Author’s Note: I wrote the first edition of this ThrottleStop guide for UltrabookReview as part of a short undervolting/tweaking guide several years ago. I previously published a ThrottleStop guide ...

In this article, we’re discussing fanless laptops and silent Windows ultrabooks and Chromebooks, or in other words, laptops with passive cooling solutions, without a fan that spins and makes noise.

Summary: The Asus Strix G16 G615 series is a competitive option in the space of 16-inch high-performance laptops for serious gaming and workloads. It's more affordable than the Strix Scar 16 lineup, ...

Summary: There's hardly any other device as capable as this one in this sort of form factor today. The 2025 Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is notably faster than the previous Zephyrus G14 iterations from 2024, ...

Summary: This 2025 UX3405CA version of the Asus Zenbook 14 is still an excellent daily-use ultrabook, much like its AMD counterpart. It's mostly the same chassis and functionality, but comes in ...

Summary: As far as the hardware goes, this Razer Blade 16 is arguably the best notebook available in the thin-and-light high-performance segment today, with a premium chassis, good ergonomics, a ...

Summary: This Asus Zenbook Duo is arguably the best dual-display portable laptop available today, well-built, functional, and plenty powerful for daily use and multitasking, where it excels. However, ...

Summary: I appreciate the refreshed design of this 2025 Asus ROG Strix Scar 18, although ergonomics still leave some to be desired. The gains in performance are within 15-25% on the CPU side and 10-20 ...

To help you in your search, I’ve split the post into two main sections: a selection of affordable thin-and-light portable ultrabooks that you can get for under 1000 USD/EUR (and local equivalents), as ...

Summary: While the Asus Zenbook A14 is an interesting chassis evolution within the Zenbook lineup, with a lightweight design and excellent ergonomics, I find the overall positioning of this series ...

Summary: This 2025 UM3406KA version of the Asus Zenbook 14 is an excellent daily-use ultrabook, especially with the discounts I'm seeing as of the second part of the year. It's built on the solid and ...

Summary: The Acer Predator Helios 16 AI is one of the more affordable high-performance RTX 5090 notebooks available out there, and that makes it an interesting pick in its class. It's a solid and ...