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Ultrabook
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This article is about Intel specification. For Tadpole UltraSPARC laptop line, see Tadpole Ultrabook.
Ultrabook is a marketing term, originated and trademarked by Intel, for a category of high-end laptop computers.
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Developer | Intel Corporation |
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Type | Laptop platform |
Release date | 2011 |
Predecessor | Intel Centrino (2003-2010) Intel Common Building Block |
Successor | Intel Evo (code name Project Athena) |
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They were originally marketed as featuring ultra thin form factor and light weight design without compromising battery life or performance, and when the term was originated they were generally small enough compared to average laptop models to qualify as subnotebooks.
As ultrabook features became more mainstream in the mid-late 2010s, explicitly branding laptop models as ultrabooks became much less frequent. As of 2021, while Intel maintains the Ultrabook trademark,[1] it is rarely used for new models and has been superseded in Intel's own marketing by the Intel Evo branding.[2]