Asus Not Yet Ready to Fully Embrace Ultra-Thin Notebooks
Asus Not Yet Ready to Fully Embrace Ultra-Thin Notebooks
Posted 11/26/2009 at 8:22am
| by Paul Lilly
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As the netbook explosion has proven, consumers are willing to pay for portability, and while that also includes ultra-thins, Asus has been
focusing most of its attention elsewhere. According to Tony Chen, Asus' VP, ultra-thins will only account for 10 percent of the company's total notebook sales by the end of 2009.
That doesn't mean Asus has no intention of embracing slim notebooks. As Intel tweaks its ultra-thin platform and consumers continue to warm to the market segment, Chen said he expects a much larger proportion in 2010.
Chen was also quick to point out that Asus has adopted a handful of exclusive technologies in its UL series ultra-thin laptops, including its Turbo33 technology for improved stability and better performance.
Still, Asus, along with MSI, Acer, and Lenovo, all expected ultra-thins to account for around 20-30 percent of notebook shipments in 2009, and all have adjusted their outlook to around the 10 percent mark.
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Obsidian
November 30, 2009 at 12:06pm
I'll embrace this UL30Vt (that is the system pictured above) if they'd just release the thing already! They're avaialbe for pre-order on Amazon but I'd like to read a few reviews about it before taking the $800 leap. Tell me it'll run HD content over a network connection and output 5.1 audio and 1080p video through it's HDMI connection and I'll buy it in a heartbeat.
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