Gigabyte U2442 Extreme Ultrabook Announced
The new Gigabyte U2442F Ultrabook is both sleek in appearance and powerful in performance.
The recently announced Gigabyte U2442F Ultrabook features a 14" 1600x900 display and Nvidia Optimus graphics that pair the onboard Intel HD 4000 graphics with a Nvidia GeForce GT 650M. As is increasingly the norm with this generation of Ultrabooks, it is available with either an Intel Core i7-3517U (1.9 GHz to 3.0 GHz) or a i7-3537U (2.0 GHz to 3.1 GHz) and 4 or 8 GB of DDR3 RAM.
The Ultrabook is also available with a variety of physical storage options including a single 128 or 256 GB SSD and a 128 GB SSD combined with a 750 GB or 1 TB mechanical drive. All configurations of the U2442F feature a "self-sensing" backlit keyboard, a 1.3 MP webcam and an assortment of I/O ports including 2 USB 3.0, HDMI and a SD card reader
The U2442F is installed with Windows 7 or Windows 8 Operating systems. For more information on availability and pricing visit the product page.

Agreed, but 1600x900 still looks great on a 14" screen. The PPI is pretty much the same as a 17" laptop with a 1080p display.
I really like the look of this laptop, I may have to purchase this.
It's graphics card. It has significantly more GPU then any other ultrabook on the market (that I'm aware of). Most ultrabooks just have the HD4000 and that's it
The 15" retina macbook pro is probably just as portable as this ultrabook. the rMBP is only 0.85" thick, and it's weight is around that of earlier gen 13" MBP's.
it is not a common chip but there are other books with it, heck there is an asus on newegg that for $2k has the 650m and includes a nexus 7 8gig tablet model ASUS UX51VZ-DH71
If I can buy this for like 1200 to 1400 for better feel, sleek look, I'd go for that. But I'd imagine it'll be priced around 1800 to 2000 for top spec.
1600x900... yeah, extremely low res for today's standards.
Because ppi is dependent on the screen resolution and it's size?
Also, for everyone saying it's not the only ultrabook with a 650M: yes, you're right. But other comparable devices seem to be in the ~$2000 range, whereas this is more around ~$1300.
The Zenbook U500 is 15.6" with a numeric keypad that I'll never use, making it too wide for my needs. It also doesn't have space for anything other than its 256GB SSD. I'm already running out of space on my current 300GB hard drive, so I don't want to downgrade on space. There's also the Macbook Pro, but as people have pointed out, it's heavier, bigger, and more expensive.
Anyway, those are my reasons for waiting for the u2442F, though I admit my patience is wearing thin (they first said it'd come out in late December)!