Ever since Microsoft lifted the curtain off its Windows 8 operating system, many hardware vendors have come out with hybrid laptops which are essentially a mix between a laptop and a tablet. While these machines haven’t gained much traction, Sony hopes to change that with the new Vaio Flip.
Toshiba is refreshing its Satellite U and M laptops with Intel’s fourth-generation Haswell processor. Both laptops have 15.6-inch HD display as well as touchscreen capabilities.
Intel started shipping out its brand-new Haswell line-up of processors only recently. The line-up offers far better performance, together with smarter power consumption and improved battery life. Sony has packed the new chip in its Vaio Pro ultrabooks, claiming that these machines can offer up to 25 hours of battery life!
In the past, HP was mildly criticized when the company dished out notebooks which bore some similarities in design to Apple’s Mac notebooks. However, it would seem that HP paid little heed to such criticism as the company unveiled new Envy notebooks which seems to be MacBook look-alike.
In a world where smartphones and tablets are increasingly being used for all kinds of tasks, laptops still seem fairly bulky in comparison. However, hardware vendors have been trimming down the size of laptops. Inhon has now unveiled a new laptop which the company is touting as the world’s thinnest and lightest laptop.
There are many Windows 8 thin and high-end laptops, but very few laptops pack both of these. Recently, Japanese electronics company Toshiba has announced a new laptop named KIRAbook, which is the very first device under the new brand for consumers, called KIRA. KIRAbook is a thin as well as a high-end laptop. It comes with 13.3-inch display along with a very high-resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and is a tough competitor to Apple’s Retina display equipped MacBook Pro.
Lenovo announced two new ThinkPad Laptop at Engadget Expand in San Francisco – one is T431s and another is an unnamed model of X series. The ThinkPad T431s is a slimmed-down version of the T series and another one is a next-generation of the X series.
After the emergence of Windows 8 operating system, touchscreen laptops and ultrabooks are slowly becoming the most sought after devices by consumers. But, these devices are often not so cheap. Should it left you waiting some time more? To end this waiting we have created a list of 4 budget touchscreen laptops available in market. Explore the full compilation below. We also have a surprise for you in the end.