Lenovo has confirmed plans to launch thin and light laptops which fill Intel’s definition of ultrabooks. During a call to discuss the company’s financial results yesterday, Lenovo CEO Rory Read said the company plans to be a leader in the ultrabook space and that he expects the computers to hit mainstream prices in 2012. Intel’s […]
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Intel creates $300 million fund to promote ultrabook technologies
This summer Intel introduced a new category of thin and light laptop computers called ultrabooks. The chip maker wants PC builders to use its latest processors in notebooks that are less than 0.8 inches thick, weigh roughly three pounds or less, and cost less than $1000. There’s just one catch: While Intel thinks it’s possible […]
Aspire 3951 may be Acer’s first ultrabook
A number of companies including Asus, Acer, are said to be working on thin and light laptops with the latest Intel processors. Intel calls them ultrabooks, but it looks like Acer may call its model the Aspire 3951. A Vietnamese website has posted details about the upcoming laptop and it sure looks like it fits […]
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 […]
Acer to ship 7 inch tablet, new thin and light laptop soon
Acer has been showing off a 7 inch Android tablet called the Acer Iconia Tab A100 for months, but it looks like the company is finally ramping up production and getting ready to ship the tablet. According to DigiTimes Acer will get about 30,000 units from Compal Electronics this month. That’s the Taiwanese device maker […]
HP may beat Asus to market with an “ultrabook”
Asus may have shared the stage with Intel when the chip-maker introduced the idea of a new thin, light, and affordable class of computers called “ultrabooks” recently, but it looks like Asus may not be the first company to bring an ultrabook to market. Digitimes suggests that HP may launch at least two laptops fitting […]
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 […]
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 […]
Intel introduces new low power chips for thin and light laptops
Intel has added three new chips to its line of Sandy Bridge processors. While most of the company’s laptop chips use between 25W and 35W, the new chips have a TDP of just 17W. That’s about twice what you’d expect from the latest Intel Atom chips, but it should be good enough to offer better […]
Lenovo unveils IdeaPad U300s notebook
Lenovo is showing off a new thin and light laptop at Computex this week. The Lenovo IdeaPad U300S bears a more-than-passing resemblance to the IdeaPad U260 the company launched last year, but Notebook Italia reports it’s even thinner and packs an Intel Sandy Bridge chipset. If this laptop is really an updated version of the […]