Newegg.com has the SONY VAIO TouchScreen Windows 8 13" Laptop on sale for $599.99, save $200.  Free 2 Day shipping. The lowest price for a Windows 8 touchscreen ultrabook notebook with a faster hybrid drive. $799 in most places.

Design - Optimal Use

A sleek 0.75" thin, 3.77lb light notebook that is designed for people on the go. This Sony Touchscreen Ultrabook is good for office applications, web, social media, and most other general applications. Look for larger screen if you plan to keep a notebook more stationary. Gamers should look for a gaming notebook with a faster processor and discrete graphics chip. Hybrid drive speeds up startup and general system operation.

Key Attributes

Unlike most other Ultrabooks, this one has a touchscreen.  Other note worthy features:

• 13.3" touchscreen
• Rated for 5 1/2hr battery life, you'll probably get a little less
• 3rd generation Intel processor for decent performance
• 32GB SSD to speed boot and system performance
• Webcam
• Windows 8 - Brand new and included
• 1 year warranty

Specifications:

• Intel Core i3-3217U processor 1.8Ghz
• 4GB RAM
• 500GB HD with 32GB mSATA SSD
• Widescreen 13.3" HD Display 1366x768
• 6 cell battery
• Bluetooth and 802.11N Wireless