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November 25, 2015

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Apple is in an odd place when it comes to ultrabooks right now and thus weâ€™re not too confident next yearâ€™s Air will get an upgraded display. Instead, it may remain as the companyâ€™s entry level machine while the new 12-inch Retina MacBook becomes its premium thin and light model. The latter looks promising but for now in its underpowered first-gen form we arenâ€™t convinced to recommend it as our ultraportable pick for Mac users.

The Asus G751JY combines capable gaming hardware with a bright and vivid G-Sync ready 17.3-inch display, full-size backlit keyboard and better build quality than competitors such as the Clevo P157SM-A and MSI GT60 Dominator Pro. Powered by an Intel Core i7 4710HQ, Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M GPU and 24GB of RAM, the G751JY will play most modern graphics-intensive games on high settings, while support for G-Sync results in a smoother gameplay experience than the Alienware 17. Best of all itâ€™s currently a very good value at ~$1,900, down from its original price of $2,500.

The G751JYâ€™s display is only 1920 x 1080, but you shouldnâ€™t be too worried about that as current graphics hardware isnâ€™t quite there yet for 4K gaming. The keyboard is outstanding, offering great tactile feedback and gamer friendly features such as mappable keys, macro support and customisable backlighting. Its trackpad doesnâ€™t receive as much praise but its large and serviceable -- most gamers will hook up a mouse anyway.

Another notable highlight is that the G751JY scores well when it comes to cooling. For a laptop with such powerful hardware inside, Asus has done a great job keeping heat under control, all in a well designed and relatively portable package thatâ€™s more understated than most (only Razer laptops look considerably better) -- as opposed to overdoing the tacky gamer-y accents. Itâ€™s still 8.4 pounds heavy and 0.9â€ at its thickest point, while battery life is a little below the category average at around three and a half hours.

Our recommended configuration comes with a fast 256GB SSD plus a 1TB hard drive for storage. Connectivity-wise you get the full gamut of ports -- four USB 3.0, HDMI, Thunderbolt, Ethernet, VGA, SD card reader -- as well as 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0. All in all youâ€™re getting plenty gaming power and features at a better value than the competition.
The Asus Zenbook UX305 is a budget laptop that punches above its weight. For $650 you get a modest, passively cooled 800MHz Intel Core M 5Y10 (Broadwell) with HD Graphics 5300, but you donâ€™t need to compromise on other features as you often do for laptops in this category. The matte-finish IPS display is a full 1920 x 1080 -- with an option to upgrade to QHD -- and it looks great. Not the same color accuracy as displays on more expensive laptops, but great nonetheless with decent outdoors performance.

The keyboard is comfortable to type on with enough space between keys and good tactile feedback, though itâ€™s not backlit. Itâ€™s no powerhouse but it can handle office/school work without issues. Itâ€™s also paired with 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD -- two key features that make it very competitive at this price range.
The Asus Zenbook UX305 looks very similar to the MacBook Air, featuring an all-aluminum body thatâ€™s under a half-inch thick and weighs only 2.6 pounds. Battery life test results from TechRadar, TrustedReviews and DigitalTrends vary a bit but you should get somewhere around 7 to 9 hours depending on use.

Whereas many ultrabooks have only two USB ports, the UX305 has three, and theyâ€™re all USB 3.0. Thereâ€™s also a full-size SD card reader, microHDMI, and an included USB Ethernet adapter in addition to 802.11ac Wi-Fi. Overall, this is a stylish and well-built ultraportable that packs a lot of bang for the buck if you are willing to compromise a bit on performance.
Chromebooks have been quietly carving out a piece of the market for themselves the past few years. They are inexpensive, lightweight and if your normal usage is basically limited to the browser window then it might be all you need -- or could be good as a barebones secondary machine. Plus, they're basically zero maintenance since there's no need to stay on top of OS, driver or antivirus updates.

The $300 Toshiba Chromebook 2 strikes the best balance between performance and features among its peers. It has 13.3-inch full HD display offering great contrast and color reproduction, and itâ€™s powered by a 1.7-GHz Intel Celeron 3215U processor with 4GB of RAM. Itâ€™s fast enough to stream video or music and handle a reasonable number of tabs without experiencing any lag.
It has a 16GB solid state drive and Google adds 100 GB of free Google Drive storage for two years with your purchase. That will come in handy as youâ€™ll be doing most things online, although itâ€™s worth pointing out that there are now offline options for Gmail, Drive, and Play Movies, plus a variety of offline apps available through the Chrome Web Store.

Connectivity-wise you get dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, one USB 3.0 port, one USB 2.0 port, an HDMI output, and an SD Card slot. As far as battery is concerned, the Toshiba Chromebook 2 should last up to 8 hours or so -- thatâ€™s a little lower than what the Acer Chromebook 13 and Asus C200 can claim, but still enough to get you through the day.
Build quality is good enough for a laptop in this price range. It actually looks and feels more expensive than it is and its silver-with-black-trim body is easy on the eyes. It also has a good keyboard and trackpad and weighs just 2.97 pounds, about the same as a 13-inch MacBook Air, but a bit thicker at 0.76 inches.

The Toshiba Chromebook 2 is affordable and while itâ€™s not the cheapest Chromebook out there, it has the best display on a budget laptop while doing most other things good enough. This is the best Chromebook you can buy today without paying an unreasonable amount for a Chromebook Pixel.
There is no hybrid choice above and that's because we already made our pick earlier this month with the Best Tablets of 2015. Microsoft's Surface Pro 4 is the best 'true' hybrid by far, although we consider that device to be tablet first and laptop second.

If you simply want a laptop with a touchscreen, both the Dell XPS 13 and the ZenBook UX305 have variants with a touchscreen. Also, Microsoft's recently released Surface Book is a laptop to consider if you are serious about convertibles, however it's very expensive and while good for a first generation product, it's not necessarily better than our picks above.
FIRST OFF, DONâ€™T call it a Sony. You may have forgotten, but Sony isnâ€™t making laptops (or Windows tablets) any more, having divested the Vaio brand to Japan Industrial Partners last year. JIP is keeping Vaio alive, and the Vaio Z Canvas is aimed squarely at not just the Surface Pro and other high-end tablets but at the Apple MacBook line as well.

The Canvas is a Windows tablet unlike any weâ€™ve seen before. Wedged into this 12.3-inch, 2.6-pound chassis are a Core i7 CPU, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of solid state storageâ€”specs in line with the highest high-end laptops. The included keyboard is detachable (it charges via two small contacts on the tablet and the keyboard), adds an extra 12.8 ounces, and doubles as a magnetically-affixed cover. The fun doesnâ€™t stop there, though. Just check out these ports: two full-size USB 3.0 ports, a mini DisplayPort, HDMI, and a full-size (fold-out) Ethernet jack. Ethernet! On a tablet! If you canâ€™t smell the legacy of Sony overambition all over this thing, itâ€™s official nameâ€”the Vaio Z Canvas VJZ12AX0211Sâ€”surely seals the deal.