The Microsoft Store has the Toshiba
Protege R705 for $699. I think it's great value for the specs.
I was going to get this laptop, before I found a
killer deal on the Sony Z. The laptop weighs a bit over 3 pounds, and has a build-in optical drive. It also features an Intel core i5 processor, HDMI output, 4gb of DDR3 RAM, and magnesium alloy casing.