Best ultrabook for less than $900

[flamefire999]

I'm in the market for an ultrabook. I want it to be 14" or less with a 1080p screen. It also needs at least a 9 hour battery and be light. I also need a nice keyboard with an OK touchpad. This will be for school, taking on vacation (my family drives everywhere and we drive at least 12 hrs each day) and for a light gaming machine for friends (LoL, Minecraft or GMod).

I was looking at the Dell XPS 13 with infinity display (this one: http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Dell-XPS-13-9343-Signature-Edition-Laptop/productID.312471000) but I don't know how well it would play games. Also LinusTechTips said that the keyboard has some obvious give but I don't know how hard he had to press down to get it to flex. I type pretty lightly (by that I mean I don't slam the keys down) so I don't know if it will flex for me.

I also saw the Macbook Air 11" base version. It's the same price as the XPS 13 with almost the exact same specs. The thing that concerns me is the screen. I don't know if the updated Macbook Air has a screen upgrade but the previous model had a 1366x768. It's also has just a 9hr battery compared to the 15hr battery of the XPS 13.

This final laptop is different for me. It's a 2-in-1 and I still have mixed feelings about it. It's the Dell Inspiron 13 7000 (http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/productID.313300900?VID=313359900&srccode=cii_17588969&cpncode=45-39264484-2&WT.mc_id=US_datafeed_Google) and it's only $750. It's a bit chunkier than the other 2, doesn't have an SSD, and only has a 8hr battery. On the other hand it turns into a tablet (sort of), has 8gb of RAM instead of 4, has a broadwell CPU (like the others), has a 1080p screen and has a stylus.

I know this was a lot so thanks for making it this far. I want to get this before spring break (my current laptop is having problems opening up Chrome so... yeah... I need an upgrade) and I wouldn't mind ordering from other sites, but the Microsoft Store has the same prices as most other places. Btw, most of the time I'll be using a mouse, but when I'm in the car I have to use the trackpad.

 

[6poolevrygame]

look into the hp spectre x360 13, the base model has an i5 and 4gb ram it has touch the xps 13 does not unless you opt for the 1300$ model. and a hybrid flippable design, and it has a better keyboard. Battery life good, and it has the same amount of ssd storage as the dell xps 13.

http://store.hp.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/us/en/mdp/Laptops/spectre-x360-211501--1#!&TabName=features

The dell will be better for traveling though, if you do a lot of it as its smaller.

As for the air, it is smaller and lighter but you trade off screen resolution. companies are also always way to optimistic about advertised battery life.