Looking for laptop/ultrabook (details inside)

[Labarr]

I am looking for a laptop/ultrabook that I can bring to school and perform small tasks on. (Really hate bringing my beefy HP laptop.. that also sucks the battery dry in abour 1.5 hours)

 

Tasks I will be doing:

VirtualBox/VMWare Linux install (Labs for college class)

Microsoft Office

Typical Internet browsing

Hooking up to routers/switches.(Will require an Ethernet port)

 

 

Things I am looking for:

-13-15 inch screen

-Decent battery life

-Atleast 8GB RAM

-Intel i5 or better

-Network port

Things that are not important:

-Do not need dedicated graphics

-Any HDD/SSD (I have my old Samsung 840 SSD I can throw in)

 

Price: Cheaper the better, but I am not really sure yet. Never really looked at these types of laptops before

[Ham]

Have you looked into a Microsoft Surface yet? That would be my first suggestion. Super light and portable with the power of a great laptop. If the cost of a Pro 4 is too much, you could find used Surface 2 or 3s that will probably still give you what you need in terms of performance.