The latest generation of smartphones and tablets have become an alternative to a personal computer. But most users prefer to use mobile gadgets for entertainment, and everything else still trusts PCs or laptops. The latter have also changed. Ultra-thin devices with a capacious battery and a powerful processor appeared - ultrabooks. Their progress is not so noticeable against the backdrop of rapidly changing smartphones and tablets. The best ultrabooks of 2015 - we present to the reader a rating of the most productive and reliable laptops.
For those who do not quite understand the difference between laptops, netbooks and ultrabooks, we explain that there are no significant differences between them. Marketers at one time gave laptops different names to interest the buyer. Netbooks are the smallest and most inexpensive devices designed primarily for surfing the Internet. Ultrabooks are thin, lightweight, compact and powerful laptops at the same time. A device that weighs more than 2 kilograms and has a diagonal of more than 14 inches is considered a laptop.
10. Lenovo X1 Carbon
The tenth place in our ranking of the best ultrabooks of this year is in Lenovo X1 Carbon. This is a third generation ultra slim laptop. The model is focused primarily on business users. This is evidenced by the appearance of the device - the case is black, with a soft coating soft touch. Carrying an ultrabook in your hands is nice, but impractical - there are traces. A matte screen with a diagonal of 14 inches allows you to work with any light source without glare. Lenovo X1 Carbon can be called a transitional link between professional ultrabooks and budget devices. There is a model of the order of 30 thousand rubles.
9. Lenovo IdeaPad U330p
The ninth place in the ranking of the best ultrabooks of 2015 is Lenovo Ideapad U330p. A good laptop doesn’t have to be expensive at all, which confirms this Lenovo model. A capacious battery, a good processor and a weight of 1.5 kilograms make the laptop an ideal option for study. The model costs about 30 thousand rubles.
8. Fujitsu LIFEBOOK U574
At 8 positions in the ranking of the best ultrabooks of 2015 - Fujitsu LIFEBOOK U574. The touch screen with a matte finish, 8 GB of RAM, a nice design - all this is available to the user for 60-70 thousand rubles.
7. Dell Inspiron 7347
Hybrid Premium Ultrabook Dell Inspiron 7347 settled on the seventh line of the rating. The laptop with rounded corners looks stylish. It seems that the case and the cover are two different devices. This decision by designers looks interesting and unusual. The upper part of the ultrabook comes off 360 degrees, turning the laptop into a tablet. The keyboard, according to the manufacturer, is moisture resistant. It has three backlight modes: dim light, bright and turn off the backlight. An ultrabook costs about 40 thousand rubles.
6. Acer Aspire S7-392-54218G12tws
Powerful Acer Aspire S7-392-54218G12tws on the sixth position in the list of the best ultrabooks of this year. In the arsenal of the device is a durable aluminum case, a cover protected by shockproof glass and a touch display. A capacious battery lasts for 7 hours. The light weight of 1.3 kilograms allows you to easily carry an ultrabook in a bag or backpack.
The price of the model is about 100 thousand rubles.
5. Lenovo Yoga 2 11
Stylish and ultra slim Lenovo Yoga 2 11 - on the fifth position in the list of the best ultrabooks of 2015. Lenovo is confidently continuing to grow in the market for laptops, smartphones and tablets. It offers the user both high-quality budget models and premium devices. These include the Yoga 2 11 - a hybrid ultrabook with a sophisticated design that fits easily in your bag. The laptop works in several modes: classic, tablet, multimedia. You can buy an ultrabook for 50 thousand rubles.
4. ASUS ZenBook UX32LA
On the fourth position in the list of the best ultrabooks - Asus Zenbook Ux32LA. New from ASUS can become a full replacement for your home computer due to its powerful hardware and high performance. The case is made of plastic coated with a metal alloy. The interior design is strict and conservative. Pleased with the high-quality assembly - no squeaks of the case, everything is solid and reliable. The screen size is slightly larger than the classic - 13.3 inches.
An ultrabook costs from 60 thousand rubles.
3. HP Specter 13 x360
The best ultrabook transformer HP Specter 13 x360 - in third place in our rating. Outwardly, it looks like two competitors' products at once - the MacBook Air (with the material and color of the case) and Lenovo Yoga (with the ability to swivel). New from HP is a hybrid of several mobile devices. It can work in classic mode, used as a tablet or device for presentation. A powerful processor and a large amount of memory allow the laptop to cope with a wide range of tasks. High-quality assembly, expensive and stylish aluminum trim, advanced filling and capacious battery - all this is worthy of close attention of users.
An ultrabook costs about 140 thousand rubles.
2. Apple MacBook Pro 13 Retina
Apple Macbook Pro 13 Retina in second place among the best ultrabooks of 2015. It is suitable for literally everything: working with documents, images, games, watching videos and surfing the Internet. This is the third generation of MacBooks with a Retina display. One of the interesting features of the new product is Force Touch technology. It helps to recognize the power of pressing the trackpad of an ultrabook. Apple has introduced a new type of click - deep. It looks like this - when you click on the trackpad, a click is heard. Without releasing your finger, you need to press even deeper, until the next click. Deep click in different applications performs a variety of tasks. The second nice feature of the device is its capacious battery. An ultrabook works from it for 10 hours in the mode of Internet surfing and 12 hours when watching a video. This is really impressive.
Pay for a quality product from Apple will have from 70 to 90 thousand rubles.
1. Dell - XPS 13
The first place in the ranking of the best ultrabooks in 2015 catches a novelty from Dell – XPS 13. Externally, the device looks unusual - the super-thin frame of the screen inspired the creators of the laptop so much that they called it “frameless”. The manufacturer tried to make the novelty look like a worthy representative of the premium class. The combination of aluminum body, magnesium alloy frames and soft plastic, which does not leave marks, looks stylish and expensive.
The ultra-thin, high-resolution touchscreen is covered with a protective glass. Due to the thin frames, the camcorder had to be placed under the screen, which can cause some inconvenience - the interlocutor will see you from below. But for the impressive combination of an endless screen and compactness, you can put up with this.
For an ultra-clear touch screen and excellent performance, the user will pay about 119 thousand rubles.