Acer, Asus May Shrink 2012 Notebook, Netbook Lines

[exfileme]

Consumers will probably see fewer notebooks and netbooks from Acer and Asus in 2012 to make decision-making simpler.

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[de5_Roy]

Asus plans to maintain profitability by launching several high-performance/price ratio non-ultrabook models in the $499 to $699 price range during 2012.

i hope they succeed. i'd buy a $499 ultrabook if it was good enough.
edit: i can only dream!

 

[nesk]

When ultrabooks get into that price range notbooks will sweep the floor with them spec wise at that price.

 

[burnley14]

[citation][nom]de5_roy[/nom]i hope they succeed. i'd buy a $499 ultrabook if it was good enough.[/citation]
I think you misread the text you quoted: it says non-ultrabook models at $499. Ultrabooks will likely always be a high-priced commodity, I would imagine.

 

[de5_Roy]

I think you misread the text you quoted: it says non-ultrabook models at $499. Ultrabooks will likely always be a high-priced commodity, I would imagine.

thank you.
i blame the number $499. guess i didn't notice anything else after seeing that number. hopefully asus builds an ultra(net)book with ivb pentium, 30-40 gb ssd, 4 gb ram and 10" display.

 

[TeKEffect]

didn't acer's CEO say he expected $500 ultra books by 2013

 

[clivene09]

perhaps by 2013. They are talking 2012, so they will have a whole 12 more months to achieve that.

 

[tlmck]

I'd settle for a 13", $250 ultrabook that is capable of nothing but surfing the web. That's basically all my netbook does now. I would just like a larger screen.

 

[sonofliberty08]

they should done it long ago, too many models makes customers confuse and don't know which on to pick when browsing their website......
Apple success because apple zombies don't have to think when buying macbook

 

[rohitbaran]

[citation][nom]de5_roy[/nom]thank you. i blame the number $499. guess i didn't notice anything else after seeing that number. hopefully asus builds an ultra(net)book with ivb pentium, 30-40 gb ssd, 4 gb ram and 10" display.[/citation]
Well, you could always buy Alienware M11x if you want a small but powerful laptop.

 

[ImThat1Guy]

Kill netbooks, sure.

But please, ASUS, don't shrink down any of your notebook production!

 

[joytech22]

Every time I go out I only see like 2-3 variations of computers from ASUS anyway. :\
Are they planning to release one netbook, one notebook and one AIO PC per year or something?

I mean.. What's the point of shrinking your line if local retailers only have one or two different models from that manufacturer anyway?

There are more then 6 PC shops within a 20km radius where I live, nobody sells more than two or three variants of ASUS computers. :\

 

[cold fire]

[citation][nom]joytech22[/nom]Every time I go out I only see like 2-3 variations of computers from ASUS anyway. :\Are they planning to release one netbook, one notebook and one AIO PC per year or something?I mean.. What's the point of shrinking your line if local retailers only have one or two different models from that manufacturer anyway?There are more then 6 PC shops within a 20km radius where I live, nobody sells more than two or three variants of ASUS computers. :\[/citation]

Because where you live = The world
Right?

 

[joytech22]

[citation][nom]cold fire[/nom]Because where you live = The worldRight?[/citation]
Normally where I live they push out the newest technology pretty fast, I mean hey we got the iPhone 4S before the rest of the world, right?

If that's not enough, Samsung was willing to create a whole new tablet PC JUST for the Australian market. Plus there's that Windows 7 Samsung tablet I've seen in-store that nobody seems to have heard of yet..

 

[eddieroolz]

It is agreeable that the selection line of these large makers are too big. I think most consumers hardly care about the minute differences among the product lines.

 

[falchard]

ASUS only needs 3 EeePC in thier lineup. Atom, Fusion, or Tegra

 

[Guest]

Im so interested in knowing more about the new gaming laptops from Asus. But I guess there is no more info, and that I really just have to take a chill pill, and try not to buy a laptop just yet..