ASUS recently released the Eee PC 1215P, a 12.1 inch laptop powered by a 1.66GHz dual-core Intel Atom N570 processor, that is available with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed in Italy.

Except for its larger dimensions and screen with 1366x768 maximum resolution the hardware specs are pretty standard for a current Eee PC. The 1215P comes with a 0.3 megapixel webcam, an SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC card reader, 3 USB 2.0 ports, VGA port, Ethernet port, wireless networking (802.11b/g/n standard) and a six-cell lithium-ion battery for up to 8 hours' battery life. Bluetooth 3.0 is optional.

While only variants of Windows 7 are mentioned on ASUS' product page the Ubuntu certified Eee PC 1215P is also available with Ubuntu Linux in Europe, where it is offered by the Italian retailer Monclick.

Thanks to Marco Angione from notebookitalia.it for sending this in.