Help with Ultrabook!

Yup. Here you go. This list of laptops covers everything you need. Take a look and decide  

http://www.amazon.com/Zenbook-UX31E-DH52-13-3-Inch-Ultr...

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-S3-951-6646-13-3-Inch...

http://www.amazon.com/HP-Folio-13-1020US-13-3-Inch-Ultr...

http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/pdet.to?poid=200004...

http://www.dell.com/us/p/laptops.aspx?~ck=anav#!55846~0~14739528&facets=226291~0~14720664,52176~0~817060,55846~0~14739528&p=1

These are the best laptops in your price range. You should definitely be able to find of them that's just right for you. Look at all the links before deciding. Happy hunting  

How about the Lenovo 14" ThinkPad T430s?

It is not an Ultrabook, but it starts at 3.9lbs and is basically a full fledged laptop complete with a DVD drive Priced at $807 and it has a 1600x900 resolution screen. It can be configured with a 128GB SSD instead of the 320GB HDD for $220. An since it is not an Ultrabook it has a standard mobile Core i5-3210m CPU rather than the slower ULV Core i3 / i5 with lower clock speed to further reduce power consumption.

The DVD drive can be removed to save some additional weight. A battery (sold separately) can be inserted in place of the DVD drive for more battery life (and additional weight).

http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/Len...

Here's a review:

http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/lenovo-thinkpa...

Generally speaking the ThinkPad T series are pretty durable. My IBM ThinkPad T40 from 2003 still functions; except for the original battery. I replaced the original hard drive back in 2011; it works fine, but at 8 years old I didn't know how much life it still had in it. And I didn't want to find out by losing data.