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The operating system will initially roll out on the M70T, M50V, M51T, F8Va, and F8Vr laptops, making them the first laptops on the market to feature the "rapid-start platform."

Splashtop, or Express Gate as Asus rebrands it, is a Linux operating system sporting Firefox and Skype that is stored in flash memory, granting users instant access to the internet and webmail without having to wait for a Windows or Linux operating system to load first.

Asus's relationship with DeviceVM, the company behind Splashtop, has been steadily growing since October, when it first licensed Splashtop for use on a single motherboard. Since then, it has incorporated Splashtop on its full range of P5Q motherboards, with a pledge to roll it out across its entire range - though there's no word on a timeframe.

DeviceVM says it is also working with other laptop manufacturers to license the technology.