8 Jun, US Edition Looking for an ultraportable? These compact featherweights will bring out your inner road warrior with powerful specs, widescreens and even - gasp - reasonable battery life. Or so they claim, at least. More...
2 May, World Edition You don't get PCs smaller than this: the 14-oz OQO 01+ boasts Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 on a 5-inch touch screen, a 30 GB hard drive, thumbboard, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. A review by Jørgen Sundgot. More...
20 Apr, US Edition Gateway returns to ultraportables with its 12.1-inch widescreen E100-M, while Toshiba's Portege M400 convertible tablet makes heads spin. Also: the Sony VAIO VGN-SZ and Alienware Sentia m3200. More...
15 Mar, World Edition From Fujitsu Siemens' ultralight LifeBook Q2010 to offerings from Sony's VAIO range, BenQ's new Joybook and the LG TX Express; here are the best ultraportables of CeBIT 2006. More...
31 Jan, World Edition Honey, have you seen my laptop? Jørgen Sundgot makes a frantic bid at retrieving Toshiba's miniscule libretto U100 ultraportable in time for his deadline. Maybe it's in the other pocket? More...
15 Jan, World Edition No larger than an oversize paperback, Fujitsu Siemens' LifeBook P1510 convertible ultraportable tablet has Jørgen Sundgot slobbering like he's rarely done before. More...
10 Jan, World Edition These itsy bitsy laptops skimp on size but not performance; the ASUS W5F joins Sony's VAIO TX2 and SZ - the latter of which also comes in a Premium edition claiming up to 7 hours of use. More...
6 Jan, US Edition Business and consumer laptops abound as Toshiba unveils its Dual Core powered line-up for 2006 comprising the Portege M400 ultraportable, a HD-DVD enabled Qosmio G30 and more. More...
15 Nov, US Edition High-end specifications including up to 240 GB of storage, tri-mode Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g and more signify the new Alienware Sentia m3200 ultraportable, sporting a 12.1-inch display. More...
10 Nov, US Edition Slimmer and faster than its predecessor, the Fujitsu LifeBook P7120 offers a 1.2 GHz processor, up to 60 GB of hard drive space and a 10.6-inch widescreen display. More...
Sacrificing power on the altar of mobility, Fujitsu Siemens has obviously been forced to cut a few corners to render the LifeBook P1510 as small as it is. A slightly dated chipset, modest hard drive speeds and a maximum of 1 GB of RAM limits the potential of this tablet convertible to productivity applications - a test for which it passes with flying colours. The P1510 is a superb choice for the road warrior for whom brain matters more than brawns; hopefully, the former will have earned him or her the wallet needed to allow for its acquirement. More...
As impressive as the Toshiba libretto U100 is from a technological point of view, an admittedly superb screen and a cramped keyboard prevent the exploitation of its full potential. Good performance, better battery life and excellent connectivity make the U100 a solid choice for light productivity work on the go, whilst the whopping 60 GB hard drive alleviates the need for lugging its dock to play DVDs for entertainment - but prospective buyers should keep in mind the extent to which they will be able to use the features for which they pay. More...
Despite its considerable technological prowess, the OQO 01+ makes a spectacular fall between two chairs. As compared to high-end business phones, the added functionality on offer is too restricted by poor data entry, a mediocre screen and limited battery life to justify the added bulk and hefty price tag. Meanwhile, converting the unit into a full-blown laptop is a cumbersome process which leaves the user with far less horsepower than a comparably priced laptop. This is an expensive executive toy - albeit a resoundingly impressive one. More...
Expanding ASUS' offering of ultraportables, the W7V offers a glossy 13.3-inch widescreen display with graphics powered by a Nvidia GeForce Go 7400 chipset. CPUs, meanwhile, range from Intel's T2300 through T2600 of the Core Duo variety, while the laptop holds a maximum of 1 GB of RAM. A Dual Layer DVD drive is integrated to provide entertainment and offload the choice of 60 through 120 GB hard drives available. Also: tri-mode Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, a 1.3 Megapixel camera and a TPM chip.
At a mere 2.2 pounds and three quarters of an inch, Fujitsu's Lifebook Q2010 packs a 12.1-inch widescreen display, Intel Coro Solo processors, tri-mode Wi-Fi, up to 80 GB of drop-secure storage and much more.
A tad on the heavy side, Lenovo's 4-pound V100 ultraportable belongs to the company's 3000 series of notebooks, sporting a 12.1-inch widescreen display powered by integrated graphics. Delivered with a choice of Intel Core Solo and Duo processors, the notebook holds up to 2 GB of memory, offers up to 120 GB of storage and even includes a Dual Layer DVD drive. Other oddities include a 1.3 Megapixel camera, a fingerprint reader, tri-mode Wi-Fi and optional support for Bluetooth.
An ultraportable for power-hungry road warriors, Dell's XPS M1210 comes with the usual selection of top-of-the range Core Duo processors, up to 4 GB of RAM and up to 120 GB of SATA storage. Add an optional Nvidia GeForce Go 7400 card with 256 MB of dedicated video memory for the 12.1-inch widescreen; a DVD+/-RW optical drive; tri-mode Wi-Fi; Bluetooth; and the ability to have the notebook delivered with Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, and you should be maxed out in more than one way.
At one inch thick and 3.15 pounds, Gateway's NX100X ultraportable keeps both size and features modest with its use of Core Sole processors halting at 1.2 GHz. An integrated Intel GMA950 chipset propels graphics, while RAM clocks in at 1 GB and storage at 40 GB. In lieu of an optical drive, the notebook offers a 6-in-1 media reader, while tri-mode Wi-Fi and optional Bluetooth take care of wireless connectivity. Also: a Gigabit Ethernet adapter, dual USB 2.0 ports and a single Firewire connector.
Despite a form factor which matches its modest 12.1-inch widescreen, Toshiba's Satellite U200 ultraportable manages to pack Core Duo processors up to the T2600 mode; up to 4 GB of RAM; and up to 120 GB of storage in the shape of a 5,400 RPM SATA drive. A mere 1.4 inches thick and starting at 4.1 pounds, buyers also get tri-mode Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, a 6-in-1 media reader, a Dual Layer DVD-RW drive, fingerprint reader and an integrated Intel GMA950 chipset for powering graphics.
Closely related to HP's Compaq nc4400 ultraportable, the tc4400 is a tablet edition which among other traits sports a 12.1-inch XGA display and a selection of Intel Core Duo processors. Starting at 2.1 KG, the system maxes out at 2 GB of RAM, while hard drives are available in either 60, 80 or 100 GB sizes spinning at 5,400 RPM. Wireless connectivity is provided by tri-mode Wi-Fi, while Bluetooth is optional; the integrated optical drive of the nc4400, however, has vanished into thin air.
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