Image Gallery: Apple MacBook Air vs. Lenovo X300 vs. Toshiba Portege R500

Editor's note: This image gallery accompanies our story Ultrathin showdown: Apple MacBook Air vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X300 vs. Toshiba Portege R500. Click through to that story for the full review.

Apple's MacBook Air has garnered a lot of publicity since its introduction in February, largely because of how thin it is. At its narrowest point, it's a scant .76 inches thick.

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Image Gallery: Apple MacBook Air vs. Lenovo X300 vs. Toshiba Portege R500

The new thin laptops may look great, but how usable are they? Here's what we found when we ran the MacBook Air, Lenovo X300 and the latest Toshiba Portege R500 through a professional usability lab.

Image Gallery: Apple MacBook Air vs. Lenovo X300 vs. Toshiba Portege R500

The new thin laptops may look great, but how usable are they? Here's what we found when we ran the MacBook Air, Lenovo X300 and the latest Toshiba Portege R500 through a professional usability lab.

Image Gallery: Apple MacBook Air vs. Lenovo X300 vs. Toshiba Portege R500

The new thin laptops may look great, but how usable are they? Here's what we found when we ran the MacBook Air, Lenovo X300 and the latest Toshiba Portege R500 through a professional usability lab.

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