reply

Andrei Girbea


Can’t say much about the Y700 for now. The Nitro is OK, you can find reviews

of the previous model (VN7-591G), this one is slightly faster and more efficient.

I’ll review it in the next few days. Better wait for some detailed reviews before

deciding.

Reply

Lior


Great! Thanks! I will wait.

Mihai

October 26, 2015 at 11:16 am

In September 2011 I bought an Acer 5750G-2638G64MN-2nd i7-2630QM for 799,90 Euro

during a promotion. Now I want to replace it with a laptop which has the same screen size (17

inch), same or better RAM/HDD and is just a little bit faster (both the processor and the

graphics).

I was unable to find anything around the same price range. I don’t believe that the offer from 4

years ago cannot be beaten.

Do you know any laptop in the same price range (750 – 900 Euro) which would be faster than

the 4 years old Acer ?

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n re r ea


Well, most manufacturers no longer build mid-level 17-inchers anymore. There are a

handful of good options if you’re willing to expand your budget, but under 1G won’t buy you

much these days.

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Michael

October 27, 2015 at 10:09 am

Just curios as to which of these laptops have wacom digitizers? Looking for a laptop with the

new i7 and digitizer that is still nice to carry around as a tablet with a budget of around $1500.

This means the spectre is sorta out because of its awkward tablet mode. The laptop footprint for

the SP4 and Lenovo Miix is something im not fond of either, so I was curios as to what other

ultrabooks there had a digitizer?

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AadithOctober 27, 2015 at 3:05 pm

Hi Andrei,

I Love your website,especially the lists that you provide.

I’m planning on buying either the dell inspiron 13 7000 special edition (i5 6200u,8gb,500hdd) or

the regular(same i5,ram but hybrid hdd with 8gb cache). The differences are: regular has hybrid

hdd,passive stylus,speakers on the side and 50$ costlier than the special edition which has

speakers on the bottom and regular hdd with no stylus but is 50$ dollar cheaper. I am seriously

taking this price difference. Also,there is an issue of ghost touches on the laptop.the customer

service reported that it has been resolved with the late broadwell and new skylake

configurations.whereas the special edition has no case of ghost touches.I don’t know whether to

trust the customer care staff.but I asked two customer care guys and they both agreed that it

has been rectified stating the same facts and it may even be true.

So,please advice me which one to buy.

Thanks in advance,

Aadith

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Nepal


According to my MSI an d ASUS dealer in Nep al, skylake laptops for both brands will arrive in th e

3rd week of November for MSI and 1st week of November for ASUS respectively.

I’ve added the list of MSI laptop with skylake on tinypic. Do note this is the list for MSI laptops

available in Nepal and could vary according to your region.

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john


Would the Spectre or Yoga 900 be sufficient enough to handle 20 open browser tabs plus a few

Word/Excel documents? If not – would any other 13-incher be sufficient?

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Andrei Girbea








Hmmm, the I7 with at least 8 GB of RAM should be OK. A more powerful 13-incher is the

Apple M acBook Pro. M ost WIndows machines are built o n the same platform as the Yoga

900

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john


Would it be OK for another 2-3 years? Is the i7-6500u with 8/16 GB RAM something

that can handle such heavy multitasking?

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Andrei Girbea


It should be. I usually have around 10-15 tabs open on my Core i5-5200U

laptop with only 4 GB of RAM and it handles them fine. The browser choice is

important though. Chrome needs a lot of resources, that’s why I for one useFirefox instead.

Reply

tai Son


Why some highlighted in RED but no explanation of what it means?

Reply

John Ball


Red is a hyperlink to an article with more info.

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Steve


Any idea when Asus will b e releasing a 15″ skylake model? Say the UX501 Z enbook?

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Nobbly

November 17, 2015 at 9:51 am

That 13″ Ativ book spin selling well at $3599?

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Furiousbeans







Hi Andrei, I am looking for a laptop that can handle light gaming and durable since I travel by

bicycle. Just looking for a i5 with an SSD no dedicated gpu under $800. Any suggestions such as

wait till a certain time?

Reply

Andrei Girbea


There should be some options available already, although the budget is a bit tight. Go

trough the options listed in this post

Reply

QuadCore


Great list, thanks! I really wish it would list which ones supported a quad-core processor though,

because that is one of my must-haves. I can’t seem to find any 6th gen quad core convertibles :/

If anyone has suggestions, I’d like to hear them.

Must-have:

Quad-core 6th gen processor

Convertible (or detachable)

13-15″ display

Ideally:

Discrete Graphics

QHD display

Wired Ethernet (RJ45)

NVMe SSD

Reply

Andrei Girbea


Hmmm, Quad Core Skylake and Convertible? I don’t think there’s anything that would check

both these boxes. The few 15-inch convertibles are built on Skylake U hardware, while the

smaller models don’t get the quad-core platforms. So I’m afraid it’s only one or the other.

Reply

QuadCore


Thanks a lot for the reply! I hadn’t been able to find any, but I had no way of knowing

if I had missed one.

Oh well, I was really hoping I wouldn’t have to order different devices. It baffles me

that there are touchscreen clamshells out there that don’t convert (e.g. the XPS 15).

The touchscreen has almost always been useless to me if it’s not in tablet mode.

Reply

Jeffrey Perren


Is there a similar list for AMD Carrizo-based laptops?

Thanks.

http://cliostory.blogspot.com/







Reply

Andrei Girbea


WEll, no, since there are very, very few Carrizo laptops out there and most of them are low

end models.

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Michael Miller

December 2, 2015 at 3:12 am

Andrei,

Really hoping the “clamshell” style in the 11-inch class isn’t a dying breed. As a computer

technician, I’m steering clear of touchscreens since they are PRICEY to replace; Typically only

the manufacturer can sell you a full top-half for replacement – real pain compared to the ~$70

pricetag of a new LCD.

Can you place a recommendation as to a replacement to my current laptop? I own the HP DM1(i3, sandy bridge). Love it to death. Nowadays the 11.6″ class is being crapped on with non-

upgradable eMMC junk, and soldered down RAM.

Suggestions for an 11.6″ laptop, with 8+ hour battery life, and upgradable hardware? I love the

DM1, but would love to take advantage of newer processors with better battery life since I’m 4

generations behind now.

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Andrei Girbea


WEll, have a look here: http://www.tlbhd.com/best-11-6-inch-laptop-966/ , but the options for

a premium 11-incher are really limited, especially those user upgradeable. My advice would

be to look at some of the 12-inchers as well: http://www.tlbhd.com/best-12-inch-mini-laptops-

2839/

Not sure what your budget is, but if the performance requirements aren’t great, a Core M

powered device would be nice. That platform is fanless.

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John


I am deciding between a Skylake Lenovo Yoga 900 and the HP Spectre x360, and are looking

forward to your final review of the Lenovo Yoga 900 (I guess the review of the HP x360 still goes

for the new with Skylake version). Do you know when it is done?

On a more personal level, do you have a favorite between the 2 laptops?

Thanks!

Reply

Andrei Girbea


There are a few posts on the two in the site. I incline towards the HP, but I haven’t properly

reviewed either

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http://www.tlbhd.com/best-12-inch-mini-laptops-2839/

http://www.tlbhd.com/best-11-6-inch-laptop-966/


https://thepcpenguin.com/






John


Thanks! I ended up buying the HP, and are reasonably happy at this time.

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Richard December 21, 2015 at 7:04 am

Hi,

Would you reccomend Asus N552vw instead of the Acer nitro?

Basically I need gtx960m, ssd and 15.6″

And g ood quality :-)

Reply

Andrei GirbeaDecember 25, 2015 at 7:35 am

I’ve reviewed the new Nitro, but I haven’t yet reviewed the N552, so I can’t tell for sure which

one is the better pick

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Alan

January 1, 2016 at 11:09 am

Great website, awesome post. Appreciate the time and effort. My question is about the dell Xps13 9350 – does it have a mini display port or not? Having real trouble with conflicting info about

this. Maybe the sub 3.1 port doubles up? I don’t know… Any help would be hugely appreciated. I

basically want the Xps 13 but would need to be able to plug it into my tv or other display devices.

Don’t mind buying an adapt or if there is one that would work with the Xps 13 port configuration?

Thank you in advance!

(And happy new year all)

Al

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Andrei Girbea

January 2, 2016 at 11:15 pm

Hi, it does not. The XPS 9343 (Broadwell model) has a miniDP port, which on the Skylake

version (9350) was replaced with a USB TypeC connector. Does the same thing (and more),

but requires a different adapter.

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Mark

January 13, 2016 at 9:40 pm

hi Andrei –

good article but it seems sorely out of date now in 2016. As several have asked, where are the

details (even just a yes/no column) on the new make-or-break Skylake feature; Thunderbolt

3.0/USB3.1 support? This still seems a rare duck on these new models. Also, I note that some of

your listings are out of date; or incomplete for example where are the new Razer or Alienware






models? And your MSI Ghost Pro review and specs link to the Broadwell version, which is clearly

not the same performance or size as the new series.

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Andrei Girbea

January 13, 2016 at 10:58 pm

Hi Mark.1. We haven’t reviewed the Skylake MSI GS60, hence the link points to the older review.

2. I’ve added the Razer Blade Stealth, but the Alienware laptops are too bulky yo get in here.

This list is mostly meant to include ultraportables.

3. The layout does not allow to include another column for Thunderbolt 3, but I’ll have a

different post on this topic in the neat future.

Other than that, the post is not at all outdated imo. Any other suggestions of laptops that

should be in here and are not is welcomed though ;) Thanks.

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kiranFebruary 10, 2016 at 8:51 pm

it would have been very time saving, if you had also provided “sort buttons”!!!!!

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