The Best Ultralight Laptops

We lab-tested 3-pound laptops to find which one gives you the most machine in an ultralight package. Our top pick? Let's just say there's no Air apparent.

Darren Gladstone, PC World

Ultralight Laptops

The ultralight laptops in our roundup compete with Apple's MacBook Air (in dimensions, if not in style). While we admire the MacBook Air's form and the engineering achievement it presents, it isn't the only worthy ultralight laptop, and it may not be the most practical. In our tests it earned poor scores for performance and features.

Photograph: Marc Simon