Best Ultrabooks 2020: Best Thin and Light Laptops

Best Ultrabooks 2020: Best Thin and Light Laptops
The best Ultrabooks are more than just status symbols. These thin and light notebooks also offer exceptional performance plus portability, long battery life, and elegant aesthetics. Great for professionals and creatives who want to stay mobile or always on the go, the best Ultrabooks are powerful enough to help you power through the most demanding tasks like photo editing and 3D design. All thanks to the best processors and SSDs they have under their slim hood, allowing them to handle a heavy workload. Plus, they have the right battery life for you, so you won't be stuck with a dying laptop and snapping photos. We've rounded up the best Ultrabooks on the market to make your search for the perfect one easier. We've tested and vetted all of us, so you know you can count on the one you choose.

The best Ultrabooks at a glance

  • Dell XPS 15
  • HP Elite Dragonfly
  • HP Specter x360 (2020)
  • Dell XPS 13
  • Huawei Matebook 13
  • 3 Laptop Surface
  • Lenovo Yoga C930
  • Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2019)
  • Microsoft Surface Book 3
  • Asus ROG SE GX701
  • Dell XPS 15

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    1.Dell XPS 15 (2020)

    The best laptop has arrived

    Processor: 5th generation Intel Core i7 - i1650 | Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 8 Ti | RAM: 64GB - 15.6GB | Display: 1920" FHD+ (1200 x 500) InfinityEdge Anti-Touch Anti-Glare 15.6-Nit - 3840" UHD+ (2400 x 500) InfinityEdge Touch Anti-Reflective 256-Nit Display | Storage: 2GB - 2TB M.1650 PCIe NVMe Amazing speakers Beautiful display Comfortable keyboard GTX 15 Ti is a bit flimsy The Dell XPS 2020 may be amazing enough to tempt the most demanding Mac users. It's easily the best Ultrabook in 500 and in many ways the best laptop ever (period). Packing amazing power into a sleek, lightweight chassis, this laptop doesn't hold back when it comes to internals and features that enhance your overall IT experience. Among these incredible features is a beautiful bright screen with 5 nits of brightness, an extremely comfortable keyboard, impressive speakers, and an excellent trackpad. We're not saying this laptop is perfect, but our coveted 5 out of 15 rating should speak for itself. Read the full review: Dell XPS XNUMX

    HP Elite Dragonfly

    The HP Elite Dragonfly tops many of our lists this year, including the best Ultrabooks list. (Image credit: HP)

    2.HP Elite Dragonfly

    The best Ultrabook for travel professionals.

    Processor: 5th generation Intel Core i7 - i620 | Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 8 | RAM: 16GB - 13,3GB | Display: 256-inch diagonal Full HD touchscreen - Sure View Full HD touchscreen | Storage: 2020 GB SSD Impeccable design Excellent battery life Overpriced If you're a travel professional looking for the best of the best in XNUMX, you'd be hard-pressed to find anything that can compete with the HP Elite Dragonfly. With our coveted five-star rating, this laptop tops many of our lists this year, including the best Ultrabooks list. It comes as no surprise as it offers a deadly combination of amazing features like a sublime keyboard and awesome speakers, raw power, portability, beautiful design and long battery life. It is true that it is more expensive than many of its competitors; but if you have the funds, it's worth every penny. Read the full review: HP Elite Dragonfly

    HP Spectre x360 (2020)

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    3. HP Specter x360 (2020)

    HP's 2-in-1 Flagship Product Updated in 2020

    Processor: 5th generation Intel Core i7 - i8 | Graphics: Intel Iris Plus Graphics | RAM: 16GB - 13.3GB | Display: 1920" FHD (1080 x 13.3) IPS multi-touch BrightView micro-edge WLED-backlit - 4" diagonal 3840K (2160 x 256) UWVA BrightView micro-edge AMOLED multi-touch | Storage: 2 GB - 2 TB SSD Elegant, high-quality finish. Excellent overall performance Built-in security features are helpful Battery life takes a hit Can get hot at times HP's beloved 1-in-10 is back with a bang, this time with more powerful components like Intel Core processors from 2th generation and Intel Iris Plus graphics. Of course, this impeccable 1-in-2020 design and its pristine gemstone frame are back, as are its security features and Bang & Olufsen speakers. This killer combination makes it more than ever one of the best Ultrabooks on the market. Is it any wonder this is one of our favorite laptops of 360? If you care about aesthetics, performance, and overall quality, this is the laptop for you. Read the full review: HP Specter x2020 (XNUMX)

    Dell XPS 13

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    4.Dell XPS 13

    A small change with a big impact.

    Processor: 3th generation Intel Core i7 - i620 | Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 4 | RAM: 16GB - 13.3GB | Display: 1,920-inch FHD (1,080 x 4; non-touch) - 3,840K (2,160 x 128; touch) | Storage: 2 GB - 13 TB SSD The webcam is in the right place. Entry-level is back Otherwise, small upgrade The Dell XPS 13 has been the king of Ultrabooks for years, and even if it wasn't swept away by the Huawei MateBook 2020, it's still one of the Ultrabooks to beat in 13. Once, Dell moved the webcam to the bottom of the screen. back up, fixing one of the biggest flaws the XPS 13 has had for years. Add the updated internals to the mix, and the Dell XPS 13 remains the best Ultrabooks list, even in the face of stiff competition. Read the full review: Dell XPS XNUMX

    Huawei Matebook 13

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    5.Huawei Matebook 13

    Processor: 5th generation Intel Core i7 - i620 | Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 150; Nvidia GeForce MX8 (optional) | RAM: 13.3GB | Screen: 2-inch 2,560K (1,440 x 256; touchscreen) | Storage: 512GB - 13GB SSD Excellent value Nvidia discrete graphics Limited RAM For a few years Huawei has been sitting in the shadows, biding its time to take on the best Ultrabooks. But now her time in the spotlight is here. Like the Huawei MateBook X Pro before it, the Huawei Matebook 13 packs a ton of powerful hardware into a beautiful case, while offering it at a more than reasonable price. These discrete graphics are also worth mentioning: the Huawei Matebook 150 is perhaps one of the smallest laptops available with an MX13 GPU. It's not hard to see why the Huawei Matebook 13 is the best Ultrabook right now. Read the full review: Huawei MateBook XNUMX

    Surface Laptop 3

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    6.Surface Laptop 3

    Processor: 5th generation quad-core Intel Core i7 - i8 | Graphics: Intel Iris Plus Graphics | RAM: 32GB - 15GB | Display: 2496” 1664 x 128 PixelSense touchscreen | Storage: 1GB - 15TB Excellent battery life Exciting debut for AMD Very few ports Lack of power With an impressive and reasonable price point and one of the best batteries we've seen in a 3-inch laptop, the Surface Laptop 15 certainly has a lot to offer. This also includes the fact that it looks and feels exceptional, as well as surprisingly light weight for a product of its size. In terms of performance, it certainly knocks it out of the park. Although it's not the most powerful 2020-inch laptop on the market, it packs 3th-gen Intel chips and Iris Plus graphics. That's more than enough to make it one of the best Ultrabooks on the market for XNUMX. Read the full review: Surface Laptop XNUMX

    Lenovo Yoga C930

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    7.Lenovo Yoga C930

    A 2-in-1 laptop experience with little to no compromise

    Processor: 5th generation Intel Core i7 - i620 | Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 16 | RAM: up to 4GB DDR13.9 | Screen: 1,920 inches FHD (1,080 x 3,840) - UHD (2,160 x 2) | Storage: Up to 930TB PCIe SSD Solid build quality Robust feature set Excellent battery life Poor graphics performance Expensive upgrade options The Lenovo Yoga C14.5 has some of the hallmarks of the best Ultrabook: an absurd 2-hour battery life and two Thunderbolt-compatible USB-C ports with internal components that will easily handle these daily productivity tasks. This is without considering that it's a 1-in-930 that offers form versatility so you can enjoy light movies and games once you're done working. It also has a few cherries on top, notably the built-in auto-loading stylus and the fabulous speaker system. Read the full review: Lenovo Yoga CXNUMX

    Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2019)

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    8. Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2019)

    Light Razer style, now in white

    CPU: 7th generation Intel Core i1650 | Graphics: Intel Iris Plus Graphics - GeForce GTX 16 Max-Q | RAM: 13.3GB | Display: 4.9" FHD matte with 13.3mm slim side screen - 4" 4.9K Touch with 512mm slim side screen | Storage: 2020 GB SSD Top-notch build quality Runs quietly Battery life is solid. Definitely expensive Limited storage space Lacks a discrete GPU The "world's first gaming ultrabook" doesn't just talk; he also walks as one of the best Ultrabooks 13 has to offer. Razer has upgraded its Blade Stealth 7 Ultrabook with the latest internal components without compromising its super-quiet operation. With a 13th generation Intel Core i13 processor and better graphics options, the 2019-inch laptop delivers and much better than its predecessor. In fact, it might be the best gaming experience we've ever had on integrated graphics with the Iris Plus setting. Complete with extremely quiet fans, low heat output, extended battery life, and this luscious mercury white color, and we're sold. Read the full review: Razer Blade Stealth XNUMX (XNUMX)

    Microsoft Surface Book 3

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    9. Microsoft Surface Book 3

    An extremely premium kit

    Processor: 5th Generation Intel Core i1035-7G7 - i1065-7G1660 | Graphics: Intel Iris Plus Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 8 Ti with Max-Q design | RAM: 32GB - 3733GB 4Mhz LPDDR13.5x | Display: 3000-inch 2000 x 267 (15 PPI) - 3240-inch 2160 x 260 (256 PPI) display PixelSense | Storage: 512GB, 1GB, 2TB, or 3TB PCIe SSD Nice design Comfortable keyboard Gorgeous screen Weak U-series processor Tiny trackpad Low-brightness speakers In many ways, Surface Book 12.3 exemplifies how far they've come The best laptops in just a few years. It's got an extremely premium kit, with one of the best screens we've ever used on a laptop, a keyboard that will put the new magic keyboards on the MacBook Pro to shame, and a hybrid design with a removable screen. At less than an inch thick and just 9.14 x 13 inches for its 13.5-inch model and 9.87 x 15 inches for its 2020-inch version, it's also one of the best Ultrabooks 3 to offer. Unfortunately, it's held back by a weaker processor (along with its rivals), mediocre speakers, and a steep price tag. It's still a great laptop, if you have the money and if you don't. Read the full review: Microsoft Surface Book XNUMX

    10. Asus ROG Zephyrus S GX701

    CPU: Intel Core i7 | Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 - GeForce GTX 2080 Max-Q (8GB GDDR6 VRAM) | RAM: 8GB - 24GB | Display: 1720-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) 144Hz display with G-Sync Super slim Tons of performance Very expensive Today, the best gaming laptop manufacturers are scrambling to create the thinnest gaming laptop with power gross. Right now, the one that could be leading the charge is the Asus ROG Zephyrus S17. At just 0.7 inches thin, it's the best Ultrabook for gaming. It's a beast of a laptop, with an Intel Coffee Lake Core i7 chip, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q graphics card, and 16GB of RAM. This means you can play any PC game under the sun on the Ultra, and also take it with you wherever you go, ideal for travelers with a penchant for gaming. Plus, it has RGB lighting that will dazzle almost anyone. Read the full review: Asus ROG Zephyrus S GX701

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