New ASUS Leather collection Notebooks

Asus just went official with VX1 "Golden Edition" which is packed with a 15.2-inch SXGA+ (1400x1050) display you'll find up to 2GB of DDR2 memory, a dual-layer DVD burner, 3.7-hour battery and an ExpressCard/54 slot among a wide range on in/outs with a 2.16GHz Core 2 Duo proc and 128MB nVidia GeForce Go 7400 VX graphic card.

Also announced is the 11.1-inch WXGA (1366×768) S6F which is dressed in a fine leather suit. It opts for a 1.66GHz L2400 Core 2 Duo processor and up to 1.5GB of DDR memory and 100GB disk, Intel 945GM Express graphics, a dual-layer DVD burner, ExpressCard/54 slot, and even a webcam in the bezel like any good laptop should these days.

They will hit Japans market with the little S6F set to demand ¥279,800 (about $2,387) on up to a preposterous ¥389,000 (about $3,318) for the VX1.