Asus released its latest 12.5-inch B23E business oriented notebook.

The Asus B23E business notebook (ASUSPRO B Series) is equipped with Intel’s latest Core i3 /i5 / i7 Sandy Bridge processors ( i7-2640M, i5-2540M, i5-2450M, i3-2350M, i3-2330M), Intel QM67 Express Chipset and integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000. It comes with a 12.5-inch HD (1366×768) LED backlit anti-glare display with 16:9 aspect ratio.

The machine also has up to 8GB of DDR3 1333MHz memory, up to 750GB (5400rpm/ 7200rpm) hard drive, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth V3.0, 2MP webcam, a USB 3.0, a USB 2.0, HDMI, E-SATA (USB 2.0 Combo port) and a 5 -in-1 card reader.

The Asus B23E is loaded with up to Windows 7 Ultimate OS, it weighs 1.55 kg and comes by default with a 3-cells 4400 mAh battery.

The machine is packed with security features as fingerprint reader, LoJack, BIOS booting pass protection, hard drive password protection, Intel’s Anti-theft technology, and is offered optionally with a TPM (Trusted Platform Module).

The Asus B23E (B23E-XH71) business notebook is now available for preorder at amazon.com for $997.94 USD.