Tag: Ultraportable
The High Performance Laptops Best Laptop Group Test is unique in Australia as it’s based upon reviews that take over 100 hours to produce and which actually cite Australian …
Australian computer manufacturer Venom Computers has released the BlackBook S-Pro 14 Wraith G10, a 14-inch performance notebook aimed at professionals who need more capability than a standard ultrabook but …
HP has overhauled its consumer notebook lineup with Ai-focused enhancements across its OmniBook and Chromebook portfolios, unveiled as part of the company’s 2026 CES announcements. The updates include thinner …
Every month, we perform a group test to determine the Best Portable Laptop. This used to involve updating our in-depth laptop reviews with the latest pricing to gauge the …
A few years ago, we ranked the coolest laptops of all time. However, new additions to it have been few and far between. MSI has been one breath of fresh air …
High Performance Laptops publishes several, on-going, laptop group tests but our quest to determine Australia’s Best Business Laptop operates a little differently and has significantly evolved over time. The …
Apple has unveiled its latest system on a chip, the M5, promising significant improvements for MacBook Pro, iPad Pro and Apple Vision Pro devices. The company said the chip …
Qualcomm has introduced the Snapdragon X2 Plus at CES 2026, expanding its Snapdragon X Series with a new chip aimed at Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs. The announcement builds on …
Not long ago, HP impressed us with its OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 which itself was an evolution of the impressive Spectre. Both were high-end, consumer-grade, ultraportable convertible tablet AiPCs. …
Asus’ Zenbooks and Vivobooks have impressed us greatly over recent years and now, here’s the Asus Vivobook 14 Flip which is a 14-inch ultraportable, convertible tablet that’s designed for …
There have been various reasons why I’ve not reviewed a MacBook for a very long time, but none of them hold water any more. I also don’t think there’s …
We’ve been big fans of Acer’s Swift Go laptops since we first saw them two years ago. But, the latest iteration is based on the Qualcomm SnapDragon platform. That …
We’ve been fairly suspicious of SnapDragon-based laptops since they appeared: they might be lightweight, have the Ai chops to support Microsoft’s CoPilot+ features and have impressive battery lives, but …
Both HP and AMD recently made a big fuss about the launch of the new ZBook. It strives to be an Ai-laden, ultraportable, workstation-grade, business-focused powerhouse for demanding professionals …
Gaming laptops are big, heavy and bulky and can’t do AI, right? Well, not anymore. The 2025 update of MSI’s popular Stealth is upon us and it’s everything you …
I loved the Acer Swift Edge 16 when it appeared in late 2023. It was a smart-looking, 16-inch ultraportable that oozed quality. The ‘new’ model is mercifully identical in …
We like a business-grade ultraportable laptop as they’re tough, mobile and don’t have glossy screens. Here’s the latest Acer TravelMate P4 Spin 14 which is also a convertible tablet. …
The Vivobook S 15 is the first Snapdragon laptop that we’ve seen from Asus. We’ve been devilishly impressed with the company’s Zenbooks and Vivobooks for a long time now, …
We’ve been massively impressed with HP’s ultraportables in recent years. Now here’s our first Snapdragon-based model, the ‘business-grade’ HP EliteBook Ultra G1q. We’ve had some issues with Snapdragon laptops …
In our exhaustive, monthly group tests, we update the price, availability and value scores from High Performance Laptops’ definitive laptop reviews, to determine the ranking of various groups of …
Everyone’s new-fangled laptops (or should that be Ai PCs?) were doing the rounds at CES 2025 in Las Vegas recently, but it will be some time before they manifest …
With Asus, MSI and HP knocking it out of the park recently, Lenovo has been somewhat conspicuous by its absence. Not anymore. The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition …
I’ve been a huge fan of MSI Prestige laptops in the past. These ultraportable gems can come with discreet graphics chips for gaming and arrive in colours like show-stopping …
We’ve been very impressed with the Lunar Lake laptops that we’ve seen so far, but the Asus ExpertBook P5 is the first business laptop that we’ve seen with Intel’s …
It wasn’t long ago that HP impressed us with (what turned out to be) its final Spectre ultraportable convertible laptop, but here’s it’s successor, the re-branded HP OmniBook Ultra …
Punchlines such as, “The world’s thinnest” or, “The world’s first,” may sound great initially, but upon closer scrutiny, can often prove to be damaging. Frequently coined by marketing departments …
It seems to have taken an eternity, but Intel’s much-hyped, next-gen Lunar Lake laptops are upon us and first off the rank is the latest and greatest Asus Zenbook …
HP has greatly impressed us with its ultraportable, consumer (and business-grade) laptops in the past. Now, here’s the latest version of its Spectre x360 2-in-1 convertible. It’s a premium, …
Around 2019, the laptop industry realised that many designers were buying gaming laptops because their discrete, 3D graphics processors were great for rendering and design tasks and, subsequently, Creator …
Asus’ Zenbooks have been knocking it out of the park in recent times. Their ability to meld great build quality, excellent ergonomics, decent power and great value into a …
We’ve seen some stunning laptops from Acer in recent months. Portable workhorses like the Swift Go 14 and the Swift Go 16 both became our daily drivers. We declared …
A load of laptops from Asus turned up and the smallest one was the Asus Zenbook S 13. It’s one of the smallest laptops we’ve seen in ages and …
It’s fair to say that Lenovo makes some very good laptops. Just about every device we’ve seen has ended up at (or nearly at) the top of our monthly …
The Lenovo Yoga 7i wasn’t just one of the best, ultraportable business laptops we’d ever reviewed, it remains one of the best laptops we’ve ever used. Now, here’s the …
HP only recently showed off its new folding, OLED convertible laptop at its HP Flex event that was peripheral to SXSW Sydney. It was commonly called the HP Fold …
The HP Elite Dragonfly G4 is designed to be a top-tier, business-grade ultraportable laptop and it didn’t take us long to suspect that HP might have succeeded. It’s not …
We’ve been shamefully hoarding laptop stands without covering them and now that’s going to change. First cab off the rank is the brand new Twelve South Curve SE laptop …
It’s been way too long since we’ve had a Gigabyte laptop in our lab, so we’re very pleased to get two in at once. First up is the Gigabyte …
Previous iterations of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 have been among our favourite laptops, ever. They’re genuine, ultraportable gaming laptops that have the most head-turning looks on the market. …
We were very impressed with Acer’s recent GO 14, but now here’s the Acer Swift Go 16. We expected it to be the same but two-inches bigger, but it …
Asus’ Vivobooks have impressed us with their great ergonomics and value over the past year. Now, here’s the Intel Evo-certified ‘S’ model which promises more high-value performance and usability …
HP has an almost bewildering array of smart, business-class laptops, but the Pavilion isn’t one of them. It looks like a business laptop but, as our review explains, the …
Microsoft is back with its latest flagship convertible: the Surface Pro 9. It’s very thin and light (and Intel Evo certified) and the fact it’s almost more of a …
In the world of bonkers Asus’ engineering exercises, the fact that the Evo-certified, Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED still exists, is noteworthy. Many such exercises fail shortly after …
Acer’s Swift Go 14 is an Intel Evo-certified, ultraportable laptop with high-end features and some beefy power under the bonnet. Over the years, we’ve seen impressive laptops in this …
We’ve been enormously impressed with Asus’ Expertbook laptops in the past. They’ve been incredibly well made and impressively portable. This 16-inch version promises more of the same and we …
It’s been a long time since we’ve reviewed a Razer laptop – the company hasn’t been very ‘focused’ on the Australian market for the past year or so. However, …
The Lenovo Ideapad Slim 1 is a low-cost laptop based on AMD technology. It’s ultraportable, should have a great battery life but has a bunch of cost-saving limitations. Is …
MSI’s Modern laptops are mid-range offerings that don’t excel at much but can offer great value as a general purpose, portable computer. The new, 13th Gen range has been …
Asus’ Zenbooks have been impressing the pants off us lately. They might not excel at all tasks, but they are phenomenal, all-rounders that will suit many tasks. We reviewed …
The HP Envy x360 2-in-1 Laptop 13-bf0022TU (to give it its full name), is yet another another business-class, ultraportable in our labs. But, despite its office-friendly credentials it’s actually …
We’ve had a bunch of business-grade ultraportables pass through our labs lately and we’ve had a bunch of them disappoint us. This is the souped-up version of one of …
Asus’ ExpertBooks have been some of our top-rated portable laptops since the site began. But, it’s been a while since we’ve had one in and they’ve been getting long …
HP’s top-tier business-oriented have impressed us in the past and now the company has several different ranges hitting the market. This is the HP Elitebook X360 1040 G9 – …
To say we’re fans of the MSI Prestige range is an understatement. Never has a laptop provoked such a visceral reaction for both its looks and performance except, perhaps, …
We’re seemingly swamped with ultraportable laptops at the moment but each one is impressing us in at least one way. At first glance, the new, Intel Evo-certified, Acer Swift …
We like a well-made ultraportable almost as much as an innovative Asus science experiment. Well the Asus Zenbook 14X OLED ticks both boxes and chucks in an OLED screen …
MSI’s Modern laptops tend to be mid-range, general-productivity, ‘Lifestyle’ laptops that offer reasonable quality at a reasonable price. They tend not to excel at much, but they can also …
Who doesn’t like an ultra-light ultraportable? Well, the Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 is just that. It’s incredibly thin, feels incredibly solid and yet it also promises premium performance. We’ve seen …
We’ve been impressed with Dynabook’s Portégé laptops which have kept true to the original Toshiba designs that revolutionised the world of ultraportable laptops back in the 90s. Now, here’s …
Hot on the heels of Dell’s Dark Knight-like Latitude 7330 Rugged Extreme laptop is a lesser, but much-more-accessible, rugged offering: the Acer Enduro Urban N3. It’s definitely a bit …
Asus likes pushing boundaries and the ROG Flow GZ13 is another of it’s, ‘I can’t believe they invented it’ models. Should people want a convertible tablet, with an RGB, …
Last year we declared the Zephyrus G15 to be the best laptop we’d ever seen. It was borderline ultraportable and yet one of the very best high-performance gaming laptops …
The Acer TravelMate Spin is a business-grade, convertible ultraportable laptop that aims to do it all in a stylish and robust manner. In a crowded market, where should it …
Regular readers will know we’re big fans of Asus’ ExpertBook ultraportables. They’re small, light, very usable and tend to have exceptional battery life, depending on the spec. Now, here’s …
Of Huawei’s three, recent, ultraportable MateBooks, the MateBook D 14 is the cheapest. While it’s hard to distinguish it from it’s pricey brethren, there are a fair few changes …
We recently reviewed the flagship model of Huawei’s new MateBook series, the MateBook X Pro 2021 and the cheaper MateBook D 14. The Huawei MateBook 14 is the mid-range …
Huawei recently launched three new ultraportable ‘MateBook’ laptops. The Huawei MateBook X Pro 2021 is the flagship model which promises all the bells and whistles. So how good is …
We’re big fans of Venom computers for an unusual reasons: the company guarantees a $500 trade-in payment after seven-years of use! That’s a great way of dealing with e-waste. …
Everybody likes the look of Razer’s gaming laptops. That may be why they’ve barely changed in years. However, they have had some issues – they can get hot, loud …
The Acer Swift X is not your typical high performance laptop, but compromise is necessary if you want a budget ultraportable that plays games. How does it fare? Update: Check out the …
Venom is a computer brand that’s based in Melbourne but sells to the world. While the Venom BlackBook Zero 14 Phantom isn’t the usual high performance laptop we’re used …
Dell’s XPS laptops have had a familiar look and feel for a few years now, but why change a winning design? The Dell XPS 13’s milled aluminium chassis and …
Asus’ ExpertBook range has been around for a few years, but this latest evolution, the Asus ExpertBook B9450, offers some head-turning features. Update: Check out the updated model, the Asus ExpertBook B9400 (which has …
We were big fans of Toshiba’s Portégé range of laptops. When laptops first got popular, the category was full of fugly-looking portable boxes that weren’t light and had no …
Lenovo’s Yoga is a laptop and tablet rolled into one. Courtesy of its “Yoga 360” hinge, the Lenovo C940’s screen folds back (essentially) 360 degrees to become a 14mm tablet. But, there …
MSI’s Prestige 14 laptop sits atop a varied heap, offering portability and premium performance in a pulchritudinous package. We’ve tried-out two colour varieties; a sober, Carbon Grey sandblasted aluminium …
Back in ye olden days, there was a great industry gasp when the first laptops with widescreens appeared. The extra real-estate was cited as revolutionary. Now here’s Huawei crowing …
