Ever since Ultrabooks were introduced, they paved the way for highly portable notebook PCs. The major advantage of Ultrabooks is they weigh around a kilo and a half and have processing powers that can rival higher end notebooks. With this compactness and portability, compromises had to be made. Manufacturers have had to remove some key components. Ultrabooks, too, tend to be on the pricier side. If you are looking for a full-fledged notebook that offers portability of an Ultrabook minus the exclusion of features like an optical drive, LAN jack, etc, here’s is DNA Digitals top picks of notebooks in the market that offer just that.
Asus U46SV
Price- Rs42,262
Processor - Intel Core i5-2430M, 2.4 GHz
Operating System - Windows 7 Home Premium
Memory - 8GB DDR3
Display - 14-inch, resolution of 1366x768
Graphics - Nvidia GeForce GT 540M with 2GB DDR3 RAM
Storage - 750GB
Optical Drive - DVD burner
Card Reader - 4-in-1
Camera - 0.3MP
Battery - 8-cell
Dell New! Inspiron 14z
Price - 62,600
Processor - Intel Core i7-3517U, 1.9GHz
Operating System - Windows 7 Home Basic
Memory - 4GB DDR3
Display - 14-inch, resolution of 1366 x 768
Graphics - AMD Radeon HD 7570M with 1GB GDDR5
Storage - 500GB
Optical Drive - DVD burner
Card Reader - 3-in-1
Camera - 1.3MP
Battery - 6-cell
Samsung NP530U4C
Price - Rs51,940
Processor - Intel Core i5-3317U, 1.7GHz
Operating System - Windows 7 Home Premium
Memory - 6GB DDR3
Display - 14.0-inch, resolution of 1366 x 768
Graphics - Nvidia GeForce GT 620M, 1GB GDDR3 RAM
Storage - 1TB
Optical Drive - DVD burner
Card Reader - 4-in-1
Camera - 1.3 Megapixel
Battery - 8-cell
Toshiba Portege R700
Price - Rs61,074
Processor - Intel Core i5-520M, 2.4-GHz
Operating System - Windows 7 Professional
Memory - 3 GB DDR3
Display - 13.3-inch, resolution of 1366 x 768
Graphics - Intel HD Graphics
Storage- 320GB
Optical Drive - DVD burner
Card Reader - 5-in-1
Camera - 0.3MP
Battery - 6-cell
HP Pavilion DM4-3022TX
Price - Rs49,900
Processor - Intel Core i5-2450M, 2.5GHz
Operating System - Windows 7 Home Premium
Memory - 6 GB DDR3
Display - 14-inch, resolution of 1366 x 768
Graphics - AMD Radeon HD 7470M, 1GB GDDR5
Storage - 640GB
Optical Drive - DVD burner
Card Reader - 5-in-1
Camera - 2MP
Battery - 6-cell
