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Acer prez: We’ll sell 5+ million netbooks this year

04/23/2008 at 7:15 AM by Brad Linder 5 Comments

Acer hasn’t even launched their expected low-cost mini-notebook yet, but Acer president Gianfranco Lanci tells IDG News that he expects the company to sell between 5 and 7 million netbooks (Intel’s word for liliputers) this year. The company is expected to launch a sub-$300 laptop with an 8.9 inch display at Computex in June.

What I find interesting is that Lanci thinks netbook sales will cannibalize desktop sales a bit, but not laptop sales. Honestly, I think the opposite is possible. Part of the reason I bought a laptop in the first place was that I was tired of being chained to my desk. But I’ve never been thrilled with the sacrifices you need to make to work on a laptop. They’re less expandable than desktop computers, and parts are more expensive so you wind up paying a lot of money to get the same processor performance and storage capacity you’d get from a much cheaper desktop computer.

If I could have a cheap desktop in my office and a low-cost notebook I could take with me anywhere, that could be enough to make me happy. I’m not sure I’d need three computers: A desktop, a laptop, and a netbook. I mean, I’m a big nerd so I’d probably have at least those three anyway. But I’m not sure I’d need them all.

On the other hand, consumer laptop sales are starting to surpass desktop sales. So maybe it’s not too much of a stretch to say that netbooks won’t affect traditional laptop sales, because growth in that area is already so strong. Netbook sales could just help turn the 2 computer household into a different kind of 2 computer household. You have your full fledged laptop which you leave on your desk, but which you can move around the house when you need to. And you’ve got your low-cost, light-weight computer which you can throw in a bag and carry with you wherever you go without breaking your back or the bank.

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You should look at logmein as it is a free control-your-computer app. The remote computer only needs a browser. So you could control your power, cheap desktop with your eeepc/mini note… though the small screen would me resizing or scrolling around a large desktop screen. But it might help you drop to a 2 computer home wo/ losing you’re nerd-iness. 🙂

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I tested this camera for a client. I didn’t have the light running for more than 15 minutes. The battery lasted approximately 6 hours before recharging. The LCD, however, had a few dead pixels – never saw this before. Tried returning for exchange and had to put up quite a fight. Anyone else seen this? http://www.batteryfast.co.uk

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I think netbooks will be very popular for parents to buy for kids. It’s becoming more usual for kids to have their own computers but I think they are currently considered too expensive for kids to own (and break) whereas netbooks are cheap enough and still be useful for kids to have (and take to school).

Having owned Acer laptops I’m very keen to see what they come up with, their current laptops look a bit Fisher Price, hopefully they will go back to some cool designs again. As usual they have HP to match but beat on price.

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