Move Over Macbook Air. Here Come the Ultrabooks

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The first time I held an 11-inch Macbook Air laptop in my hands, I gasped: so light, so thin, so stylish, and yet powerful enough to do real work. Of course, the price tag--north of $1200 in the configuration most users would want--made me gasp as well. I ended up keeping my credit card in my wallet and vowed to wait for the inevitable Windows-based machine that would give the Air a run for its money. I'm still waiting, but maybe not much longer. Before the year is out, we'll be seeing a new class of powerful, ultrathin laptops called Ultrabooks. PCWorld's laptop blogger Melanie Pinola has the lowdown on these new machines ("Windows Laptops Redefined: Everything You Need to Know About Ultrabooks"), which are expected to cost less than $1000. Is there an Ultrabook in your future? 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