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Earlier this year, there were a burst of laptops branded 'ultra portable', which I would be willing to call ultrabooks. There was the Samsung series 9, Lenovo x
by keeperofdakeys 15y ago
Earlier this year, there were a burst of laptops branded 'ultra portable', which I would be willing to call ultrabooks. There was the Samsung series 9, Lenovo x1 and the Asus U36. I personally have the Samsung, and it really is quite like the air. The main difference is that it hasn't got a unibody design.
- angusgr 15y agoUltraportables of that kind aren't really new either, though. I use a 2006-era ThinkPad X60 laptop every day. It's five years old, 76mm (25%) thicker but 90g (10%) lighter than the X1 you mention. Although I admit the X1 has a significantly cheaper RRP, so there's one noteworthy difference - these things are moving from expensive niche objects to the mainstream. Apple arguably spearheaded the move there.