Ultrabooks Laptop Deals - Best Laptops for Sale

TigerDirect via Rakuten Shopping offers the 3.7-lb. Lenovo IdeaPad U310 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 1.8GHz 13.3" LED-Backlit Touchscreen Ultrabook in Graphite Gray, model no. 59365302, for $599.99 plus $7.26 for shipping. Apply coupon code "INTEL100" for 13,000 Rakuten Super Points. (They convert to a $130 credit.) Provided you use the credit, that's $73 under our mention from three weeks ago and the best price we've seen for a U310 touchscreen Ultrabook. (It's a current price low by $123.) It features an Intel Core i5-3337U 1.8GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 13.3" 1366x768 LED-backlit touchscreen LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive with 24GB SSD, 802.11n wireless, webcam, 3-cell battery, and Windows 8. Deal ends May 31.

Note that no optical drive is included.

newegg offers the 2.5-lb. Samsung Series 9 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 1.7GHz 13.3" LED-Backlit Ultrabook in Silver (pictured), model no. NP900X3D-A04US, bundled with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) 7" 8GB Android Tablet in Red, model no. GT-P3113GRSXAR, for $969.99 plus $7.99 for shipping. (The tablet is automatically added to cart.) That's tied with our mention from last week and it's $98 under the lowest total price we could find now for these items if purchased separately elsewhere. The laptop features an Intel Core i5-3317U 1.7GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 13.3" 1600x900 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, 802.11a/n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, 1.3-megapixel webcam, USB 3.0, microHDMI port, 4-cell battery, and Windows 8 64-bit. The tablet comes with a case and features a 1GHz dual-core processor, 1024x600 LCD, 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage, front- and rear-facing cameras, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 3.0, microSD card slot, and Android 4.1 OS (Jellybean).

Note that no optical drive is included in the laptop.

Acer via eBay offers the factory-refurbished 2.9-lb., 0.7"-thick Acer Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7 1.9GHz 13.3" Ultrabook, model no. S3-391-9415, for $599.99 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we've seen for an Ivy Core i7 dual-core 13" laptop with a 128GB SSD. (For further comparison, a refurbished Apple MacBook Air with a 128GB SSD and slower Core i5 CPU with a 1-year warranty currently costs $999.) It features an Intel Core i7-3517U 1.9GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 13.3" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, webcam, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. A 90-day Acer warranty applies.

Note that no optical drive is included.

Microsoft Store offers the 2.9-lb. Acer Aspire S7 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 1.7GHz 13.3" Touchscreen Ultrabook, model no. S7-391-6822, for $999 with free shipping. That's $207 under last month's mention of a similar 13" S7 tablet with a slightly faster processor and the lowest total price we could find by $51. This 0.47"-thick laptop features an Intel Core i5-3317U 1.7GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 13.3" 1920x1080 (1080p) LED-backlit widescreen LCD, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, 802.11n wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, memory card slot, webcam, 4-cell lithium-polymer and 3-cell lithium-ion battery, and Windows 8.

Note: No optical drive is included.

Best Buy offers its 5.2-lb. Sony VAIO T Series 15 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 1.8GHz 15.5" LED-Backlit Touchscreen Ultrabook, model no. SVT15112CXS, for $799.99 with free shipping. That's $30 under last month's mention and the best price we've seen for any 16" touchscreen Ultrabook with 8GB of RAM. It features an Intel Core i5-3337U 1.8GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 15.5" 1920x1080 (1080p) LED-backlit touchscreen display, 8GB RAM, 750GB hard drive with 24GB SSD, DVD burner, USB 3.0, HDMI, 802.11n wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 4.0, 3760mAh battery, and Windows 8 64-bit.

MicroCenter offers the 3.3-lb. Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 13.3" Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 1.8GHz 13.3" LED-Backlit Convertible Touchscreen Ultrabook in Silver Gray, model no. 59359567, for $799.99 plus $19.85 for shipping. (Free in-store pickup is also available.) That's $80 under our mention from two days ago and the best price we've seen for a new 13" Lenovo convertible Ultrabook. (It's also a current low for this one by $80.) This Ultrabook converts into a touchscreen tablet and features an Intel Core i5-3337U Ivy Bridge 1.8GHz dual-core processor, 13.3" 1600x900 HD+ LED-backlit touchscreen LCD, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, webcam, USB 3.0, media card reader, HDMI output, 4-cell battery, and Windows 8 64-bit.

Microsoft Store again offers the 2.3-lb. Acer Aspire S7 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 1.7GHz 11.6" Touchscreen Ultrabook, model no. S7-191-6400, for $899 with free shipping. That's tied with our mention from two weeks ago and $196 under the lowest total price we could find for a similarly configured Acer Aspire S7 with a slightly faster processor. This 0.48" laptop features an Intel Core i5-3317U 1.7GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 11.6" 1920x1080 (1080p) LED-backlit widescreen LCD, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, 802.11n wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, memory card slot, webcam, 4-cell lithium-polymer and 3-cell lithium-ion battery pack, and Windows 8.

Note: No optical drive is included.

Best Buy Computing Clearance offers the 3.2-lb. ASUS Zenbook Intel Core i3 1.4GHz 13.3" Ultrabook in Radiant Silver, model no. UX32A-R3502H, for $599.99 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by $45. (For further comparison, we saw a similarly-configured Ultrabook with a 320GB hard drive with a 24GB SSD for $50 less a month ago.) It features an Intel Core i3-2367M 1.4GHz Sandy Bridge dual-core processor, 13.3" 1366x768 widescreen LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth, USB 3.0, HDMI output, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Of note, no optical drive is included.

Best Buy Computing Clearance offers the 2.9-lb. ASUS Intel Core i5 1.7GHz 13.3" Ultrabook in Pink, model no. UX31E-RHP5, for $689.99 with free shipping. That's $300 off and the best price we've seen for a non-refurbished 13" ASUS Ultrabook with a 128GB SSD. It features an Intel Core i5-2557M 1.7GHz Sandy Bridge dual-core processor, 13.3" LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 3.0, HDMI, polymer battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Note that no optical drive is included.