[H]ard look at entry level ultrabooks

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I respect my fellow [H]'ers comments and perspectives so I'm here for some advice!

Need to replace my Consulting laptop. I do have a 13" MBA for personal use, but this repalcement machine is strictly for VPN'ing into side work stuff and Windows specific tasks. Currently I have an older Dell Latitude E6500. It's old, battery is crapping out, heavy as hell, and I'd like to replace before the harddrive dies.

Requirements for new machine:
Looking for something light (under 5 lbs) and portable.
Minimum specs:
13.3-14" screen.
Proc: core i5
RAM: 6+
HDD: SSD if possble (256 minimum)
Higher resolution screen if possible.

I don't care for a touchscreen, but if needs be, I'm ok with that.

Tasks would include basic work stuff. Word/Excel, browsing / email troubleshooting.
On the off chance I get free time, I wouldn't mind some light games to play: DOTA2, CS, StarCraft 2 maybe at medium settings. Nothing intensive by any means.

Price point would be $1k or less. I know that might take the majority of the Ultrabooks out, but I did find a few Asus machines possibly worth looking at.
 
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Be more specific in terms of size, weight and screen size.

What Asus ones were you actually looking at?
 
Just so you're aware the x20m graphics cards are not high performers and not significantly better than the Intel IGP.

If I were looking for cheaper Ultrabook type laptop for gaming I'd wait and see if they refresh and offer the Acer v7-482pg with the GTX 850m and a cheaper i5 version in the US.
 
Lenovo's Yoga line can be had for that price. There are even some Thinkpad Yogas on their outlet.

I have an Ivy Bridge IdeaPad Yoga that has been fairly nice.

HP's ProBook line isn't bad, nor is Dell's Latitude ultrabook line.
 
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