Top 15 Ultraportable Laptops of 2005

I have compiled a list of the top 15 ultraportable laptops, based on page views here at Ultraportable Laptops and Notebooks. Page views aren’t the most accurate way to gauge what the best laptop is, however they do reflect the amount of interest, and in this case I used both page views of the laptops as well as news stories. It covers October (when we moved to the small-laptops.com domain) through the end of December, 2005, however based on what I’ve read over the past year or so, and the amount of press certain laptops have received, I feel it’s probably fairly accurate – it includes a mix of both older laptops that were refreshed last year as well as new models. Where there were varying models between regions, I’ve taken that into account and added them together (under their most common model name).

Announced: AJP M520A

PC Pro has news of a new ultraportable from AJP Computers PLC, the AJP M520A, built on Intel’s new Centrino platform. This laptop is for the U.K/European market, should retail for around £997.58 (with VAT), has a widescreen 12.1-inch display, uses DDR2 memory, and has a Magnesium alloy case.

We will update our AJP M520A page when more information becomes available.

Review: WinBook X610

MobilityGuru.com has published an in-depth (17 pages) review by Ed Tittel and Barry Gerber, of the WinBook X610. The WinBook X610 is WinBook’s lightest ultraportable yet, and is targeted at those consumers on a budget. It’s powered by a Pentium M and comes with 12.1-inch non-widescreen display and weighs in at just over three pounds.