ultraportable

Easily carried anywhere

Ultraportable describes devices—especially laptops—designed for maximum portability, emphasizing lightness and compactness over power or features.

An ultraportable laptop typically weighs under three pounds and sacrifices ports, screen size, or processing power for easy transport: She carries an ultraportable for working on planes.

The term emerged with mobile computing and remains common in tech reviews.

laptop

notebook

Blank pages for jottings

Surface Pro · ThinkPad · XPS · Swift · IdeaPad · Yoga · subnotebook · convertible · travel laptop

lightweight

featherweight

Boxing class under 126

paper-thin · svelte · sleek · compact · miniature · pocket-sized · handheld · carry-on · grab-and-go · one-handed

technology

cutting-edge

At innovation's forefront

next-gen · innovative · solid-state · fanless · low-power · efficient · wireless · USB-C

travel

on-the-go

Actively in motion

jet-setting · transit

Categories
Opposites
size and weight

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Large and awkward to handle

heavy · massive · cumbersome · unwieldy · hefty

mobility/transportability

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Not in motion

immobile · fixed · immovable · desktop · permanent

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G