THE SLENDER ASSASSIN: APPLE MACBOOK AIR 11-INCH

    The, dare we say it, seminal 11.6-inch Air offers everything an ultrabook does, but with Apple's OS X magic sprinkled on top. The 1.1kg aluminium unibody design hasn't changed since 2010, but that's not necessarily a bad thing, while the screen still out punches the competition, and the Core i5 chip and speedy 128GB SSD keep OS X Mountain Lion running more like a cheetah. Battery life is also impressive — 238 minutes — for its size.
    The MacBook Air has a better class of competition now, but creative types looking for the ultimate in portability will still find it hard to beat.

The best design and the most fluid experience

£929, APPLE.COM/UK