Hewlett Packard may be spinning off its PC business, but that doesn’t mean the PC is dead: competition among Ultrabook manufacturers Acer and Asus is alive and well. Acer is reportedly pushing to release its upcoming ultrathin and lightweight Acer Aspire 3951 in September, a month before expected, to directly compete with the Asus UX21 Ultrabook.
It remains to be seen whether Intel’s new class of ultraportable laptops can save falling laptop sales (affected in large part by the iPad). Acer certainly hopes its Ultrabook will revive its laptop sales. The first Ultrabook to market, however, may have an advantage over the others.
It remains to be seen whether Intel’s new class of ultraportable laptops can save falling laptop sales (affected in large part by the iPad). Acer certainly hopes its Ultrabook will revive its laptop sales. The first Ultrabook to market, however, may have an advantage over the others.
The Asus UX21 was the first to be announced back in May and is expected to appear on retail shelves next month. Now Acer is planning on ramping up its development schedule for a September launch as well for its Aspire 3951 Ultrabook. The 13 inch Aspire 3951 has already had its internal design revised twice, however, and it has not yet entered mass production, sources say, so Acer definitely has their work cut out for them.
The good news is we should finally see these slim and light laptops start popping up in a few weeks and hopefully at the sub $1000 prices promised. Perhaps the increased competition will help make this so.
The good news is we should finally see these slim and light laptops start popping up in a few weeks and hopefully at the sub $1000 prices promised. Perhaps the increased competition will help make this so.
Acer Aspire 3951
Acer will be release their up coming notebook to compete with Apple MacBook Air. Acer Aspire 3951 laptop, the up coming ultra thin and light notebook from Acer comes with large trackpad, aluminum casing, chiclet keyboard and has an ultra thin design with measure in 13mm thick and 1.4 kg weight.
Acer will be release their up coming notebook to compete with Apple MacBook Air. Acer Aspire 3951 laptop, the up coming ultra thin and light notebook from Acer comes with large trackpad, aluminum casing, chiclet keyboard and has an ultra thin design with measure in 13mm thick and 1.4 kg weight.
Acer Aspire 3951 notebook will be powered with a 2nd generation Intel Core Sandy Bridge processor, a 250GB hard-drive for storage with able to upgrade up to 500GB HDDs, or optionally to a 160GB SSD for additional storage, 13.3 inch display (no word on resolution), Chiclet keyboard, large single trackpad, an HD capable webcam, a card reader and a battery provide up to 6 hours of battery life per charge or 30 day standby time and a 1.7s delay from moving between sleep to wake.
In term of connectivity, the ultra slim Acer AS3951 is equipped with WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, USB port and an HDMI port if you want to connect the machine with other bigger monitor. Acer 3951 thin and light notebook also pre loaded with Dolby Home Theater latest v4 for enhanced audio experience and runs on Windows 7 for operating system, with starting price at $770 - $960 (€540 - €670) depending on your configurations.
Asus UX21 Ultrabook
Another new laptop innovation from Asus is the Asus UX21 Ultrabook which is ultra slim laptop recently unveils by Asus at Computex 2011 in Taipei. Design of the Asus UX21 glance similar to Macbook Air are wrapped with aluminum metal that looks very luxurious.
The Asus UX21 specs features a 11.6 inches display screen size with a sloping design that is 7mm at the back and tapers to 3mm at the front. Weight of the UX21 is only around 2.2lb. The Asus UX21 runs on Intel Core i5-2557M (1.7GHz) processor (up to Core i7).
The Asus UX21 specs features a 11.6 inches display screen size with a sloping design that is 7mm at the back and tapers to 3mm at the front. Weight of the UX21 is only around 2.2lb. The Asus UX21 runs on Intel Core i5-2557M (1.7GHz) processor (up to Core i7).
Another feature that is owned by The Asus UX21 are two USB ports USB 3.0, mini-DisplayPort, mini-HDMI port, a storage capacity of 64GB or 128GB, a glass touchpad and metal chiclet keys. Another advantage possessed by the Asus UX21 is the ability to wake up after idle in just 2 seconds.
The Asus UX21 price is still uncertain, but the expected price of the ultrabook less than $1000 for the intel core i5 processor. However, these prices will not be a problem if you want something stylish and luxurious as those offered by the Asus UX21.
The Asus UX21 price is still uncertain, but the expected price of the ultrabook less than $1000 for the intel core i5 processor. However, these prices will not be a problem if you want something stylish and luxurious as those offered by the Asus UX21.
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