Intel Hints at What's In, Out for Thinnest Ultrabooks

The specs for the thinnest of the thin laptops shake out this way: 15mm (0.6 inch), no the VGA port, "slim" 2.5-inch drives (7mm), 18650/16650 batteries, soDIMM memory, and "standard thermal solutions." (See charts below.)

But that's pretty thin -- even thinner than the Dell XPS 13 ultrabook, which is 0.71 inch at its thickest point.

Intel is more forgiving for 18mm (0.7-inch) and 21mm (0.82-inch) ultrabooks. (The latter 21mm category

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