5 excellent thin and light laptops

Despite its slender, glamorous body, the following 5 laptop models still have very high performance, because they don't sacrifice any useful features.

On the laptop market, models with 11.1 "- 12.1" screens are collectively known as ultraportable, while models of 13.3 "- 14.1" and weight. under 2.5 kg is called thin-and-light laptop.

Different from the ultraportable series, often sacrificing features and operating speeds in exchange for a compact body and high mobility, lightweight and lightweight models are still fully equipped with the necessary technology such as integrated optical drives. available, or common connection ports. There are some exceptions, such as the Apple MacBook Air or LG P300, which have to cut down on optical drives to squeeze the camera body or enhance gaming capabilities, but in general, with new generations of processors, The workability of thin and light models is still higher than the ultraportable competitors.

Here are the top 5 lightest laptop models currently rated:

1. Apple MacBook Air (13.3 inches)

Apple MacBook Air has a very attractive appearance. Photo: Zol .

MacBook Air is considered a revolution in Apple's laptop design, with its ultra-slim body, super light weight and super-sleek overall texture. Not only has the advantage of appearance, Apple MacBook Air is also attractive in touchpad table which can receive signals from two fingers, making it more convenient and comfortable for users.

However, it is quite limited in terms of connectivity, and is rated to be slower than previous generations of MacBooks. In addition, the machine's hard drive has a capacity of only 80 GB, while the SSD model is too expensive. The battery of this laptop is also not removable, causing great inconvenience to users.

The price of Apple MacBook Air in Vietnam market is now 2,250 USD.

Machine weight: 1.36 kg.

2. BenQ JoyBook S41 (14.1 inches)

The BenQ JoyBook S41 is highly configurable but the price is quite attractive. Photo: Ccw .

Not only is one of the few 14.1-inch laptops equipped with Nvidia GeForce 8600M discrete graphics card, the BenQ JoyBook S41 is also ranked among the top "today" in terms of performance for a deck. The machine has a lightweight body.

It comes with a webcam, a DVD burner, 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 processor and 120 GB hard drive. In particular, the connectivity of the BenQ JoyBook S41 is plentiful, with FireWire, VGA, HDMI, 4 USB ports and Bluetooth support, only this laptop doesn't have dedicated keys for multi-function media, and the quality of the integrated speakers is not high. In return, the selling price of the BenQ JoyBook S41 is quite attractive, only about $ 1,369.

Machine weight: 2.05 kg.

3. LG P300 (13.3 inches)

LG P300 has a unique horizontal color shell. Photo: 2dayblog .

Despite its similar body to the ThinkPad X300 from Lenovo, LG P300 is not integrated optical drive, for a very welcome reason, that is to enhance the gaming capabilities of the machine. With only 13.3-inch screen and a very stylish, sexy appearance, no one believes LG P300 can run "terrible" games, but with Nvidia GeForce 8600M GS graphics card, microprocessor Management of the 2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9300, 2 GB RAM and 250 GB hard drive, this laptop really caused a big surprise in performance. Not only that, the unique case with horizontal stripes also gives a special elegance to this machine.

Reference price: 2,478 USD.

Machine weight: 1.65 kg.

4. Sony Vaio VGN-CR13G (13.3 inches)

Sony Vaio VGN-CR13G has many attractive color covers. Photo: shopbot .

Sony Vaio VGN-CR13G is a laptop that can seduce customers right from the first look, thanks to its charming appearance design, with colorful shells. Besides, it also has a quite responsive keyboard, a good display screen and high specs. However, since the back of the screen panel is not equipped by Sony for a class of components that reinforces the structure of the device, users may feel unsure about the reliability of this laptop. Positioning speakers also makes the sound effect of Sony Vaio VGN-CR13G not high. In addition, this laptop does not have a digital video output port or a card reader.

Machine weight: 2.5 kg.

Reference price: USD 1,350.

5. Lenovo ThinkPad X300 (13.3 inches)

The Lenovo ThinkPad X300 has an integrated optical drive and full of useful features. Photo: gizmodo .

Although it debuted later, it brought the mission to compete with Apple's MacBook Air, but immediately the Lenovo ThinkPad X300 received unremitting praise for its abundance of powerful features and operability. The machine "broke off" the opponent to an integrated optical drive and the necessary connection. In addition, continuing the tradition of the ThinkPad business line, the X300 still offers maximum comfort for users when equipped with a full-size keyboard, full of regular large-sized keys, though The device has a screen of only 13.3 inches. However, the ThinkPad X300's appearance is also very attractive, with thinness and lightness that are inferior to MacBook Air.

Reference price in Vietnam: USD 3,179.

Machine weight: 1.3 kg.