Introducing the World’s first ever Linux Ultrabook, the Ultralap 430

So you are shopping around for an Ultrabook when it hits you that there really are no decent machines on the market running a Linux distro out of the box. Logic dictates then that you buy a Windows machine, install a new OS on it, and live happily ever after dual-booting two different however practical operating systems. The question is, why has nobody released a Linux Ultrabook yet which runs an open-source distro out of the box?

Introducing the ZaReason Ultralap 430, the first ever Linux powered Ultrabook, which has some decent hardware behind it and something rather unique; ZaReason will install any open-source operating system you like on it. That means that (as taken from the official ZaReason website) Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Kubuntu 12.04 LTS, Edubuntu 12.04 LTS, Debian 6, Linux Mint 13, Fedora 17 or any other open-source distro can be installed on your machine, seemingly bringing an end to one of the fun parts of developing and running custom computers; installing a new OS on a brand new machine.

Keeping in line with current Intel hardware requirements for current 2012 generation Ultrabooks, the Ultralap 430 runs Intel Core Ivy Bridge processors (Core i3 as standard, can be upgraded to Core i5) and rocks two USB 3.0 ports. Other features include a 3.5mm headphone socket, a Kensington lock port, a HDMI port and a 3-in-1 card reader, supporting SD, MMC and MS.

Overall the ZaReason Ultralap looks like a very decent machine, and a tempting purchase all round. Prices start at $899.00 in the US however expect that price to balloon if upgrading parts, of which RAM (standard 4GB) and processor (standard core i3) should be on your list of to-dos.