'Super light' laptop surface

Although the stylish design of Apple MacBook Air is admirable, remember that it is not the only ultra-light laptop in the market today.

Even in the eyes of experts, the Macbook Air is also disparaged by both poor performance and features. Here are 5 names you should think of before MacBook Air, according to PCWorld poll.

1. Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Laptop

Score: 77

Rating: Good

Overall assessment : The ThinkPad X300 may not have the ultra-slim, sleek fashion like the MacBook Air, but its structure is very reasonable, solid and meets all the requirements of an entrepreneur to go public. piercing.

The keyboard is very convenient with wide, flat keys, reasonable layout, not finger puzzle. The arrow keys and the touchpad controls are very sensitive.

With a dual-core Intel Core 2 Duo L7100 processor with 1.2GHz speed and 2GB RAM, the X300 has been rated by PCWorld for 64 performance points (on a 100-point scale).

If you're crazy about style, you can choose MacBook Air. But if you think more realistic about both features and functions and economic efficiency, the X300 will outperform Air in every way.

2) Asus U2E Laptop

Score: 74

Rating: Good

Overall rating : With a "genuine" leather-covered exterior, Asus's U2E laptop gives you an absolute "luxury and luxury" feel. In some ways, this factor is even cooler than Apple's MacBook Air.

U2E weighs only 1.3kg but still has a beautiful wide-angle screen of 1366 x 768 pixels. Like Sony's Vaio VGN0 TZ295 laptop, the Asus U2E screen is particularly easy to see in narrow spaces, although it is not equipped with LED backlight technology.

In terms of performance, it's quite unfortunate that U2E only achieved 53/100 points. Its speed is quite slow compared to a laptop in general - so users who are strict about features and technology may not be very satisfied. You can connect the Asus U2E to a high-definition TV via HDMI.

In short, Asus A2E is beautiful, fashionable, good battery life, luxurious and very attractive, but not really impressive in terms of efficiency and configuration.

3) Toshiba Portege R500 Laptop

Score: 73

Rating: Good

General assessment : You can easily "split" the screen of the Portege 500 with your bare hands, due to its "thin as a leaf" thickness. But according to Toshiba, the durability of this model is "unbeatable".

However, the R500's "engine" is not very impressive. The 1.2GHz Core 2 Duo U7500 dual-core processor only achieved 49 points on PCWorld's test. In return, the device has a good battery life, nearly 6 hours of continuous operation.

All you can expect from an ultraportable laptop is equipped by Toshiba for the R500. You even get a classic analog volume control button!

The R500 is equipped with an Ethernet port but only one USB port. Fingerprint reader will ensure personal data in the machine does not easily leak out.

4. Sony VAIO VGN-TZ295N

Score: 73

Rating: Good

Overall assessment : Sony Vaio's design team deserves a great reward. They always produce cool and cool products like MacBook Air, only "Apple" does excellent marketing.

If the Mac's believers could fit the Air into an A4-sized envelope, at least, the VGN-TZ295N could easily make you mistake with a hard cover notebook.

The weight of the device is only 1.5 kg, but you still get an 11-inch screen, using LED backlighting and reaching a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels.

This is the brightest screen, the sharpest of the ultraportable laptops that PCWorld compared this round.

In terms of performance, Sony Vaio closely chases Lenovo X300 with a score of 58/100. Battery life is also quite impressive with nearly 6.5 hours of continuous running.

Its downside is that the keys are a bit small, not very convenient for editing long documents.

Conclusion : Beautiful design, screen "rarely difficult to find" but expensive.

5) Fujitsu LifeBook P8010

Score: 72

Rating: Good

Overall assessment : The LifeBook P8010 has a genuine "work" laptop appearance. It lacks the charm or fashion of MacBook Air or Sony Vaio VGN - TZ295N. It's not as luxurious or luxurious as the Asus U2E.

But in return, with a weight of 1.3 kg, the P8010 is among the lightest laptops.

The Intel Core 2 Duo SL7100 dual-core processor clocked at 1.2 GHz only achieved a 50/100 score and was 22% slower than a regular laptop.

Besides, 1GB RAM also makes many users disappointed. However, if you give up about $ 120 more, the manufacturer will upgrade you to 4GB RAM.

With this capacity, the Lifebook P8010 is comfortable running Vista without having to be "shy" to performance.

Another weakness is its low battery life: only 3.5 hours. The screen is 12.1 inches wide but the resolution is quite modest (1280 x 800 pixels), not comparable to the Macbook Air or Sony VGN-TZN295N.

The P8010 is equipped with plenty of ports and memory card slots, but it lacks HDMI and Express Card slots.