Top 3 Ultra-Portable Laptops

Over the last few months, we have reviewed and featured laptops of all shapes and sizes. Mostly our emphasis in our features has been on performance and desktop replacements. This time around, we decided to take a different path. We went through our comprehensive list of reviewed products, and picked out the three best ultra-portables that are available right now.

Asus U5F

Asus being in our lineup should be no surprise. They have worked on improving their product range in India. The Asus U5F is built on the dual-core platform and features a range of processors to choose from, the Core Duo T2300 which is clocked at 1.66 GHz to the T7600 Core2Duo processors which are clocked at 2.33 GHz. The LCD panel on the U5F is a 12.1 XGA which is built on the ‘Splendid Color Enhancement Engine’ technology that Asus is promoting in all its notebooks. This gives the screen increased brightness with vivid color output and depth which is similar to their premium desktop LCD Panel the ASUS PW201. The system offers 512 MB of DDR 2 Ram for system memory (upgradable to 1.5 GB) and an 80 GB HDD for storage space.

In terms of peripheral connectivity, this laptop is not lacking for anything with its inclusion of 3 USB 2.0 slots, 1 Express card slot, a Firewire Slot and an 8-in-1 media card reader. Data connectivity is provided by the Gigabit Ethernet slot, a modem slot and wireless technologies such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. One area where this laptop really shines is its battery life. A standard 6 cell battery is easily able to give around 315 mins (5 hours 15 mins) of battery life which is outstanding. If you want more battery life a 3 cell battery is also offered that will add around 2 to 2