Netbooks may not be selling like hotcakes anymore, but it looks like the netbook effect has taken a toll on long-term laptop prices. Laptop Magazine reports that the average price of a notebook computer in March, 2012 was $507, or just a few bucks more than the price of an iPad. That figure comes from new data from market research…
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Ultrabooks are a new class of thin and light laptops which feature Intel processors, solid state disks, and other premium features including fast boot and resume-from-sleep speeds. If you’re wondering why they need Intel chips, it’s because Intel coined the word “ultrabook” and has trademarked the heck out of it. But Intel doesn’t have a monopoly on ultraportable laptops, and…
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Ultrabooks are thin and light portable computers with solid state disks and the latest Intel processors. Right now they’re premium laptops with prices ranging from $899 to nearly $1500. But Intel is hoping that within the next year or two ultrabooks could account for as much as 40 percent of all laptop sales — and for that to happen, the…
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Though they’ve only been available for purchase since June, Samsung has already decided to drop the price of its Series 5 Chromebooks. The Wi-Fi only version is now $30 less at Amazon.com, priced at $399. The 3G version is now only $449 — down from its original $499. Acer’s Chromebook offerings remain cheaper at $349 and $429 for the Wi-Fi…
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Asus will soon offer an updated version of the Eee PC 1215B notebook with a 1.65 GHz AMD E-450 processor. Right now the 12.1 inch notebook is available with either a 1.6 GHz AMD E-350 chip or lower power AMD C-30 or C-50 processors. AMD hasn’t yet officially launched the new E-450 processor, but it’s expected to hit the market…
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