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Only the Toshiba Satellite Z830 is disappointing in this company. That's mainly down to poor viewing angles that make this a pain whether you are watching movies with friends or sharing a PowerPoint presentation with colleagues.
Both the Asus Zenbook UX31 and the HP Folio perform their tasks to a high standard and their displays are practical yet vibrant - with documents and movies both looking the part. Acer's crisp playback of movies did narrowly edge it ahead here, although there wasn't much to choose between the top three.
The Acer Aspire S3 was the worst performer in this category by some margin. Embarrassingly failing to break the five hour mark by a few minutes it fell well short of the battery like Compaq PP2061E battery , Compaq Armada E500 battery , Compaq PP2060 battery , Compaq Armada 7800 battery , Compaq 230608-001 battery , Compaq Armada M700 battery , Compaq 138184-001 battery , Compaq Presario 1200 battery , Compaq Presario 1600 battery , Compaq Presario 1800 battery , Compaq 240258-001 battery , Compaq EVO N100 battery life of the other machines on test. The next best performer, the Asus Zenbook UX31, managed six hours and 25 minutes in comparison.
However, the clear winners were the HP Folio 13 and Toshiba Satellite Z830, which both clocked in with around seven hours of usage on a single charge. In the end HP took the crown with a time just a smidge over seven hours, while the Toshiba was very close behind having run out of juice just a few minutes sooner.
The Toshiba Satellite Z830 we tested used an Intel Core i3 1.4GHz processor and 4GB Ram, although a more expensive version of this Ultrabook is available with a Core i5 chip and 6GB RAM inside. It would be wise to opt for that boost in specs if you were thinking about buying this model as in our benchmarking tests the Z830 scored a disappointing 364.
Both the Acer Aspire S3 and the HP Folio 13 offered the same specs, featuring a 1.6GHz Core i5 processor and 4GB RAM. It's surprising then that the two machines, running similar Windows profiles, achieved such different results. The Acer made much better use of its resources to deliver a benchmark score of 474, while the HP Folio lagged behind with an average figure of 419.
It's not surprising that Asus came top of our benchmark test, given that the Zenbook UX31 contained the best chipset of all the machines on test here. Its 1.8GHz Intel Core i7 dual-core processor and 4GB of RAM combined to help it a benchmark averaging out at 543.
All of the ultrabooks on test share certain basic connections or ports. They all feature an SD card port for the easy transfer of files and a headphone port to shield your love of Ace Of Base from the wider populace. They also all sport a HDMI port to share high-definition content, although this is a micro-HDMI port on the Asus Zenbook.
Amazingly, the Acer Aspire S3 only adds two USB 2.0 ports to that configuration, not bothering with a dedicated wired internet connection or a port for a monitor. The HP Folio 13 doesn't fare much better, exchanging one of those ports for a faster USB 3.0 connection though it does include a wired Ethernet port. The Asus Zenbook UX31 almost matches the Folio's options completely, offering a general mini display port for a monitor in place of the RJ45 internet connection.
It's left to the Toshiba Satellite Z830 to show the others how it's done, bolting on not only a mic connection next to that headphone socket but also offering three USB slots, a wired RJ45 internet connection and a VGA display connector.