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4.4

Review: Slim and sexy: Apple’s 2016 MacBook reviewed

Leigh D. StarkApril 22, 2016

We’ve been waiting for an update to Apple’s futuristic MacBook, and it’s finally here, delivering a dose of speed in a super svelte package. Is this still what the future looks like?...

4.0

Review: Review: Asus ZenBook UX305

Leigh D. StarkAugust 28, 2015

Ever since Apple rolled out the MacBook Air, companies have been trying to do their best at making something close, and in the UX305, Asus might finally have nailed it....

Hands-on with Apple’s hyper-thin MacBook

Leigh D. StarkApril 10, 2015

April 10 may well be the day that Apple takes preorders for its first smartwatch, but it’s also the day it brings a new computer to town, as Apple’s MacBook reinvents thin for a new generation. ...

Western Digital makes the hard drive even thinner, more storage coming to Ultrabooks

Staff writersSeptember 13, 2012

One of the downsides of having an Ultrabook is that you often don't get a whole lot of storage space to work with. Sure, you save on physical space with the svelte machines, but actual storage for your digital wares is usually limited to sizes under 256GB. But that could soon be a thing of the past....

AMD’s competitor to Ivy Bridge launches: up to 12 hour laptop battery life

Staff writersMay 16, 2012

We're hearing a lot about Intel's Ivy Bridge lately, as computer manufacturers across the planet scramble to announce machines using the new chips. But what about Intel's competitor, AMD? Well, we now have an answer, and it comes with battery life to boot....

AMD to bring competition to Intel’s ultrabook

Leigh D. StarkJanuary 18, 2012

Intel's thin and light computing revolution that is the Ultrabook is set to get more competitive, with AMD looking to bring its Fusion processors to the lightweight computer style....

Acer first with an ultrabook below the $1000 mark in Australia

Leigh D. StarkNovember 28, 2011

Ever since Intel started telling us about its new thin and light ultrabook class of computer, we were hinted that one day they'd reach the sub-$1000 mark. Well people, that day has arrived, with Acer making a $999 model of its Aspire S3 available to Australia....

Unboxing the ultrabooks: Acer’s Aspire S3 and the Asus ZenBook UX31

Staff writersNovember 22, 2011

Fancy an ultra-thin laptop? The first of the ultrabooks have arrived and we're taking a look at them....

Thin is in: Acer launches the ultrabook in Australia

Leigh D. StarkSeptember 7, 2011

Windows PCs are about to go on a diet, with Acer launching its ultrabook range, a new breed of PC laptop that combines Intel's speedy processors with ultra-thin bodies....

Samsung springs new slender Series 9 systems

Staff writersAugust 18, 2011

Samsung's svelte Series 9 laptop computers have just been updated, three models now making up the range with a price point starting from $1,499. ...

4.7

Review: Apple MacBook Air 13 inch (2011)

Leigh D. StarkJuly 29, 2011

One of the world's thinnest notebooks has received an update, bringing the MacBook Air in line with the rest of Apple's computers and throwing in a new high-performance processor, backlit keys and the latest version of Mac OS X....

Unboxing: Apple MacBook Air (2011)

Staff writersJuly 27, 2011

The latest revision of Apple's MacBook Air has arrived at GadgetGuy, complete with a second-generation Intel Core i5 processor, 256GB storage, Mac OS X Lion, and a Thunderbolt port....