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15in of ultrabook win]]> Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:56:37 +1000 http://apcmag.com//acer-aspire-timeline-ultra-m3-review.htm http://apcmag.com//acer-aspire-timeline-ultra-m3-review.htm

The shape of things to come?]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:16:25 +1000 http://apcmag.com//samsung-notebook-series-5-ultra-530u4b-s01au.htm http://apcmag.com//samsung-notebook-series-5-ultra-530u4b-s01au.htm

Can an ultrabook be an all-rounder?]]> Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:36:03 +1000 http://apcmag.com//ivy-bridge-league-pioneer-dreambook-ultraslim-u14-review.htm http://apcmag.com//ivy-bridge-league-pioneer-dreambook-ultraslim-u14-review.htm

While Ivy Bridge’s desktop performance is nothing to sneeze at, it has the potential to seriously rev up notebooks.]]> Mon, 09 Jul 2012 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//amazing-savings-300-off-ultrabooks-at-harvey-norman-from-today-until-sunday.htm http://apcmag.com//amazing-savings-300-off-ultrabooks-at-harvey-norman-from-today-until-sunday.htm

If you like thin-and-light notebooks with plenty of processing power, you'll love this. Harvey Norman is holding an unprecedented $300-off Ultrabooks sale storewide starting today.]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:38:26 +1000 http://apcmag.com//the-perfect-hybrid-asus-transformer-prime-review.htm http://apcmag.com//the-perfect-hybrid-asus-transformer-prime-review.htm

A great tablet that just might be setting the future direction of tablet evolution... time will tell.]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//business-chic-for-power-users-hp-folio-13-1008tu-review.htm http://apcmag.com//business-chic-for-power-users-hp-folio-13-1008tu-review.htm

It's heavy as far as Ultrabooks go, but there's an awful lot to like about HP's Folio 13-1008tu.]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:08:06 +1000 http://apcmag.com//the-ultrabook-style-leader-asus-ux31e-review.htm http://apcmag.com//the-ultrabook-style-leader-asus-ux31e-review.htm

If Toshiba’s Z830 is the height of practicality, the 13.3in ASUS UX31E is the ultimate in showbiz.]]> Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//totally-solid-acer-aspire-s3-core-i7-256gb-review.htm http://apcmag.com//totally-solid-acer-aspire-s3-core-i7-256gb-review.htm

Acer can do powerful Ultrabooks, as this high-end Core i7 model amply demonstrates.]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//big-heavy-stuff-not-toshiba-satellite-z830-review.htm http://apcmag.com//big-heavy-stuff-not-toshiba-satellite-z830-review.htm

All the power and ports of a big notebook with none of the inconvenience in this compelling Ultrabook.]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//ultrabook-attack-escalates-toshiba-14in-u840-.htm http://apcmag.com//ultrabook-attack-escalates-toshiba-14in-u840-.htm

Toshiba’s 14-inch U840 Ultrabook is another sign that the Ultrabooks concept is moving up the chain, eventually to replace big, fat conventional laptops. ]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//ultrabook-bargains-jb-hi-fi-holding-huge-sale-across-notebooks-until-sunday.htm http://apcmag.com//ultrabook-bargains-jb-hi-fi-holding-huge-sale-across-notebooks-until-sunday.htm

Need a new notebook? With discounts across JB Hi-Fi's entire range of Ultrabook stock, there are plenty of attractive bargains on offer at a number of price points.]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:44:15 +1000 http://apcmag.com//toshiba-at200-worlds-thinnest-and-lightest-android-tablet-on-sale-early-feb-for-579.htm http://apcmag.com//toshiba-at200-worlds-thinnest-and-lightest-android-tablet-on-sale-early-feb-for-579.htm

Tablets just keep getting lighter and thinner. In fact, it seems the only thing that's unwavering is that cemented $579 starter price tag.]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:22:36 +1000 http://apcmag.com//toshiba-satellite-z830-ultrabook-writing-is-on-the-wall-for-big-laptops.htm http://apcmag.com//toshiba-satellite-z830-ultrabook-writing-is-on-the-wall-for-big-laptops.htm

Toshiba’s lightweight Satellite Z830 Ultrabook shows the days of big, heavy notebooks are numbered.]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//ces-retrospective-2012-will-be-awash-with-ultrabooks.htm http://apcmag.com//ces-retrospective-2012-will-be-awash-with-ultrabooks.htm

One of the most talked-about technologies on the ground at CES 2012 was the Ultrabook. We look at what users can expect from the category in the near future.]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:33:31 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-of-ces-2012-our-pick-of-the-most-exciting-gadgets-tech-headed-your-way-this-year.htm http://apcmag.com//best-of-ces-2012-our-pick-of-the-most-exciting-gadgets-tech-headed-your-way-this-year.htm

We take a look at the most promising and exciting new products and concepts shown off at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:39:24 +1000 http://apcmag.com//ultrabook-consolidates-in-2012-intel-pushes-natural-interaction-alternative-form-factors-and-promises-75-new-models-at-ces.htm http://apcmag.com//ultrabook-consolidates-in-2012-intel-pushes-natural-interaction-alternative-form-factors-and-promises-75-new-models-at-ces.htm

If the Ultrabook is to hit 40% of the notebook segment by year's end it'll need some buzz, so Intel has come out swinging at CES, showcasing touch, voice and gesture innovations.]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:00:09 +1000 http://apcmag.com//want-a-great-deal-in-the-sales-check-out-our-christmas-laptop-bargains-faq.htm http://apcmag.com//want-a-great-deal-in-the-sales-check-out-our-christmas-laptop-bargains-faq.htm

It's that time of year again. You'll find some great bargains on laptops and tablets between now and early January. Read Hunter's guide on how to nab the best deals.]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:37:53 +1000 http://apcmag.com//australias-second-sub-1000-ultrabook-shows-pricing-heading-south-at-last.htm http://apcmag.com//australias-second-sub-1000-ultrabook-shows-pricing-heading-south-at-last.htm

With yesterday's release of the ASUS UX21E and some canny launch discounting by The Good Guys, Australian Ultrabook pricing is finally edging toward some more approachable figures.]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:59:33 +1000 http://apcmag.com//the-rise-of-the-ultrabook.htm http://apcmag.com//the-rise-of-the-ultrabook.htm

It's the reincarnation of the PC in the age of tablets. Thin as a tablet and boots up just as fast, but as powerful as your latest PC. Is it the MacBook Air without the Mac?]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//asus-ux31e-and-ux21e-the-ultrabooks-that-should-have-gone-first.htm http://apcmag.com//asus-ux31e-and-ux21e-the-ultrabooks-that-should-have-gone-first.htm

ASUS has finally launched the sexy Ultrabooks everyone's been waiting for - the ideal machines to kick start the Ultrabook campaign after Acer's first lukewarm efforts.]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:13:03 +1000 http://apcmag.com//toshibas-surprise-the-amazing-satellite-z830.htm http://apcmag.com//toshibas-surprise-the-amazing-satellite-z830.htm

After it produced the world's fattest Android tablet, we didn't expect this from Toshiba: the world's slimmest Ultrabook with an amazingly thin (and bendy) screen.]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:40:09 +1000 http://apcmag.com//10-reasons-ultrabooks-will-change-the-world.htm http://apcmag.com//10-reasons-ultrabooks-will-change-the-world.htm

Affordable, ultra-thin and light notebooks with real processing grunt WILL replace today's thick old clunker notebooks. Here's why we think Intel is on a winner with the Ultrabook.]]> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 06:29:39 +1000 http://apcmag.com//acer-unveils-its-macbook-air-er-aspire-s3-ultrabook.htm http://apcmag.com//acer-unveils-its-macbook-air-er-aspire-s3-ultrabook.htm

Apple might be suing Samsung for making products that are allegedly too similar to the iPad, but PC giant Acer is picking a fight with Apple's with its own take on the MacBook.]]> Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//ultrabooks-the-techies-perspective.htm http://apcmag.com//ultrabooks-the-techies-perspective.htm

APC's technical editor Nick Race thinks the new Acer S3 and Ultrabooks in general may be sheep in wolf's clothing.]]> Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:48:07 +1000 http://apcmag.com//the-first-of-the-anti-tablet-notebooks-is-here-acer-s3.htm http://apcmag.com//the-first-of-the-anti-tablet-notebooks-is-here-acer-s3.htm

The new Acer Aspire S3 and the "Ultrabook" notebook category are all about reclaiming the initiative for notebooks in the face of the onslaught from tablets.]]> Thu, 08 Sep 2011 08:59:19 +1000