Sony keeps producing geeky but stylish products like the VAIO VGN-TZ295N laptop. It may be not as slim as the MacBook Air but it will let you watch DVDs without an external drive. It weighs 2.6 pounds (3.2 pounds with an AC adapter) and comes with an 11.1-inch, 1366-by-768-pixel display that uses LED backlighting technology, giving it one of the sharpest, brightest screens for an ultra-portable laptop. It has long battery life, which can hold out for nearly 6.5 hours. The keyboard uses a cut-out design with space between the keys, but are small, making them difficult to type on.