ASUS packs premium style into a mid-range Ultrabook that's very good, but you should get the one with the better quality display if you can.

It's an exciting time to be shopping for a mid-range laptop, with more good choice than ever before in the $500-$1,000 price bracket. Not only can you get something that looks like the most expensive, highest-end Ultrabooks, but in some cases, you can even get the same sort of specs you might once have been forced to pay over the odds for.