These ultra-portable laptops are proof that good things come in small packages.
The super-skinny MacBook Air measures 0.16 inches at its thinnest point, sports a 13.3-inch LED-backlit widescreen display and offers a full-size backlit keyboard. Weighing in at just three pounds, the machine also has a built-in iSight video camera for video conferencing and a trackpad with multitouch gesture support, letting users pinch, rotate and swipe. Starting at $1,799, www.apple.com
Toshiba’s Portégé R500 Series has an integrated 7mm optical drive and a 12.1-inch indoor/outdoor transreflective backlit LED screen. The spill-resistant keyboard helps protect your computer from soda or coffee spills. The feature can prevent loss of data by giving users time to save work and shut down the system in the event of an accident. $2,149, www.toshibadirect.com
VAIO® TX Series Notebook weighs in at less than three pounds, is pre-installed with Windows Vista volunteer Business and features an 11.1-inch widescreen display, wireless LAN and WAN technologies. You can travel with ease, knowing that your information is safe as the biometric fingerprint s ensor and Sony’s G-Sensor help protect your data from unauthorized use. $2,000, www.sony.com
