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In the future that Acer chairman JT Wang envisions, ultra-thin notebooks with exceptional battery life will rule the mobile PC market, and to help get there, he's been urging Intel to focus more heavily on the ultra-thin segment. And Wang may be right, but why aren't we there already?
According to Wang, HP and Dell are to blame for holding the ultra-thin market back from its true potential. The reason, he says, is because both companies have dropped their mainstream notebook prices to $399 to compete, even though lightweight and skinny laptops are what consumers really want.
That's a bit of a curious statement coming from Acer, the same company notorious for low-priced parts, including notebooks. But Wang holds firm in his stance, saying that since HP and Dell haven't been pushing the ultra-thin market in the U.S., Intel has been misled into thinking there just isn't much demand.
Going forward, Wang predicts Acer's ultra-thin notebooks will account for about 30 percent of its total notebook shipments in 2010.
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NAYRhyno
December 09, 2009 at 11:51am
Acer, HP, Dell, who cares? For thin and light, this thing is where it's at: Asus UL30A-A2
500GB harddrive, 4gb ram, and 16 hours battery life with all with a Core2Duo? Amazing.
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somethingelse
December 09, 2009 at 1:54pm
right on NAYRhyno! Asus is the way to go, they have less crapware then all the other guys too
what signature, where do i sign?
Xylogeist
December 10, 2009 at 8:57am
ASUS IS pretty good... but having a lot ofpeople in my family that work for HP, Ive gotten to know em and well.. They make the finest gaming laptops this side of the Spectrum. (other than Pre-Dell Alienware... I miss those guys...)
My 17 inch Dual Core lappy can achieve Medium GFX on Crysis without lag! It also has substantial batttery life for such a big laptop (about 4 hours) and the HD sound card it came with... man have movies in the car never been better.
