With a 14.1-inch HD (1366-by-768) glossy LED backlit display, the PC also offers HD stereo speakers, Bluetooth, 802.11 B/G/N WiFi, a multigesture touchpad, a 1.3-megapixel HD webcam, and a 3-in-1 card reader with SD/MMC/MS support.

An i3-3217U 1.8GHz processor is included, or for $49 users can upgrade to an i5-3317U. For memory 4GB of DDR3-1333 memory is included, as is a 32GB mSATA SSD.

Weighing some 3.5 pounds, the UltraLap 430 is available with a choice of Linux operating systems, including 12.04 LTS as well as , , , and others. Pricing starts at $899.

A 'Vote' for Linux

Of course, at that price, the UltraLap 430 certainly isn't at the low end of the .