Ultrabooks are a wonderful improvement
Recently at BestBuy I saw a Toshiba - Port??g?? Ultrabook Laptop / Intel?? Core??? i3 Processor / 13.3" Display / 4GB Memory - Silver. It looked great and the light weight, solid-state design will be very nice for easily transporting it around. It was listed at around $800+ dollars. I hope good durability is built into these models because almost any failure means replacing the system, or at least the entire motherboard.
I am looking forward to viewing competitive models as they come out.