Since I last posted about Asus' upcoming U1 ultraportable I have been dying to get some more news about it. Despite a number of stories talking about a March release there has not been much US press the product, but a lot of people are eagerly awaiting its arrival.

The best sources of information so far are:

• Cnet UK review ... "The keyboard itself is covered in glitter" "3D gaming performance is a joke" "failed to run our PCMark 2005 and MobileMark battery tests"... 8.3/10
• PCpro UK review ... "the Dell Latitude D420 is faster and has a larger screen" "comes very close to tripping up the Sony VAIO VGN-TX3X"
• MSN Tech UK review
• Engadget gallery
• * Trusted Reviews

Techpowerup has a post straight from Cebit 2007 where they are reporting as seeing a U1F in pink, but they labeled the processor as a Core 2 Duo U2400 (it's a Core Duo) so there may have been some miscommunicatin there. They still have a lot of great pictures so it is worth stopping by. When searching for information make sure to search for the U1F as well. I am not sure why there is a distinction, it probably called something different in each market.

On their site Asus has a few facts, but nothing we did not already know. In addition to the LED-backlit display the highlights include:

-Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology - Intel Core Duo Processor U2400 - Mobile Intel945GM Express Chipset - Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection - Genuine Windows Vista- Genuine Home Premium - DDRII 667MHz - 11.1" WXGA LED backlight with Color Shine - ASUS Video Intelligence Technology - 40/60/80 GB HDD - External Blu-Ray/DVD Super Multi DL/Combo(optional) - Built-in 0.3 mega-pixel webcam - Fingerprint scanner & TPM (Trusted Platform Module) - 10/100/1000, 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth V2.0+EDR+A2DP - 4x USB 2.0, 1x IEEE 1394, 1x VGA, 1x New Card, 1x 5V DC-out, 1x USB Portbar (optional) - 27.5x19x1.79-2.9cm, 1kg (with 3-cell battery)

Stay tuned for more news. I am waiting to hear back from Asus about the product availability...