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Ultra Light Delight

July 21st, 2008

The Ultraportable War

Susanne Choney at MSNC wrote a piece about how in the US the ultraportables are fast becoming a favorite as an individual’s secondary computer. Here is the article and the link:
The market for skinny laptops gets fat: In United States, ultramobile PCs find favor as a secondary computer
By Suzanne Choney
MSNBC
And I guess this is as […]

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July 13th, 2008

Asus Eee hedging its bet

According to a post/report, Asus Eee feeling the pinch: Test of mettle, by Wily Ferret, at the Inquirer, Asus was only able to ship 1.7 million. They originally planned to ship around 2 million.
But which Asus Eee?
Shipping and selling are of course two different things. And it would probably be more prudent to wait till […]

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June 22nd, 2008

Asus Eee meet the Dell E

They say that imitation is the sincerest form flattery. One has to admit the name has recall. And really brings to focus the goal of Dell with the Dell E. If this really is the case. And they come in two main forms one ultraportable and one ultraslim. [Source]

The Tale of the Tape of the […]

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June 22nd, 2008

What are your looking for in a ultraportable?

The parade of ultraportables is still going on and so far we have seen all sorts and types of ultraportables that would like to do what the Asus Eee 701 did. The list of ultraportables that want to be the next sensation is long and varied and often comes with several new features.
These new features […]

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June 15th, 2008

From ultra-affordable to ultra-expensive

Oh Joe tell it ain’t so.
Have you seen the latest price of the new models of Asus Eees?
- Asus Eee 901 at $599
- Asus Eee PC 1000 at $699
- Asus Eee PC 1000H at $649
[Source]
It is understandable that the cost will go up as you add more features and improve on the design. Still […]

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June 8th, 2008

Shipment of processors slows in Q1 but …

Market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets provider IDC (whew that is a long title!) reported that the shipment of processors for personal desktop computers have slowed down during the first quarter of 2008. On the other hand processors for mobilecomputers - laptops and ultraportable - on […]

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May 31st, 2008

Did the makers get lost?

The success of the Asus Eee 701 could be attributed to three things: First, It was fully functional computer that came bundled with a lot of productivity, communications and web applications; Second, it was light and compact; And third, it was relatively cheap - less than $400. This is why I think it was […]

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