The Asus UL20FT thin and light laptop has started shipping. The UL20FT is a 12.1 inch laptop powered by a 1.2GHz Intel Core i3-330UM processor. It runs Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Other specifications include 2GB of memory, a 320GB hard drive and a 6-cell battery rated at 47Whr.

The UL20FT is basically an update to the UL20A. The main difference between the two models is that while the UL20A has a 1.3GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 processor, the UL20FT ships with a next generation Core i series processor. Another difference is in the pricing. The Asus UL20A sells for about $540, whereas the UL20FT is priced at $630.

The folks at Notebook Review recently reviewed the notebook and were pretty impressed with its performance. In most tests, the laptop performed better than other thin and light laptops in the market.
The UL20FT doesn’t have a discrete graphics option. While the integrated graphics can handle HD video, it won’t be very helpful in hard core gaming.

The Asus UL20FT thin and light notebook will start shipping in August. Excaliber PC has started taking pre-orders for a model called Asus UL20FT-A1. It is going for $579.

The Asus UL20FT is a 12.1 inch notebook with a 1366 x 768 pixel display. It is the successor to the UL20A. Both notebooks ship with 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive and Windows 7 Home Premium. But while the UL20A has an Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 CULV processor, the UL20FT features the 1.2GHz Core i3-330UM with Turbo Boost technology.

The notebook also has 3 USB ports, headphone and mic jacks, a 0.3 megapixel webcam, a 5-in-1 card reader, Gigabit Ethernet and WiFi 802.11b/g/n WiFi. It weighs 3.3 pounds with the 6-cell, 4400mAh battery.