It will be imported into the US by Dynamism with price TBA but "under $900", see everun. The claimed battery life is impressive, and the option to have both a 6GB SSD and a 60 GB HDD is a first in a UMPC - as is the offset keypad.

Although it comes with Windows XP it can probably be made to run under Linux. The primary issues for Linux would probably be the touch screen and the keypad. This is the kind of device that is crying out for an "official" Linux build, even if it was only available as a download from the Raon web site.