Ultrabook: the ultra-portable notebooks of Intel

According to newspaper reported Digitimes, Intel would have sent the laptop manufacturers a “shopping list” of materials needed to make a Ultrabook, the concept of ultra light notebook, but high-performance, Intel introduced more than a few months ago. The Ultrabook, moreover, should be to compete with the Apple MacBook Air, the producers, however, are concerned about the possible costs of such a solution, which would lead them to be uncompetitive against Apple. In this direction must be the suggestion of Intel, which includes material costs between 475 and $ 650 for models 21 mm thick, from 493 to 710 dollars instead for the more slender, 18 mm. In detail, the models will be available in 18-mm cuts 11 and 13 inches, while for the larger 14-17 inch you can get to a thickness of 21 mm. Among the models of 18 mm, Intel would build 5 possible solutions, no optical drive, including the already announced would fall well UX21 and UX31 Asus.

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These costs are expected to help manufacturers keep the final price under $ 1000, including the use of lightweight materials like aluminum, and solid state drives.

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