The best ultra-thin laptops

Ultra-thin laptops (ultrathin) increase user mobility but cost less than traditional ultraportable laptops thanks to power-saving chips. Of course, this laptop doesn't have an integrated optical drive to lose weight.

Here are the best ultra-thin laptops on the market today.

1. Acer Ferrari One (Athlon X2 L310 Processor 1.2GHz, 2GB RAM)

Acer's Netbook-style netbook uses AMD dual-core 1.2GHz Athlon X2 L310 processor with ATI Radeon 3200 graphics card. Ferrari One is slim, light but superior in performance. Other netbooks use Intel's Atom processor.

Ferrari One has an 11.6-inch screen, supports Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth and 6-cell battery usage.

2. Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TG (Core 2 Duo SU9400 Processor 1.4GHz, 4GB RAM)

Aspire Acer's Timeline series launched in mid-2009 has completely changed the mobile computing industry. Equipped with super-electric microprocessor with cheaper price, Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TG is both light and slender and also affordable.

Timeline 3810TG is also equipped with ATI Mobility Radeon video chip and unfortunately the machine has no integrated optical drive.

3. Asus UL30 (Core 2 Solo ULV SU3500 Processor 1.4GHz, 2GB RAM)

The impressive battery life thanks to the power-saving microprocessor, affordable price and slim design are the obvious advantages of Asus UL30. In addition, this laptop is also equipped with discrete graphics card.

However, the trackpad touchpad is not sensitive.

4. HP Envy 13 (Core 2 Duo SU9600 Processor 1.6GHz, 2GB RAM)

Modern design with sleek aluminum shell, submerged patterns increase the elegance of HP Envy 13. Considered a competitor to the MacBook Pro, the Envy 13 has a crisp mirror screen, spacious trackpad.

However, the HP Envy 13 is quite expensive (the lowest is $ 1,699), the design is quite heavy and the keyboard has no backlit lights.

5. Lenovo IdeaPad U350 (Core 2 Duo 1.4GHz processor SU9400; 2GB RAM)

The U350 is slim, light and supports many powerful features. However, the laptop is only equipped with CULV processor with a modest speed of 1.4GHz and poor battery life