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Wal-Mart has hung a "Price Rollback" sign on the HP Folio 13-1029wm (one guess what the wm stands for). The ultrabook is available at the discount superstore for $798 (list), an even $100 less than the mainstream HP Folio 13-1020us model. The big difference? While the latter has the same Intel Core i5-2467M processor seen in ultrabooks like the Dell XPS 13 ($999.99 direct, 4 stars) and HP's own Envy 14 Spectre ($1,399.99 direct, 4 stars), the Folio 13-1029wm has a slower Intel Core i3-2367M chip. It also lacks the Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) technology that lets a growing number of laptops beam their screens and sound to an HDTV set equipped with an optional adapter. Otherwise, it has all the features that have made the Folio 13 an ultrabook favorite, from a keyboard that out-comforts to a battery like Hp Pavilion dv2 battery , Hp Pavilion dv2z battery , Hp HSTNN-XB87 battery , Hp NB800AA battery , Hp HSTNN-Q21C battery , Hp HSTNN-IB40 battery , Hp Pavilion dv8100 battery , Hp Pavilion dv8200 battery , Hp Pavilion dv8300 battery , Hp 580029-001 battery , Hp Pavilion DV5000 battery , Hp Pavilion ZE2200 battery that outlasts the competition.
If the concept sounds familiar—put a Core i3 rather than i5 into an ultrabook and sell it via a big-box retailer for 800 bucks—that's because it's worked for Best Buy and Toshiba with the Toshiba Portege Z835-P330 ($799.99 list, 3.5 stars). And with most of the super-slim Core i5 laptops selling for $900 to $1,050—not counting the Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (4 stars, $1,299 direct) and Samsung Series 9 13-inch at $1,399—it's easy to anticipate consumers snapping up Wal-Mart's special.
The Folio 13-1029wm has a conventional laptop shape instead of the pointy profile of the MacBook Air and other skinny-wedge wannabes, but at 0.7 by 12.5 by 8.7 inches (HWD) it's slim enough to fit into virtually any briefcase or backpack, and at 3.25 pounds (4 pounds with its AC adapter) you'll almost forget you're carrying it. We say "almost" because most other 13.3-inch ultrabooks are a few ounces lighter at 2.5 to 2.9 pounds; on the other hand, most of them are also more flex- or wobble-prone than the sturdy-feeling Folio 13.
The Folio 13-1029wm combines a nonskid, soft-touch plastic bottom with handsome brushed aluminum on the lid and palm rest (or what there is of the palm rest not hidden by advertising stickers). Its tile- or island-style keyboard is the Folio's best feature, with a soft but precise typing touch instead of the too-shallow travel of many super-slim laptops and a handy keyboard backlight (toggled by the F5 key) for typing in dim rooms or on night flights.
You needn't press the Fn key to access functions such as audio controls and screen brightness assigned to F1 through F10, though you must press Fn plus the cursor arrows instead of having dedicated keys for Home, End, PgUp, and PgDn. One oddity: half-sized up and down arrow keys sandwiched between full-sized left and right arrows. The touchpad and its bottom-corner mouse buttons work smoothly.
The Folio 13-1029wm's 13.3-inch screen offers 1,366 by 768 resolution. As we noted with the Core i5-equipped HP Folio 13, it's not the world's brightest if you're looking for nth-degree contrast and whiter-than-white backgrounds, but to be honest we didn't mind that as much as with the Folio 13-1029wm: Left at its top or next-to-top backlight setting, it's perfectly fine, with good colors and adequate viewing angles.
Features
The Folio 13-1029wm doesn't have a VGA port for connecting an older monitor or projector, but otherwise it's well-equipped input-output-wise: One USB 2.0 port and a headphone/microphone jack are on the system's right side, while one USB 3.0 port, Ethernet and HDMI ports, and an SD/MMC memory-card slot are on the left. Two speakers above the keyboard pump out average-quality, amply loud audio; 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth provide wireless connectivity.
The HP has a 128GB solid-state drive divided into primary or C: and recovery or D: partitions. Seventy gigabytes of the C: partition are free for the user; the rest are occupied by Windows 7 Home Premium and a software preload including a 60-day Norton Internet Security trial, Microsoft Office 2010 Starter, Evernote, the WildTangent game service, and links to multimedia services ranging from the Blio e-reader to Wal-Mart Photo Center, RaRa Music, and Vudu movies and TV. There is no optical drive. HP backs the 13-1029wm with a one-year limited hardware warranty with toll-free phone support.