>Yes. This is an Ideapad. 17" screen, 1gb vidram. The Windows tell me the slowest part of the system is the HD so I am hoping the SSD will help.

It is that when you bought it, the newer models were not available?

Yes, SSD should be better. Standard is now at 256 GB and I am looking at the 512 GB support but I might have to wait another month or two.

>I don't think the Ultrabook will have a DVD bay so a second hard drive there might not be possible ( though I don't know - have never actually seen a Lenovo Ultrabook)

Going external should provide all the missing functionalities such as increasing disk space, DVD and such.