The 5 best Ultrabooks of 2017: top thin and light laptops reviewed

If it hasn’t been made abundantly clear to you already, the best Ultrabook is so astounding that everyone from all corners of the computing industry wishes they had made it.

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All of the top Ultrabooks on this list are justified in their commonly premium price points. What’s more, with the aid of Intel’s 8th-generation Kaby Lake Refresh processors, they’re about to get 40% faster in the months to come.

So, without further ado, here they are:

Best Ultrabooks

In terms of looks, specs and pricing, the Dell XPS 13 is nothing short of a miracle. Once again, Dell has done the universe a favor by squeezing a 13.3-inch InfinityEdge display into a measly 11-inch figure, and weighing in at only 2.9 pounds (1.29kg), the XPS 13 is blessed with extravagance. The Dell XPS 13 not only bears a lengthy battery life, but it’s even sold in a variety of different flavors, all the way up to an i7-7700U model.

Read the full review: Dell XPS 13

When we think of Razer, instantly our heads turn to gaming. But while a case can be made for the Razer Blade Stealth as a gaming notebook, the lack of a discrete GPU suggests otherwise. Instead, it’s a bonafide Ultrabook, here in the flesh. Little over a half-inch thin and less than 3 pounds light, the Razer Blade Stealth is made better by its unique potential for upgradeability via the optional Razer Core external graphics card enclosure.

Read the full review: Razer Blade Stealth

Best Ultrabooks

It’s no secret that Apple has all but neglected the MacBook Air recently, but in some cases a Windows Ultrabook can be just as good, if not better. Take the Asus ZenBook UX310, for example, the long awaited follow-up to the award-winning ZenBook UX305. Donning a 7th generation Intel Kaby Lake processor, a 178-degree rotating QHD+ screen, a USB-C port an and an all-aluminum shell, this truly a candidate for the MacBook Air’s throne.

Read the full review: Asus ZenBook UX310

This product is only available in the US and UK as of this writing. Australian readers: check out a fine alternative in the Asus ZenBook UX310.

best ultrabook

No, it’s not another Surface Book – this is a full-on traditional laptop (albeit with a touchscreen) designed by Microsoft. From the Italian imported Alcantara fabric material decorating the keyboard to its gorgeous 13.5-inch, 3:2 PixelSense display, there’s no questioning the Surface Laptop’s appeal at face value, but dig even deeper and you’ll find a notebook that’s arguably more competent than Apple’s more expensive 12-inch MacBook.

Read the full review: Microsoft Surface Laptop

This product is only available in the US and UK as of this writing. Australian readers: check out a fine alternative in the Microsoft Surface Laptop.

As a follow-up to the Yoga 900, we couldn’t have asked for better than the Yoga 910. Shaking up the style of its predecessor completely in favor of an all-aluminum unibody shell, this is a 2-in-1 laptop that’s as fashionable as it is utilitarian. Though it’s heavier and colder to the touch, the fact that Lenovo decided to keep the Yoga 900’s same frame size and fit a larger 14-inch screen inside it is a design marvel.

Read the full review: Lenovo Yoga 910