Finally, someone did a windows laptop right

A few months ago I lamented that Windows laptops were never going to catch up with Apple laptops.  The main feature I thought they would never be able to figure out in Windows 7 was "instant on" - the ability to open the lid of the laptop and instantly be ready to go to work.

Well, someone finally did it.  A new class of "Wintel" notebooks called "Ultrabooks" have just hit the market.  They boast fast solid state drives, a mere 2.2 lbs heavy, no unnecessary DVD drive, high res displays, and best of all INSTANT ON.  You can open the lid and be working one second later.

The current champion is the Asus UX31, and it is a dream.  Way to go Asus, way to keep open hardware and open architecture alive!