Classy looks and light weight make for a fine ultraportable, but it’s got some tough competition.

Looks and feels good, but performance is more super Aguri than Scuderia.

Can’t decide between an Eee and a Wind? A Mini note or an Aspire One? Believe it or not, there’s a bunch of old school smaller laptops that may do the job for less money. We took a look at 7 old school ultraportables.

The Asus U6V simply can’t compete with the new breed of Centrino 2 ultraportables

Sony’s Z-Series is an ultraportable to aspire to, even if there are a couple of areas where it could improve.

Gorgeous, expensive and exasperating in equal measure, and yet still desirable despite its myriad faults

An incredibly light and practical notebook for frequent travellers, but not without its quirks.

This impressive ultraportable fills a narrow but significant niche between the MacBook Air and Lenovo X300

A genuine step forward for the laptop, with unbelievable capabilities for the price, plus an ultra-low weight.

You could fit four of these in the same dimensions of a gargantuan desktop replacement 'laptop'.

Reasonable performance, great features and good battery life all make this a decent business ultraportable. But Lenovo’s X60 is better.

Good features, good quality and good value - it’s also the fastest ultraportable we’ve seen.

While many ultraportable laptops, like the Toshiba R200 go all out to get size and weight to an absolute minimum, a great deal of usability is often sacrificed – the X505 is impractically small for constant daily usage while the R200 has limited battery sizes.

Lenovo’s diminutive business portable packs in high performance, great battery life and top build quality.

It’s gorgeous, but it can’t match Sony’s own Z-Series for sheer ultraportable excellence.

More storage and a bigger screen address the main issues that arose with the original, but the price has risen too.

Slim, good-looking and affordable – and you can even work outside in sunlight. Just note the niggles.

Beautifully designed with excellent battery life and generous features – but it’s expensive.

A great ultraportable, but stiff competition just keeps it from the A-List.