Good value in my Lenovo pick?

mooska

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I've been searching for a good laptop/2-in-1 tablet for school and coding between classes when I have time. The most I have planned is remoting into my desktop, coding, and the possibility of running a couple of server 2008/2012 VMs. I can always use VMs on my desktop and remote in with my laptop. This is what I am currently planning to buy before the night is over.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834313747

I like that it's well below $1k, large screen for coding/eyes, and has an i5 with 8GB RAM. I also like the ability to flip it back to just the screen. I eventually plan to replace the HDD with a SSD and changing the network card with one capable of 802.11ac.

Is there a better choice? Is this overkill?