Like most ultra-portable notebooks, the U6S features a 12.1-inch widescreen LED backlit display that is incredibly thin and helps keep the system’s weight down to a respectable 3.5lbs. It’s a Centrino machine to boot, featuring a 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM and Intel’s latest 965 chipset, which notably features support for 802.11a, b, g, and the new n wireless networking standard.

Furthermore, the machine comes with Vista Business and includes several Asus utilities designed to offer enhanced security – a must-have for any working professional’s laptop. In addition to a biometric fingerprint scanner, which can log you into Windows as well as remember website passwords, it also cleverly includes facial recognition technology that lets you sign right into the system as well.

Despite the unit’s small size, we’re further pleased to report that Asus has included a lot of expansion options, including four USB 2.0 ports, an HDMI port, an 8-in-1 card reader, headphone and mic jacks, an ExpressCard port and an optical drive. It also includes a VGA (640x480) webcam that includes a number of customization options as well as sound-recording and video-recording capabilities.

Unlike most buttoned-down business notebooks, it’s additionally safe to say that the U6S has quite a bit of flair, including leather palm rests, chrome accents and shiny silver trim around the base that compliments its silver keyboard. (Asus humorously describes the aesthetic as, “luxurious digital fashion for on the go [sic] metropolitan.”) Worth bearing in mind as well: The “S” model we received for evaluation features what Asus calls a “mocha” color, but you can purchase models in white as well – referred to as the U6E.