Laptop buying advice

[cause]

Hey dudes,

Just looking for a new laptop for the next year of school, I've taken a look around and I see that ACER has some decent ultrabooks, (i5 [or is it i7] @ 1.7 GHz). My main question is, will I really notice the 1.7 Ghz processor being a significant drag on my browsing/research/microsoft officing?

My price range is about $800. Just looking for any opinions on a regular comp vs ultrabooks. (Also trying to keep my backpack weight down as I will be longboarding/skytraining/bussing everywhere).

OPINIONS ARE WELCOME, YES PLEASE POST DON'T JUST BROWSE BY.

[xtrapsp]

In my opinion Ultrabooks aren't really worth it... You want something practical rather than brand/looks. Especially if your doing sports. Go for something chunky :)

[Le Jingle]

Was this the acer you were looking at?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215392

If you are concerned about the processor I'd look towards something like:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834214873
(no ssd+hhd like the first link, but still decent afaik)

It's fun to look up this stuffs :>

[cause]

Thanks Le Jingle, that was the exact computer I was looking at. Hmm that is a great laptop to compare to, considering the ultrabook is 4.3 lbs vs that toshiba is 5.5 lbs. And ya I'm still kinda leaning towards the ultrabook but very noice suggestion.

[litoris]

You could always replace the HDD with an SSD to make it lighter.(that's what macbook air does) My dad has a 20 GB SSD in his laptop to boot from, and uses an external drive to download stuff.

[DeiJaiVui]

Try http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum/130 , some great advice there.