Just a day after Asus introduced its new Zenbook ultraportable laptops, the first few models are available for purchase. The Zenbook line of laptops feature thin and light case designs, solid state storage, and software designed to offer long battery life and quick resume from standby. Intel calls these ultrabooks, but Asus uses the Zenbook […]
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Asus introduces the Zenbook ultraportable laptop line for $999 and up
Asus has introduced a new line of thin and light laptops which will go on sale October 12th for $999 and up. These are the Asus UX21 and Asus UX31 laptops the company first introduced in June, but Asus is giving the laptops a new name: Zenbook. The Asus Zenbook line will come in 5 […]
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Will Asus rebrand its ultrabooks as “Zenbooks?”
This summer Intel rolled out a new platform for thin and light computers called ultrabooks. Basically an ultrabook is a notebook that weighs less than 3 pounds, measures less than 0.8 inches thick, and costs less than $1000. Oh yeah, and since Intel came up with the idea, they pretty much have to have the […]
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Asus to launch UX series ultrabooks October 11th
An ultrabook is a thin and light laptop which weighs less than three pounds, measures less than 0.8 inches thick, and has a starting price of under $1000. Intel coined the term this summer and also wants ultrabooks to have solid state disks and the latest Intel processors, although not every manufacturer seems to be on […]
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Next-gen Asus ultrabooks to start at $600
Asus plans to launch several ultrabook models next month, including the Asus UX21 thin and light notebook with a 11.6 inch display and Asus UX31 with a 13.3 inch screen. But the company is already looking ahead toward 2012 when it plans to launch several new models that will be cheaper and feature Intel’s next-generation […]
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Here are the first 5 “ultrabooks”
Ultrabooks are a new class of thin and light laptop which measure less than 0.8 inches thick, typically have solid state disks, and offer long battery life and the kind of overall performance you’d expect from a full sized laptop. Intel coined the word “ultrabook” this summer and started pushing a reference platform for laptop […]
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Asus to launch 5 or more ultrabooks for $799 and up in October
Intel is pushing ultrabooks as a new category of thin, light, and affordable laptops with fast processors and fanless case designs. Imagine a computer that weighs about as much as a netbook but which packs as much power as a full-sized laptop and has a larger display and keyboard to boot. That’s an ultrabook. While […]
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So much for affordable ultrabooks: Asus says prices could top $1000
Ultraportable laptops are nothing new. The Toshiba Libretto, for instance, packed a full PC into a tiny case with a 6.1 inch display way back in 1996. but up until recently if you wanted an ultraportable notebook you had to pay an ultra-expensive price. Miniaturization doesn’t come cheap. Netbooks changed that, driving down the cost […]
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Rumor: Asus to launch Cedar Trail netbooks, UX21 ultrabook in September
Asus is expected to begin shipping the $200 Eee PC X101 with MeeGo Linux this summer. But it looks like we might have to wait until this fall to see the Eee PC 1025 which will be the first netbook from Asus with an Intel Atom Cedar Trail processor. DigiTimes reports that’s when Asus will […]
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Hands-on with the Asus UX21 ultrabook
The Asus UX21 is a new ultraportable laptop from Asus that’s easy to pass off as yet another MacBook Air clone. It’s ridiculously thin at the front, and not all that much thicker in the back where the battery and other electronics hang out. But while final pricing hasn’t been released, Asus has said the […]