Alienware takes a nice step out of the high-power desktop world into the ultraportable market with the Sentia m3200

The ASUS has big application performance and a sleek physical appearance.

The lack of a built-in optical drive and the so-so keyboard mar this lightweight notebook; however, the price is reasonable for an ultraportable.

A strong, lightweight laptop, the Dell Inspiron 700m has a neat wide-aspect screen. All that mars the notebook is a slightly cramped keyboard, an annoying optical drive button and a short battery life.

Lightweight and fully equipped, the 1.8 kilogram W5A goes one step further than most ultraportables, coming with a swivel Webcam.

The Lenovo 3000 V100 is a good all round notebook that also happens to be fairly small.

If your business or studies require full functionality from your notebook while away from power and network connections then you can't go wrong with the X60. While it's expensive, it's still competitively priced in its class.

The first leather encased notebook on the market, the S6 also performs quite well.

An excellent choice for on-the-road business users, offering great performance and excellent battery life. Its size, weight and battery life make it very portable and it's got some style, too.

If you're looking for top comfort and full features in an ultraportable, you'll find them all in the XPS M1210.

A good ultraportable, the U5F offers excellent battery life and solid performance wrapped up in a stylish and attractive package.

The U3 offers HDMI and eSATA ports, integrated HSDPA and GPS and features a dual graphics setup. Whether or not you are willing to sacrifice an internal optical drive for these features will determine if this stylish ultraportable is for you.