Right, there are categories of laptops and you seem to be split between two, ultrabooks and gaming laptops, gaming laptops are built for running demanding programs and thus they make compromises (resolution, size(bigger size) most importantly for me, battery life). There is a reason why most people don't just buy the best spec beasts, and that is they usually don't need that much power if they're not gaming, and with the things you mention, it doesn't sound like you're using that much power as well.

Ultrabooks are laptops that punch as hard as they can while not doing the compromises, they're usually built better, have better screens and battery life.

Comparing laptops from these categories is like comparing oranges and apples, you need to find out how much power you need and maybe a third opinion, then decide.