There’s a new Intel hardware platform in preparation for the end of 2015 and most of 2016, called Skylake.

In the past, I’ve provided you with comprehensive lists of all the ultraportable laptops built on the Intel Haswell and later the Broadwell platforms, and since those posts were highly appreciated, this article does pretty much the same thing for this latest Intel hardware series.

“Ultraportable” is of course a highly subjective term, but I do have a few criteria in mind when compiling this list, with the most important ones being the overall weight and the type of hardware inside each device. And that’s because for me, a laptop can only be called “portable” these days if it’s easy-enough to carry around and if it can run for an absolute minimum of 5 hours on a charge, while performing everyday activities.

We’re not going to focus on the particularities of Skylake here or how it compares to its predecessors, we have other posts on these topics. We’ll just create a complete list of all the Skylake-built ultraportables, ranging from the smallest form factors and up to full-size everyday computers; a list that will help you narrow down your options to something that’s going to best suit your needs and budget.

The selection is curated based on screen-size and contains details on the hardware, the form factor, battery-size and the weight, but also links to our reviews (the links on each unit’s name) and webstores were you can find these machines discounted (the links on the prices). The list is also a continuous work in progress, as I update it several times a week with the latest launches. Even so, there might be some devices missing, so if you notice anything that should be in here and it isn’t, please get in touch in the comments section.

Anyway, here are the Skylake portable laptops that are available right now (or will be launched in the near future).

The Skylake portable laptops

This section contains all the devices built on Intel’s Skylake-U hardware, with 15W processors like the Core i3-6100U, Core i5 – 6200U/6300U , Core i7-6500U/6600U and all the other further launched iterations. Some Skylake Core M devices are also included.

We’ll start with the most portable options, with screens smaller than 13-inches in diagonal.

Sub 13-inch ultraportables

Model Type Screen Hardware Battery Weight Price(*) Acer Aspire Switch 12S detachable 12.5″ IPS touch FHD or UHD up to Core m7 w/ Intel HD 515 – 1.40 kg / 3.1 lbs $1199 Apple MacBook 12 clamshell 12.0″ IPS retina up to Core m5 w/ Intel HD 515 41 Wh 0.90 kg / 2.0 lbs $1299 Asus Transformer Pro 3 T303UA tablet + folio 12.6″ IPS up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 39 Wh 0.8 kg / 1.85 lbs $999 Dell Inspiron 11 3000 2-in-1 (3168) convertible 11.6″ TN touch HD up to Core m3 w/ Intel HD 520 32 Wh 1.40 kg / 3.1 lbs $249 Dell Latitude 12 7000 2-in-1 tablet + folio 12.5″ IPS FHD up to Core m7 w/ Intel HD 515 30 Wh 0.73 kg / 1.61 lbs $1049 Dell Latitude 12 7000 clamshell 12.5″ TN HD or IPS FHD up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 37 or 55 Wh Wh 1.26 kg / 2.77 lbs $1079 Dell XPS 12 9250 detachable 12.5″ touch FHD/UHD up to Core m7 w/ Intel HD 515 30 Wh 1.27 kg / 2.8 lbs $999 HP EliteBook Folio G1 clamshell 12.5″ touch FHD or UHD up to Core m7 w/ Intel HD 515 10 h 0.99 kg / 2.2 lbs $999 HP EliteBook 820 G3 clamshell 12.5″ FHD or QHD up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 44 Wh 1.26 kg / 2.77 lbs $949 HP Spectre x2 12 tablet 12″ touch FHD up to Core m7 w/ Intel HD 515 40 Wh 1.22 kg / 2.68 lbs $699 HP EliteBook Folio Ultraportable 12.5″ matte FHD or touch UHD Skylake Core M w/ Intel HD 515 38 Wh 0.97 kg / 2.13 lbs $1099 Lenovo Miix 700 tablet + Folio 12″ touch FHD+ up to Core M7 w/ Intel HD 515 40 Wh 0.77 kg / 1.7 lbs $749 Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 260 convertible 12.5″ touch HD or FHD up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 44 Wh 1.3 kg / 2.9 lbs $949 Lenovo Yoga 900S convertible 12.5″ IPS touch QHD up to Core m7 w/ Intel HD 515 10 h 0.99 kg / 2.2 lbs $1099 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet tablet+Folio 12.0″ IPS touch FHD or QHD up to Core m7 w/ Intel HD 515 – 1.1 kg / 2.42 lbs $899 Lenovo ThinkPad X260 clamshell 12.5″ IPS HD or FHD up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 up to 72 Wh 1.3 kg / 2.86 lbs $999 Microsoft Surface Pro 4 tablet+Folio 12.3″ touch up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 39 Wh 0.77 kg / 1.69 lbs $899 Razer Blade Stealth clamshell 12.5″ touch QHD or UHD Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 45 Wh 1.25 kg / 2.75 lbs $999 Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro S tablet + folio 12.1″ IPS w/ digitizer up to Core m7 w/ Intel HD 515 39.5 Wh 0.69 kg / 1.53 lbs $999 Toshiba Portégé Z20t convertible 12.5″ IPS touch FHD Up to Core m5 w/ Intel HD 515 72 Wh 1.49 kg / 3.3 lbs (w/ dock) $999 Toshiba Satellite Radius 12 convertible 12″ touch UHD up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 43 Wh 1.3 kg / 2.9 lbs $1299

We’ll continue with the popular 13-inchers, the devices that strike the better tradeof between performance, size, weight and battery life, but are not going to be cheap.

For slightly beefier specs in what would still be a fairly compact body, you’ll have to look at some of the available 14-inchers.

14 to 14.9-inch ultrabooks

Model Type Screen Hardware Battery Weight Price(*) Acer Aspire R14 (R5-471T) convertible 14.0″ IPS touch HD up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 48Wh 1.9 kg / 4.2 lbs $799 Acer Swift 3 (Aspire S3-371)

clamshell 14.0″ HD or IPS FHD matte Core U w/ Intel HD 620 48 Wh 1.49 kg / 3.3 lbs $499 Dell Latitude 14 5000 clamshell 14.0″ TN HD or IPS FHD up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 47 or 62 Wh 1.76 kg / 3.9 lbs $769 Dell Latitude 14 7000 clamshell 14.0″ TN HD or IPS FHD up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 37 or 55 Wh 1.42 kg / 3.13 lbs $1079 Gigabyte P34W v5 clamshell 14.0″ FHD up to Core i7 HQ w/ Nvidia 970M 61 Wh 1.8 kg / 3.97 lbs $1499 HP EliteBook 840 G3 clamshell 14.0″ FHD or QHD up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 46 Wh 1.54 kg / 3.4 lbs $949 HP EliteBook 1040 G3 clamshell 14.0″ FHD or QHD up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 11 h 1.36 kg / 3.0 lbs $1149 Lenovo IdeaPad 300s 14

clamshell 14.0″ FHD up to Core i7 w/ Nvidia 940M 5 hours 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs $479 Lenovo IdeaPad 300 14 clamshell 14.0″ FHD up to Intel Core i7 w/ Radeon R5 M330 4 hours 2.1 kg / 4.6 lbs $399 Lenovo IdeaPad 500s 14 clamshell 14.0″ touch FHD up to Core i7 w/ Nvidia 940M 4.5 hours 2.1 kg / 4.6 lbs tba Lenovo IdeaPad 500 14 clamshell 14.0″ FHD up to Intel Core i7 w/ Radeon M360 or AMD Carrizo FX-8800P w/ Radeon M330 4 hours 2.1 kg / 4.6 lbs $399 (AMD), $849 (Intel) Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 460 convertible 14.0″ touch FHD or QHD up to Core i7 w/ Nvidia 940M 10 hours 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs $1049 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2016 clamshell 14.0″ IPS FHD or OLED QHD up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 52 Wh 1.17 kg / 2.6 lbs $1199 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga clamshell 14.0″ IPS FHD or QHD touch up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 52 Wh 1.37 kg / 3.0 lbs $1399 Lenovo ThinkPad T460 clamshell 14.0″ HD, FHD or QHD up to Core i7 w/ Nvidia 940M 14 h 1.7 kg / 3.8 lbs $909 Lenovo ThinkPad T460P clamshell 14.0″ IPS QHD up to Core i7 HQ w/ Nvidia 940M 12 h 1.81 kg / 4.0 lbs $1249 Lenovo ThinkPad T460S clamshell 14.0″ QHD up to Core i7 w/ Nvidia 930M 49 Wh 1.36 kg / 3.0 lbs $1059 LG Gram 14 clamshell 14.0″ IPS FHD Core i5 or i7 w/ Intel HD 520 35 Wh 0.98 kg / 2.16 lbs $1099 MSI GS40 clamshell 14.0″ IPS FHD Core i7 HQ w/ Nvidia GTX 970M 61 Wh 1.6 kg / 3.57 lbs $1499 MSI GS43 clamshell 14.0″ IPS FHD Core i7 HQ w/ Nvidia GTX 1060 61 Wh 1.7 kg / 3.75 lbs $1499 Razer Blade 14 clamshell 14.0″ IPS QHD+ up to Core i7 HQ w/ Nvidia GTX 970M or 1060 70 Wh 1.93 kg / 4.25 lbs $1999

And if you’re willing to sacrifice the size and weight (to some extent) for performance and a larger screen, the 15 and 17-inchers in this category are the ones for you.

15-inch (and bigger) Skylake laptops

Model Type Screen Hardware Battery Weight Price(*) Aorus X5 clamshell 15.6″ IPS FHD or WQHD+ up to Core i7 w/ Nvidia 1070 95Wh 2.5 kg / 5.5 lbs TBA Aorus X7 clamshell 17.3″ IPS FHD or WQHD+ up to Core i7 w/ Nvidia 1070 95Wh 2.9 kg / 6.4 lbs $2400 Aorus X7 DT clamshell 17.3″ IPS QHD or UHD up to Core i7 w/ Nvidia 1080 95Wh 3.2 kg / 7.1 lbs TBA Acer Aspire E5 (E5-574TG) clamshell 15.6″ HD up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 – – tba Acer Aspire V15 V5-591G clamshell 15.6″ TN HD/FHD up to Core i7 ULV w/ Nvidia 950M 56 Wh 2.4 kg / 5.3 lbs tba Acer Aspire V15 Nitro (V3-575G) clamshell 15.6″ IPS FHD up to Core i7 ULV w/ Nvidia 950M 52 Wh 2.4 kg / 5.3 lbs $899 Acer Aspire V15 Nitro Black (VN7-592G) clamshell 15.6″ IPS FHD/4K up to Core i7 HQ w/ Nvidia 960M 52 Wh 2.3 kg / 5.1 lbs $999 Acer Aspire V17 Nitro Black

clamshell 17.3″ IPS FHD or 4K up to Core i7 HQ w/ Nvidia 960M 54 Wh 3.1 kg / 6.9 lbs $1099 Asus Vivobook Book Flip Q503UA / TP501UA convertible 15.6″ IPS FHD Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 48Wh 2.07 kg / 4.6 lbs $799 Asus Vivobook Book Flip Q553UB / TP501UB convertible 15.6″ IPS FHD Core i7 w/ Nvidia 940M 48Wh 2.31 kg / 5.1 lbs $799 Asus Zenbook UX510 clamshell 15.6″ IPS FHD or UHD up to Core i7 U w/ Nvidia 950M or 960M 48Wh 1.9 kg / 4.1 lbs $899 Asus Zenbook Flip UX560UA convertible 15.6″ IPS FHD up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 50Wh 2.2 kg / 4.85 lbs – Asus Zenbook Flip UX560UQ convertible 15.6″ IPS FHD or QHD up to Core i7 w/ Nvidia 940MX 52Wh 2.2 kg / 4.85 lbs – Asus Zenbook Flip UX560UX convertible 15.6″ IPS FHD or QHD up to Core i7 w/ Nvidia 950M 52Wh 2.2 kg / 4.85 lbs – Asus Zenbook Pro UX501VW clamshell 15.6″ IPS UHD up to Core i7 HQ w/ Nvidia 960M 60 or 96 Wh 2.1 kg / 4.54 lbs $1499 Asus ROG Strix GL502VT clamshell 15.6″ IPS FHD or UHD up to Core i7 HQ w/ Nvidia 970M 64 Wh 2.5 kg / 5.5 lbs $1299 Asus ROG Strix GL502VM clamshell 15.6″ IPS FHD or UHD up to Core i7 HQ w/ Nvidia 1060 62 Wh 2.5 kg / 5.5 lbs $1299 Asus ROG Strix GL502VY clamshell 15.6″ IPS UHD up to Core i7 HQ w/ Nvidia 980M 64 Wh 2.6 kg / 5.7 lbs $1799 Asus ROG Strix GL502VS clamshell 15.6″ IPS UHD up to Core i7 HQ w/ Nvidia 1070 62 Wh 2.6 kg / 5.7 lbs $1799 Dell Inspiron 15 5000 (5559) clamshell 15.6″ TN HD or IPS touch FHD up to Core i7 w/ AMD R5 M335 40Wh 2.45 kg / 5.4 lbs $399 Dell Inspiron 15 7000 (7559) clamshell 15.6″ IPS touch FHD or UHD up to Core i7 w/ AMD R7 M270 43Wh or 58 Wh 2.17 kg / 4.8 lbs $699 Dell Inspiron 15 5000 2-in-1 (5568) convertible 15.6″ IPS FHD up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 42Wh 2.3 kg / 5.07 lbs $449 Dell Inspiron 15 7000 2-in-1 (7569) convertible 15.6″ IPS FHD up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 42Wh 2.18 kg / 4.82 lbs $649 Dell Inspiron 17 7000 2-in-1 (7778) convertible 17.3″ IPS FHD up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 56Wh 2.77 kg / 6.12 lbs $899 Dell Latitude 15 5000 clamshell 15.6″ TN HD up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 47 or 62 Wh 2.1 kg / 4.61 lbs $769 Dell Precision 15 5510 clamshell 15.6″ IPS touch FHD or UHD up to Xeon E2 w/ Nvidia Quadro M1000M ? 1.8 kg / 3.96 lbs $1399 Dell XPS 15 9550 clamshell 15.6″ IPS FHD or touch UHD up to Core i7 HQ w/ Nvidia 960M 84Wh 1.72 kg / 3.8 lbs $1499 Gigabyte P35X clamshell 15.6″ FHD or WQHD+ up to Core i7 HQ w/ Nvidia 980M or 1070 55 Wh 2.3 kg / 5.07 lbs $1799 Gigabyte P35W clamshell 15.6″ FHD or WQHD+ up to Core i7 HQ w/ Nvidia 970M 55 Wh 2.3 kg / 5.07 lbs $1499 Gigabyte P57X clamshell 17.3″ FHD up to Core i7 HQ w/ Nvidia 980M or 1070 75 Wh 3.0 kg / 6.6 lbs $2399 HP EliteBook 850 G3 clamshell 15.6″ FHD or UHD up to Core i7 w/ AMD R7 M365X 46 Wh 1.88 kg / 4.14 lbs $799 HP Spectre x360 15 convertible 15.6″ IPS touch FHD or OLED UHD up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 64Wh 1.83 kg / 4.03 lbs $1149 HP Pavillion 15 clamshell 15.6″ IPS FHD or touch FHD up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 – – tba HP Pavillion 17 clamshell 17.3″ IPS FHD up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 – – tba Lenovo IdeaPad 300 15 clamshell 15.6″ FHD up to Intel Core i7 w/ Radeon R5 M330 4 hours 2.3 kg / 5.1 lbs $549 Lenovo IdeaPad 300 17 clamshell 17.3″ HD+ up to Intel Core i7 w/ Radeon R5 M330 4 hours 3.0 kg / 6.61 lbs $449 Lenovo IdeaPad 500s 15 clamshell 15.6″ FHD up to Core i7 w/ Nvidia 940M 4.5 hours 2.1 kg / 4.6 lbs tba Lenovo IdeaPad 500 15 clamshell 15.6″ FHD up to Intel Core i7 w/ Radeon M360 or AMD Carrizo FX-8800P w/ Radeon M330 4 hours 2.3 kg / 5.1 lbs $599 (AMD), $849 (Intel) Lenovo IdeaPad 700 15 clamshell 15.6″ matte FHD up to Core i7 SV w/ Nvidia 950M 4h 2.31 kg / 5.1 lbs $799 Lenovo IdeaPad 700 17 clamshell 17.3″ matte FHD up to Core i7 SV w/ Nvidia 940M 4h 2.67 kg / 5.8 lbs $799 Lenovo ThinkPad T560 clamshell 15.6″ HD, FHD or QHD up to Core i7 w/ Nvidia 940M 16 h 2.26 kg / 5.0 lbs $969 LG Gram 15 clamshell 15.6″ IPS FHD Core i5 or i7 w/ Intel HD 520 35 Wh 0.98 kg / 2.16 lbs $1099 MSI GS60 Ghost Pro clamshell 15.6″ UHD up to Core i7 HQ w/ Nvidia 970M 52 Wh 1.96 kg / 4.32 lbs $1799 MSI GS63 Stealth Pro clamshell 15.6″ FHD or UHD up to Core i7 HQ w/ Nvidia 1060 57 Wh 1.7 kg / 3.95 lbs $1899 MSI GS70 Stealth Pro clamshell 17.3″ FHD up to Core i7 HQ w/ Nvidia 970M 52 Wh 2.6 kg / 5.73 lbs $1799 MSI GS73 Stealth Pro clamshell 17.3″ FHD or UHD up to Core i7 HQ w/ Nvidia 1060 65 Wh 2.4 kg / 5.35 lbs $1899 Samsung ATIV Book 9 Pro clamshell 15.6″ IPS UHD up to Core i7 HQ w/ Nvidia 950M – 2.01 kg / 4.45 lbs $1299 Samsung Notebook 9 900X5L clamshell 15″ IPS FHD up to Core i7 HQ w/ Intel HD 520 – 1.29kg / 2.84lbs tba Samsung Notebook 7 Spin 2-in-1 convertible 15″ IPS FHD up to Core i7 HQ w/ Nvidia GT 940MX – 2.26kg / 5.00lbs $999 Toshiba Satellite Radius 15.6 convertible 15.6″ IPS FHD or UHD up to Core i7 w/ Intel HD 520 45Wh 2.26 kg / 5.0 lbs $699

Here’s a short glossary of the terms mentioned above:

Types: clamshell: classic shaped computer whose screen closes on top of the keyboard and does not flip into any sort of tablet mode; convertible: 2-in-1 laptop whose screen rotates and converts to a tablet mode (or similar), but cannot be detached from the base; detachable: 2-in-1 laptop whose screen detaches from the base. These are mostly stand-alone tablets bundled with matching docking stations that most often include docking keyboards, ports, batteries and other features; slider: 2-in-1 laptop whose screen slides up and down on top of the body and usually reveals a keyboard hidden underneath.

Resolutions: HD ( 1366 x 768 px), WXGA+ (1440 x 900 px), HD+ (1600 x 900 px), FHD (1920 x 1080 px), FHD+ (2160 x 1440 px), retina (2304 x 1440 px), QHD (2560 x 1440 px), WQXGA (2560 x 1600 px), QHD+ (3200 x 1800 px), UHD (3840 x 2160 px) – also see this post;

Anyway, that’s about it for now. If you’re interested in portable laptops though, you should also check out some of the other articles on the site, I’m sure you’ll find them useful in your search:

And like I said in the beginning, don’t forget I’m continuously updating this list, so if you’re in the market for a Skylake laptop, you should bookmark the post and return from time to time for the latest updates.

You can also get in touch in the comments section if you have anything to add or any questions about these computers or Skylake in general, as I’m around and will help out if I can.

Douglas Black contributed to this report.