Intel's announcement of Ivy Bridge processors means the arrival of laptops, particularly Ultrabrooks, with improved performance and battery life. We've only just got our hands on some Ivy Bridge notebooks so here's an early impression of the graphics improvements.
 
 
Ultrabooks are super-thin, light and powerful laptops. Technology reviewer Nerissa Rogerson provides a shopping guide to Ultrabooks and their advantages.
 
We asked Lindsay Handmer, a technology reviewer from APC magazine to list the key benefits of Ultrabooks for small business. He found plenty.
 
 
In our Why'd You Buy That? series, Hunter staff go into stores and ask actual customers why they've bought a particular technology. We always hear from marketers and the media, so we thought we'd ask the people who actually part with their money for the reasons they've chosen a product. The customers we talk to have no commercial relationship with the vendors. In this example, we went into an Australian retail store and talked to Steve Vass, an IT consultant, soon after he'd bought an Ultrabook. We were intrigued to find out why he'd bought one.
 
 
The Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3 is the first truly gaming-capable Ultrabook, with a next-generation NVIDIA Kepler graphics card and a DVD drive. It shows what Ultrabooks are capable of.
 
How super-thin, super-light and powerful Ultrabooks are a better match for tablets than traditional big, battery charge guzzling laptops.

 
 

An introductory look at Ultrabooks - an amazing new category of laptops that are ultra-thin and ultra-light but with the power of a full-sized machine.

 

 
 
We were impressed when ASUS gave us its first look at its UX21E Ultrabook. Now in the market, the stunning design of this laptop makes it the poster boy for Ultrabooks.
 

 
 
The Toshiba Satellite Z830 Ultrabook is an amazingly thin, light and still powerful laptop. To achieve its insane dimensions and weight Toshiba has used light and very flexible material for the screen's lid. Read APC's report.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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