Save $500 dollars by switching an SSD?

[koon921]

Ultrabooks with SSD's are extremely tempting though, the price is just ridiculous.

I see that they are fast (soley due to SSD's) but if you see hard enough the actual components aren't any better than

regular laptops.

So in the case of Samsung laptops. I found these two.

Regular laptop >>>>>>>>>>>>Ultrabook
Samsung Series 7 NP700Z5A-S09US and Samsung Series 9 900X4B
8gb memory >>>>>>>>>>>>8gb memory
15.6" screen >>>>>>>>>>>>15" screen
1600x900 >>>>>>>>>>>>1600x900
Core i5 2450M >>>>>>>>>>>>Core i5 2467M
500 HDD >>>>>>>>>>>>126 SSD
AMD Radeon 6750m (beast) intel GPU
8 cell li ion >>>>>>>>>>>>8 cell li ion
$800 >>>>>>>>>>>> $1300

So from these comparisons, I found out that the ultrabook is just a rip off only with an amazing design.

Tigerdirect tech support said I could install an SSD into the series 7 laptop without a problem.
But is it true? If I actually bought the series 7 and switched the HD, will I get the full benefits of the SSD?
Am I gonna need a BIOS update to optimize the SSD? Confused.

Also, before I do this if there is anything I should know, please tell me.

Help me out.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

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