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Ultrabook™ is a term coined by Intel to describe an emerging group of exceptionally small and lightweight ultraportable laptops that have excellent battery life, mainstream performance, and tablet-like features such as instant-on functionality. Announced at Computex 2011, Intel estimates that by the end of 2012 40 percent of the consumer laptop market segment will be Ultrabooks.

Hardware Requirements
Three phases of ultrabooks are planned to align with the release of the low voltage Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge, and Haswell processor models.

First Phase (Q4 2011)

 * Thin – less than 20 mm (0.8 inch) thick
 * Lightweight – less than 1.4 kg (3.1 pounds)
 * Long battery life – 5 to 8+ hours
 * Mainstream pricing – around $1,000 USD
 * No optical drive
 * Use flash-based solid-state drives (SSDs)
 * Use low voltage (17W TDP) Intel Sandy Bridge mobile processors
 * Intel Core i5-2467M (1.6 GHz)
 * Intel Core i5-2557M (1.7 GHz)
 * Intel Core i7-2637M (1.7 GHz)
 * Intel Core i7-2677M (1.8 GHz)
 * Use advanced integrated graphics (Intel HD 3000)

Second Phase (2012)

 * Use low voltage (~17W TDP) Intel Ivy Bridge mobile processors
 * 30% increase in graphics performance over Sandy Bridge
 * 20% increase in CPU performance over Sandy Bridge
 * USB 3.0, PCI Express 3.0

Third Phase (2013)

 * Use low voltage (15W TDP) Intel Haswell mobile processors
 * New advanced power saving system – half power consumption of early 2011 chips