• Best Ultraportable
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• Best Thin-and-Light
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• Best Performance
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• Best Fashion Notebook
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Sony VAIO VGN-TZ17GN

The good: Great screen; optical drive; fantastic battery life; strong features for a portable; ExpressCard/34 slot.

The bad: Feels fragile; no native digital video out; bland design.

The bottom line: The Sony VAIO VGN-TZ17GN is more fragile than we'd like, especially at S$3,699 but the feature set is quite impressive for an ultraportable.

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Toshiba Portege R500

First take

The Portege R500 is Toshiba's newest premium notebook for the business crowd. Just how premium is it? Well, with a list price of S$3,999 (US$2,676.17), this puts the R500 out of reach for all but the highest executive. However, for a dual-core 12.1-inch ultraportable complete with integrated optical drive, there are few which can compete in its class. The Sony VAIO G series may be slightly more affordable at S$3,799 (US$2,542.33), but it has only a Core Solo processor. The HP Compaq 2510p comes closer with a Core 2 Duo chipset, but isn't as slim or light. Protected with Toshiba's EasyGuard features and possessing long battery life, the Portege R500 is great for frequent travelers.
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Fujitsu LifeBook U1010

First take

The first generation of UMPCs were more technological showcases than consumer-ready products. High prices and poor battery life simply did not justify replacing a full-sized ultraportable with a pint-sized device, regardless of the fact that the latter could run a full-fledged operating system. This changed when the Kohjisha SA1F00 was introduced at a very attractive price point of just over S$1,000 (US$669.21) with 5-hour battery life to boot. ...

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