Name	Asus UX30
Processor	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor SU9400 : 1.4 GHz Intel® Core™ Solo Processor SU3500 : 1.4 GHz
Screen	13.3” HD (1366×768) Widescreen
RAM	Up to 4GB
HDD	250GB to 500GB
Optical Drive	None
Graphics	Intel® GMA X4500MHD
Network	10/100/1000 Ethernet 802.11 b/g/n

Linux Compatibility

Device	Compatibility	Comments
Processor	OK
Screen	OK
HDD	OK
Graphics	OK
Sound	OK	Realtek codec is needed (not sure)
Ethernet	OK	Needs driver atl1c and kernel >=2.6.31
Wireless	OK	Needs the staging rt3090 driver (present in 2.6.31-git6 at least)
Bluetooth	Not Tested
USB	OK
Card Reader	Not Tested
Webcam	OK	UVC drivers

Notes

I am currently installing Linux on the ASUS-UX30. My distribution is Gentoo Linux.

* Be sure to use kernel-2.6.31 or later else your ethernet card will NOT work!
* To get the wireless card working, you need the staging rt3090 driver. It will be in 2.6.32 and later versions of the kernel.

Summary

On the whole this laptop works perfectly with Linux - but you need a *very* recent kernel. Note that there is an embedded Linux OS shipped with this laptop (in the firmware), but I prefer to install my own distribution rather than use Asus one (that you cannot modify anyway).