What about other ultrabooks? Modern ultrabooks featuring the 3317U fare worse in the wifi test. Acer's Aspire V5-571G (3 hours) suffers under its 37 Wh battery. Asus' UX32VD and Dell's Vostro 3360 both last for 4:17 hours. Asus' Zenbook Prime UX31A manages 4:42 hours. Samsung's 530U3C-A01DE is on a par. Toshiba's Satellite U840W (14 inch) is better with 5:40 hours. Samsung R25 Battery

Toshiba's Satellite Z930-119 is a well-designed successor of the first Japanese consumer Z830 ultrabook of la...