The Lenovo IdeaPad V470 is a nicely build system with rock-solid keyboard and these are two of the finest aspects of the system and the best thing is that you can have it in a wide range of configurations.

Cons:

The Lenovo IdeaPad V470 boasts a generous design and has a price tag which is similar to plenty of other systems in the market with similar specifications and it doesn’t even have USB 3.0.

Introduction:

The definition of a laptop according us is changing every passing day. The machine that we initially thought was simple and straightforward computing functions now has started boasting spectacular features and exceptional design. But sadly none of those aspects could be seen in Lenovo IdeaPad V470.

Now, that’s not to say that the Lenovo IdeaPad V470 is a bad or poor laptop. It’s just that this system this is just too average. Priced at $599, the Lenovo IdeaPad V470 comes loaded with Intel Core i3-processor, and is a pretty bulky, but with an incredibly exceptional keyboard. In comparison to the $549 priced Dell Inspiron 14z, the IdeaPad V470 is priced $50 in addition and brings in USB 3.0 instead of an eSATA port, though at the same brings a fingerprint reader. Seeing at all those features we can say that the IdeaPad V470 is being aimed at small-business centered buyers. The brushed metal touch and the strong build quality of the system are incredibly appreciated, but despite that all the V470 just wasn’t up to the mark.

Design:

The Lenovo IdeaPad V470 boasts a metal casing and brushed-metal trim gives the Lenovo IdeaPad V470 a professional, sharp-edged and polished look, which we haven’t seen in many of the other lustrous plastic IdeaPads, but sadly that doesn’t do any favors to the system. Though the IdeaPad V470 ends up having a clean and angular look, which theoretically is a lot more “specialized,” but the thick metal build here makes it look a tad more out of date.

The biggest highlight for the Lenovo IdeaPad V470 is the keyboard of the system and hence we’d also move straight on to that. Despite their odd designs we like the ThinkPads, because of their keyboard. The light and crispy concave keys of the keyboard having decent travel results in precise typing with minimum errors. The raised island style keyboard has been fitted on the V470, and the best thing is that it works pretty nicely. One problem that we’ve with the keyboard is that it isn’t backlit and the right-side piece of page down and page up keys spasms the access to the Shift/Enter keys.

The touchpad of the IdeaPad V470 is pretty small with separate buttons positioned underneath for doing the job. But the overall experience of using the touchpad is pretty strange as oppose to the huge multitouch touchpad that we’ve seen in many of the modern laptops. The touchpad will please the old laptop fanatics. But rest we don’t think will like the touchpad, and even pulling the 2-fingure gesture is pretty tough.

One strange but nice feature here is a fingerprint reader, which is available here as standard features and is being positioned on the right side of the touchpad. The touchpad here is part of Lenovo’s preinstalled safety features. Mainly the fingerprint reader is used for password protection.

The display of IdeaPad V470 is a 14-in lustrous display, and is pretty nice, but when viewed from different angles its pretty sharp. The IdeaPad V470’s display has native resolution of 1,366 x 768-pixels which we think is pretty standard for the system of this size. Positioned above the display is a 2.0 MP Webcam which is capable of capturing HD-quality video and is pretty decent for Web chats. This again is pretty standard feature. The speakers of the system perform decently with high volume.

System Configuration

• Price: $599
• Manufacturer: Lenovo
• Part Number: 43962BU
• Notebook type: Midsize, Budget
• OS Provided: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition
• Processor: 2nd Gen Core i3, Intel i3-2330M / 2.2 GHz
• System weight: 4.9 lbs
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 13.4 in x 9.3 in x 1.2 in
• RAM: 4 GB / 8 GB (max), DDR3 SDRAM – 1333 MHz
• Features: ThinkVantage Active Protection System, Hard drive password, Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), Power-on password and Administrator password
• Built-in Devices: Wireless LAN antenna, Bluetooth antenna and Stereo speakers
• Graphics Processor / Vendor: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Dynamic Video Memory Technology
• Hard Drive: 500GB 5,400rpm
• Chipset: Intel HM65
• Video: VGA & HDMI
• Data: 3 USB 2.0, 1 USB 2.0/eSATA and SD card reader
• Networking: Ethernet, Bluetooth & 802.11n Wi-Fi
• Supported flash memory cards: xD-Picture Card, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO & MultiMediaCard
• Service & Support Details: One year warranty Limited warranty – Parts and labor – 1 year – Carry-in

Performance:

The Lenovo IdeaPad V470 comes loaded with 2nd gen Intel Core i3 processor, a 500 GB hard drive and 4GB of RAM. But none of those specifications are exceptional and that becomes pretty apparent in the performance of the IdeaPad V470.

The IdeaPad V470 is powered by a 6-cell battery pack, which again is mediocre and delivers an unimpressive result of 3 hrs and 54 mins for video playback. The battery life is under the tradition 5-hr mark that we’ve seen on a lot of laptops in the market. So, in general there isn’t much to talk about the IdeaPad V470 in terms of performance, and considering the fact that it’s aimed at business-centered users we think asking anything serious from it is no fair.

Support:

The Lenovo IdeaPad V470 comes loaded with 1-year standard warranty from Lenovo. You could extend that base warranty from Lenovo’s Web site and could get yourself an extra 3 years of warranty for extra $99 or $160 together with in-home service and accidental damage protection. The support could also be got through chat or 25 x 7 toll-free numbers, together with documentation and software downloads.

Word from the Experts:

The Lenovo IdeaPad V470 could be seen as a nicely built 14-in laptop at respectable price. The system doesn’t have anything exceptional to separate it from the crowd, and hence you very well could go unnoticed.

The ThinkPad X130e from Lenovo is an 11.6-in system and will be available with a selection of central processor from AMD E-450 and AMD Fusion E-300. You even will get a second generation Intel Core i3-2367M ULV CPU to pick from. The ThinkPad X130e will be having memory of 8 GB RAM, and at the same time the buyers will be having a choice between 500 GB or 320 GB HDD (hard disk drive). The ThinkPad X130e weighs only 1.79-kg, which according to us is available with some handy connectivity features including the likes of VGA, HDMI, 2 USB 2.0, Ethernet and a Card Reader. The networking for the system is taken care by Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Lastly, the system is offered with a wide range of choices of 3 or 6 cell batteries.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X130e will enter the market on December, 20th and is expected to have a starting price of around $470.

The Toshiba Dynabook R631 is an attractive looking system which already is offered in Japanese market, where Ultrabooks are considered as a major improvement in the laptop technology. Though, you don’t get all that for cheap and it very well could be a problem for someone who thinks that shedding the hard drive might also cut down the price a bit.

Now let’s look back at the all new Toshiba Dynabook R631 from Toshiba. The Dynabook R631 is offered with an incredibly stylish modern design which will impress one and all. But does it actually? That’s what we’re going to see here by having a closer look at the system and evaluating each and ever aspect of the system.

The all new Toshiba Dynabook R631 is a neat 13.3 inch Ultrabook having backlit LCD display having native resolution of 1366 x 768-pixels in company with a 1.3-MP web camera, which we think is sufficient for video chat.

The aspiring consumers might get excited by seeing the 1.80 GHz, but the power for this system comes from Intel Core i7-2677M processor, and hence no need to get excited. The video and graphics is taken car by an Intel HM65 Express Chipset, which clearly won’t favor the gaming fanatics, but then no body expects awe-inspiring gaming performance from an Ultrabook. Do you?

The memory of the Dynabook R631 is pretty basic 4 GB DDR3 RAM and the storage space here is taken care by a 128 GB SSD (solid state drive) as oppose to a hard disk drive (HDD). This also results in light weight and space.

Some other impressive features for Toshiba Dynabook R631 includes WiMAX, a useful SD card slot and a HDMI port, which we think all of us know is used for connecting the system to bigger monitors to watch videos etc. The Dynabook R631 will run on Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit (SP1) OS and considering the fact that it is an Ultrabook, the crucial stats for the system is 15.9-mm fat and it weighs only 1.12 kg, which makes it easy to carry all day.

Although we haven’t got any specific details regarding the availability of the system, but according to our experts’ estimate the base model for the Toshiba Dynabook R631 will be having a starting price of $2,000.

What are your thoughts on Ultrabooks and the impending Toshiba Dynabook R631? Do let us know it all through your comments.

In the year 2013, this price might fall down to $499. The president is maintaining a shipping target of 250,000 to 300,000 ultra books in fourth quarter but he declined to say the number of laptops that were sold in the month of October.

The manufacturer also said that the ultra books will be accounting for twenty five to thirty percent of the notebook shipments for the year 2012.

Ultra thin laptops are very popular in the market right now due to the thin design. Business men find it easy to carry such products with them while traveling. The best part about the entire ordeal is that you get good battery life too. The performance isn’t compromised upon and you won’t be frustrated with the speed that these laptops have to offer. Hence, it isn’t surprising to see that such thin and light notebooks have quickly come in to limelight and they won’t be fading away anytime soon.

The best thing about the Toshiba Portege Z835-P330 is its price. Unlike most Ultrabooks out there, this system is priced below $1,000. The review model which I got in my offices costs $899 and for this money, you get 128 GB SSD memory (Acer S3 which was priced similarly had just 20 GB of SSD memory with traditional platter drive). However, the CPU is dropped to Intel Core i3 and the Toshiba has cut serious corner here for keeping the price down. Everyday users won’t see much difference but this one is definitely slower than a Core i5 chip.

This isn’t the Apple MacBook Air but Toshiba Portege Z835-P330 still feels incredibly light in the hand. There are some cool extras on board like HDMI, USB 3.0 which isn’t seen on the Apple’s product. The battery life too is good; it beats the Lenovo U300s for best Windows based Ultrabook battery that I have seen to date. The keyboard is quite small and a bit hard to use; particularly the space bar which is quite finicky to use.  This isn’t a deal breaker but the manufacturer could have done better. That said, you will have to spend some time with this keyboard for getting used to it.

When the Ultrabook concept first came out, I was quite skeptical about it and I still am. However, in the Toshiba Portege Z835-P330, the actual hardware inside is quite good just like most Ultrabooks that I have reviewed so far. There is a right mix of features and price but the only thing that spoils the broth is the keyboard which feels cheap.

I have reviewed quite a lot of Toshiba laptops in the past and they all have been pretty thick. My recent favorite was the Toshiba Portege R835 which is a sister to the Z835-P330 and it fared a bit better with an optical drive but it wasn’t this thin. The Z835 is an altogether different story; it is light and thin. Also, it is lighter than a lot of other Ultrabooks that I have tested lately. The difference isn’t drastic but still can be noticed when you take it in the hand.

Look of the Toshiba Portege Z835-P330 is quite similar to the R835 which was quite popular in the market. There is a brushed metal lid which tapers slightly towards the front. R835 felt a little unsubstantial which isn’t unforgivable as it was offered at a bargain price. Z835 too gives you a similar feel in the hand. There are silver shiny plastic hinges which look a bit cheap just like the touch pad buttons. The lid has a lot of flex when it is pressed. This system does have some upscale look but it won’t be able to compete with other Ultrabooks from Lenovo and Asus or the MacBook Air on just the aesthetic quotient.

Keyboard of the Toshiba Portege Z835-P330 doesn’t do anything for ameliorating the cheap feel and it is a very frustrating feature of this laptop. Letter buttons are shaved down on bottom and top and they are more rectangular than square. The surface area too is smaller. Space bar is surprisingly tiny and in my tests, it failed to register. This might be due to my typing style but I would recommend you to check it out at your local store before buying it. The buttons are really shallow and this makes it more awkward. On the bright side, there is backlighting for the buttons and hence it is not all bad.

Toshiba Portege Z835-P330 takes a different approach as compared to the other Ultrabooks out there which all mimic the button less design of the click pad. The Z835 has a traditional touch pad with smaller surface area and the left and right mouse buttons are separate. It is purely a matter of taste; Acer, Lenovo, and Asus Ultrabooks have bigger click pads which are average especially when you compare it with the industry leaving Apple touchpad. The Toshiba system comes with a smaller touchpad and it is responsive. However, my biggest complaint was the mouse buttons which were cheap and made of shiny plastic. On the bright side, there is a handy on/off button for the touch pad; you can switch it off if you don’t like it.

Toshiba Portege Z835-P330 has a 1,366×768 pixels display resolution and this resolution is common on most 11 to 15 inch notebooks. This is fine for the price range but there are other 13 inchers like Asus Zenbook which offer a resolution of 1,600×900 pixels. In my tests, I found that the display of the Z835 was bright and clear but the color weren’t really vibrant as that on the MacBook Air. The surface is quite glossy and hence it easily attracts glares from the lights that are close by. On the bright side, the horizontal off-axis viewing angle is pretty good. Screen bezels on the right and left sides are pretty good but there is plenty of blank space below and above the screen. Speakers are front firing and they don’t distort at the highest volume. However, they don’t have bottom end just like other laptops in this size.

The selection of connections and ports on the Toshiba Portege Z835-P330 is pretty decent. You get all the standard goodies along with Ethernet jack and USB 3.0. The former is missing on a lot of other Ultrabooks. There isn’t any Bluetooth on board and there is no optical drive either. If you are buying this laptop, make sure that you don’t need both of them.

Toshiba Portege Z835-P330 is available at Best Buy as retail model. There are a few corners cut to keep the price low like a slower processor and no Bluetooth. The manufacturer is planning to make some more expensive versions of the Z800 series through the Website and this means you will be able to get upgraded components like Core i5 chip by paying for it.

My review model of Toshiba Portege Z835-P330 had a Core i3 processor inside which is good enough for everyday tasks like basic office productivity, e-mail, Web surfing, and even HD video streaming. But the performance is anywhere close to what you get on other Ultrabooks which run on Core i7 or Core i3 processors.

If you are planning to use a lot of high end programs for tasks like video editing, then a faster CPU is needed. However, in my anecdotal tests, I found this laptop fast enough and it booted quickly too.

In my battery tests, the Toshiba Portege Z835-P330 give me a little less than five and half hours in my video play back tests. This is a few minutes faster than Lenovo U330s Ultrabook and approximately half hour longer than Asus Zenbook. Apple’s MacBook Air is still ahead with about 90 minutes of more juice.

Toshiba Portege Z835-P330 comes with a one year warranty on parts and labor and you can access support through 24-7 toll free phone line. You can also go online at the manufacturer’s Website for the drivers and documents. This is an exclusive retail version and hence you will get a lot of pressure from store for getting additional warranties. I usually don’t recommend such protection but if you really want it, then you can buy one from Toshiba.

Farzana Rahman, the Windows Update group program manager said that when there are any talks about Windows Update, the first thing that springs up to the mind is the frequent restarts. He also said that these restarts might come in the way of something important that you might be working on. One big question that Microsoft faced while making Windows 8 was if it was possible to update the computer without the restarts.

Sometimes, the updates have to be applied in timely fashion particularly for the security holes but the users have to get the work done without being bothered constantly by the messages which ask them to reboot the system.

It is said for Windows 8, the feature of Windows Update will be coordinating on day of the Microsoft familiar Patch Tuesday. All the updates which need restarts will need to wait till second Tuesday for every month and hence you will have to restart the PC just one every month. If there are some critical updates regarding security, then exceptions will be made for it.

After installation of the update is done, new Windows Update process will be notifying you about the upcoming restarts and there will be plenty of time provided for reboots. Notifications will pop up as messages on the login screen of Windows 8 and it will be there for about three days. Hence the constant reminders will be spared and there won’t be any annoying dialog boxes regarding pending reboots.

If this deadline of three days goes, then the Windows 8 OS will show a message of automatic restart but only if the computer is locked or if there aren’t any applications running or if no files are open. You won’t be losing any work this way.

Care has also been taken to make sure that the restart notifications don’t interrupt any important work or game or movie that you might be engaged in. Instead, the notifications will turn up at some less intrusive time.

The users who are comfortable with the Windows Update have asked in the past about adding third part programs to this process. Replying to this, Rahman said that there are a lot of third party installation tools and software which makes it impossible. But she did announce that the new Windows Store will be having Metro-style apps along with integrated update process for making sure that they are kept up to date.

The exact release date of the Windows 8 OS isn’t known yet but rumors say that it will turn up somewhere in 2012.

The component mix on the inside is quite good; you get Core i5 second generation processor along with a lot of memory and this will make every day tasks run smoothly. The battery life is long and this is something that you don’t need or expect in desktop replacement laptop. This machine also has all the connections and ports along with some extras like WiMax support and wireless display.

Biggest shortcoming on the HP Pavilion dv7-6B55DX is the integrated graphics card used. It isn’t powerful for handling high end games or any complex video and photo editing. If these things aren’t really important to you and if you are looking for desktop replacement laptop for entertainment with a little bit of office stuff, I would recommend you this HP laptop.

HP Pavilion dv7-6B55DX is a sub $800 laptop and the manufacturer has shown that a notebook in this price range can look and feel good. Both keyboard deck and the lid are dressed in a dark brown shade of brushed aluminum. The branding on board is quite limited and subtle and lower right corner has just backlit logo. Above the keyboard, there is a small speaker. The black glossy plastic around display and bottom of matte black plastic make the laptop look cheap. This is my only major complaint about the laptop design; it collects a lot of fingerprints easily and the manufacturer should have used alternatives.

HP Pavilion dv7-6B55DX has a 17.3 inches LCD screen and a 9 cell battery. Both these components will tell you that this isn’t a travel friendly laptop and it is pretty heavy to work on the lap too. I am not complaining about this though, because desktop replacements are mostly meant to be placed on a table.

There is a island type keyboard on this laptop and the right side also houses a full fledged number pad which is responsive, quiet, comfortable, and large. HP should have given backlighting for the keyboard but there isn’t any. Touch pad here is rimmed with some light but I think this is more about improving beauty than making it capable to use in the dark. It can be switched off if you don’t want it. Touchpad here is good enough with large buttons and it also supports multi touch gestures like 2 finger scrolling and pinch zoom. There are separate buttons for right and left mouse buttons which is good. The media, mute, and volume controls, the screen brightness adjustment, wireless toggle, etc are all mapped on the function buttons instead of providing discrete extra keys. There is a tiny quick launch key for Web browser along with finger print reader for using with the HP SimplePass app for the password support. Apart from that, there is nothing else on board.

HP Pavilion dv7-6B55DX has a 17 inch screen and it is LED backlit. The resolution is 1,600×900 pixels which is good enough for playing 720p HD videos but you won’t be able to play full HD videos. This isn’t totally unexpected at the given price but the multimedia quotient is affected. But people who are looking for some extra working space won’t have much to complain. It is pretty bright and there is nice contrast and color too. The off-angle view here isn’t really bad either. The screen reflects a lot of light though and this will be deal breaker if you hate such displays.

Below the display and above the keyboard, there are the stereo speakers of the system and on the bottom side of the laptop, there is triple bass subwoofer. The sound quality is good and I got a good boost from on board processing of Beats Audio too but they won’t blow you off your feet. On the flip side, your listening experience will be better if you use any external speakers or headphones.

There aren’t any surprises or extras on the HP Pavilion dv7-6B55DX connection pack but this isn’t entirely true either. It has two jacks for headphones and it is also 4G WiMax mobile broadband access if you’d want to pay for the service. There is also WiDi or Intel Wireless Display support for sending content wirelessly to a large HDTV but you will need to purchase an adapter for that separately. Other than that, all the things are quite standard.

HP Pavilion dv7-6B55DX is offered in a lot of different configurations of component and you can go to the manufacturer’s Website for building your own. This laptop gives you good value for money but there is nothing extraordinary or out of the box about it. For storing data, there is 750 GB hard drive which is big but it spins at slow speed of 5,400 rpm and there aren’t much performance benefits. There is 8GB of internal memory though and this coupled with Core i5 processor keeps things fast.

I tested this laptop in my labs and wasn’t surprised to find out that the speed was a bit slower than what the Core i7 laptops are capable of. For most of the home office tasks, this i5 chip in the laptop did pretty well in the anecdotal tests and there wasn’t any slowdown when doing simultaneous tasks like running word processing software, streaming music, browsing on the Internet, running e-mail clients, and chatting on IM software. Integrated graphics is good enough for casual game play and video streaming.

Battery life of the HP Pavilion dv7-6B55DX is pretty good; I got a little more than eight and half hours in my video playback tests. With good power management, you will certainly get better run time of up to nine hours. There is a very bulky nine cell battery used inside. This is something that you will have to keep in mind while comparing this with other laptops which have a six cell battery pack inside.

The manufacturer is giving a one year warranty on the HP Pavilion dv7-6b55dx and this involves parts and labor. If you are buying this machine from HP directly, then you will get 2 years of protection but the configuration will be expensive and you won’t get the same feature combination.

To conclude, I would say that the HP Pavilion dv7-6b55dx is a big screened laptop meant for home office use and it has a long battery life. The performance is good enough and the looks are good to.

Pros

HP Pavilion dv7-6b55dx is a really nice looking laptop having a big battery life and the performance too is good for the priced that it is offered for.

Cons

Screen of the laptop has a lower resolution and the integrated graphics too aren’t really good.

Verdict

HP Pavilion dv7-6b55dx is a laptop having plenty of screen real estate and it is good enough for work and play.

Asus U46E-BAL6 belongs to a family of thin laptops and it still has a lot of power under the hood. You get Core i7 dual core processor, 8 GB of RAM, and 750 GB hard drive. The cost of this notebook is $829 and it seems good value for money considering the components inside. Compared to this, there is the Dell XPS 14z and 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro which costs $999 and $1,199 respectively.

The Dell product has slower Core i5 chip inside along with 500 GB hard drive and 6 GB RAM. For Windows laptops, the price tag of $600 is now getting more common price tag but Asus has put in some extras here to justify the extra bucks. The only thing missing here is discrete graphics card.

Asus U46E-BAL6 comes with Bluetooth, WiMax antenna, and sturdy keyboard. The 14 inches laptop market is quite crowded but this Asus notebook still manages to stand out as an excellent powerhouse.

I have tested a lot of Asus laptops in the past and have realized that the notebooks from this manufacturer are more like a box of chocolates – you’d never know what next one is like. The Asus U46E-BAL6 is reasonably attractive looking with rock solidity. There is a thin aluminum covered lid in the top having concentric ring design and inside, there is an island design keyboard having elevated palm rest. Intrinsically speaking, this notebook looks like a stylish business laptop.

But when you open the lid and look at the screen and keyboard, then this machine is more like Sony Vaio. Behind screen hinge, there is a funny looking back lip which is thick enough for resting breath minds or any pocket change. Bottom side has battery bulge which also acts as riser for keyboard. In spite of the overall thickness of back, there aren’t any ports but you get an AC adapter plug. I liked this design as the power cord is out of the way of the side DVD drive and USB ports.

In terms of keyboards, my favorite ones are the one offered by Lenovo and Apple. Asus U46E-BAL6 is a lot closer to what Apple has to offer; it has rounded edge, similar sized keyboard with raised buttons and they naturally respond to you presses. I didn’t like the Page up and Page down buttons located on the right side of the keyboard. They cramp the Shift and Enter buttons and accessing the direction buttons is hard too.

11 inch version of Samsung Series 3 will put you back by $699 and some are offering a discount of $100 too. This price tag isn’t close to any laptop in the full featured pricing territory and it is also more expensive than the ultraportables having AMD chips inside. The performance of Series 3 is much better than these other systems but the battery life isn’t.

As compared to the Series 9 or Series 7 laptops, the Series 3 notebooks are less expensive. It still looks respectable particularly from the outside. It certainly doesn’t look as pretty as the gray plastic used on the streamlined jet-black metal look for the Series 9 laptops which costs more than $1,000. Brushed metal lid curves down ward at hinge and it mimics the design of the more expensive laptops from this company.

Things get more pedestrian inside; there is gray light plastic on wrist rest and keyboard tray. There aren’t any additional controls or buttons beyond keyboard, power button and touchpad. Keyboard of the Samsung Series 3 laptop has an island style. The buttons are widely spaced with flat top design. The buttons here are higher than what you’d see on the ultraportables. However, I was annoyed to see that some buttons are really shallow. The Enter, Tab, and Shift buttons are full sized and hence you won’t have any problems with fast typing.

Touch pad of the Samsung Series 3 is pretty decent; it is elongated and the design is quite similar to other Netbooks and ultraportables that we’ve seen in the past. Two finger scrolling is easy due to the longer length; you get to fit in two fingers at the same time. However, the right and left mouse buttons are contained in a single rocker bar which isn’t my favorite. I prefer two separate buttons as it is more user friendly.

Let’s have a look at the departments where the Fujitsu LifeBook SH76/E fails or falls short of the claims made by the company. The first and foremost area is the claim of being the “thinnest Ultrabook”, measuring 16.6 mm, the LifeBook SH76/E clearly is not the thinnest notebook, and weighing 1.34 kg it also is not the lightest notebook. So as far as the weight and the dimension departments are concerned, let us tell you that Fujitsu LifeBook SH76/E is neither lightest nor thinnest. Also, all the Ultrabooks that we’ve seen till now in the market have all been priced under $1,000, but that’s not the case with LifeBook SH76/E. So the LifeBook SH76/E fails in the price department as well.

Now, while as an Ultrabook the Fujitsu LifeBook SH76/E failed on several departments, it appeared very attractive as a laptop. The LifeBook SH76/E is nicely equipped machine with really attractive looks, so if you consider it as a laptop instead of an Ultrabook, its surely is a nice machine. The biggest and the foremost attraction here is the incredible alloy design, and at the same time there also is the performance from the superb specs and features, but this is all you should be expecting from a laptop having price tag over $2,000.

The Fujitsu LifeBook SH76/E flaunts a 13.3 in LCD display having native resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels and for video calling and video chat, the system has also been fitted with an in-built web cam.

This LifeBook SH76/E is powered by an Intel Core i5-2520M processor and the graphics here are taken by the Intel HM65 Express Chipset. The Fujitsu LifeBook SH76/E has a 4GB DDR3 RAM as its standard memory, but you could upgrade it to around 8 GB RAM.

The storage option for the Fujitsu LifeBook SH76/E is a solid state drive of 128 GB, but if you go for the 500 GB HDD (hard disk drive) then you could save around $980 for you.

Some other highlights for the Fujitsu LifeBook SH76/E includes a fingerprint sensor, a DVD Super Multi drive, there also is a solitary fast USB 3.0 port, an SD card slot, an HDMI port, a couple of USB 2.0 ports, a single audio jack, a Gigabit Ethernet port and there also is an ExpressCard/34 slot with the system.

The connectivity options for the LifeBook SH76/E are 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and an elective WiMAX support offered in case you want it. The Fujitsu is an incredibly light laptop weighing 1.34 kg, and measures 16.6 mm thin at its thinnest point. The Fujitsu LifeBook SH76/E will be powered by a standard 72Wh 6 cell battery, which promises maximum life of 13.7 hours as per the manufacturer. The LifeBook SH76/E will run Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (SP1) OS.

The Fujitsu LifeBook SH76/E will be entering the Japanese market from October 21st and if you are thinking about considering this thin Ultrabook then you will have to pay around $2,100. Yes, that’s the starting price for the Fujitsu LifeBook SH76/E.