So Gizmodo listed this laptop's less-powerful cousin, the UL30A as a "best Windows laptop under $700": http://gizmodo.com/5421823/the-best-windows-laptop... In the under $1000 category only the Dell Studio 14z is listed, I'm surprised this one isn't. It's the identical build to the UL30A but with switchable graphics (to a discrete Nvidia G210M) and a 33% overclocked CULV processor (up to 1.7Ghz from 1.3 Ghz). It does have a slighly smaller battery, but it... Read more →

On the Amazon message boards (http://www.amazon.com/UL30vt/forum/Fx1978M98LGJ2G... an Asus rep said the following (11/17/09): "Right now it looks like the UL30VT should start shipping from Amazon.com by 12/5. Hope to have it up on the Amazon site for pre-sale by the end of this week. "The color will be black. The Asus Global website states that certain products... Read more →