Pinboard (guardiantech) https://pinboard.in/u:guardiantech/public/ recent bookmarks from guardiantech Ultrabook shipments disappointing, IHS says >> Digitimes 2012-10-03T21:11:40+00:00 http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20121002PR201.html guardiantechAn estimated 10.3m ultrabooks will ship worldwide in 2012, according to IHS. This is down from the previous forecast issued earlier in 2012 of 22m units. In the newly-adjusted forecast for 2012, more than half of the shipments for the year are expected to come in the fourth quarter, the reasearch firm noted. That's a big downrating. Ultrabooks really need Windows 8, and vice-versa (to a lesser extent).]]> intel ultrabooks windows windows8 https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:guardiantech/b:8cd0c871b59b/ The Invisible War for Components and Production Costs >> Eldar Murtazin 2012-02-21T22:38:57+00:00 http://mobile-review.com/articles/2012/birulki-158-en.shtml guardiantechBy controlling the resource, aluminum unibody production in this case, Apple left very little space for maneuver for their rivals and ensured low production costs. Other unibody manufacturers can now dictate prices to Apple's rivals who have to pay. But the production capacities are low so they can only use such chassis in flagship products while Apple is using them in mass products. Apple rivals go to great lengths trying to change this situation: Intel created a fashion for ultrabooks and aluminum bodies seem only natural for them but manufacturers are not able to get enough production capacity to satisfy the demand for aluminum bodies. Instead they use the old trick: they make 'aluminum sandwiches' – aluminum sheets cover a plastic chassis. Naturally, this solution is not very elegant though it costs slightly cheaper (applicable to laptops $1000+). This solution is too expensive to be used in laptops in the below $1000 bracket so manufacturers are forced to use all sorts of plastic there. This is a result of insufficient supply of needed components. Which explains a lot about ultrabooks and their pricing and Intel's venture fund for them. There's some interesting suggestions too that Apple is looking to tie up lots of plastic for its phones.]]> apple ultrabooks https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:guardiantech/b:c2d763021151/ Ultrabooks to account for 25-35% of Acer notebook shipments in 2012, says chairman >> Digitimes 2012-01-20T10:59:52+00:00 http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20120118PD215.html guardiantechAcer plans to launch its second-generation ultrabook models in the second quarter of 2012 and more new models in the third, with ultrabooks to account for 25-35% of its total notebook shipments for the year, according to company chairman JT Wang.
Sales of Acer's first ultrabook, the Aspire S3, totaled about 250,000-300,000 units in the first quarter after launch, and the company expects sales for its new Aspire S5 tablet PC will be even better.
That sounds like a Windows 8 tablet PC, rather than an Android one. US and Europe are expected to see slow sales.]]> acer ultrabooks https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:guardiantech/b:8d1336b0f5af/ CES 2012: Intel Lays Out Its 2012 Ultrabook Strategy, Concept Laptops - Tested 2012-01-09T21:36:37+00:00 http://www.tested.com/news/ces-2012-intel-lays-out-its-2012-ultrabook-strategy-concept-laptops/3417/ guardiantech laptops intel ultrabooks ultrabook nfc nuance speechrecognition ces2012 https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:guardiantech/b:bf0a8c1f93bd/ Acer plans 15-inch ultrabooks using fibreglass cases >> Digitimes 2011-10-07T05:44:36+00:00 http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20111006PD225.html guardiantech charlesarthur ultrabooks https://pinboard.in/u:guardiantech/b:77475fc1891b/