Acer Aspire S7 Ultrabook with OS Windows 8

Aspire S7

Recently, Microsoft has announced its readiness to bring the operating system Windows 8 with metro interface. This was greeted Acer with announces new ultrabook Aspire S7.

As quoted from DailyTech, ultra-thin laptops, announced at Computex 2012 event in Taipei. In addition to thin, Acer Aspire S7 also equip it with a touch screen feature.

Aspire S7 comes with two screen sizes, that is 11.6 inches and 13.3 inches. Unfortunately, Acer does not reveal the hardware specs (processor, memory, hard drive, and others) who adopted this ultrabook device.

But there are other specs are revealed. Acer Aspire S7 is equipped with the sharpness of resolution of approximately 1920 x 1080 pixels. This means that Acer is pinning high resolution capability.

According to Acer, ultrabook Aspire S7 is the most thin and small in its class. ultrabook is also using the aluminum unibody design. Another feature that is visible is a keyboard with light-sensing capabilities, Acer Twin Cooling System and the battery life is quite long (9 hours for a 11.6-inch and 12 hours for a 13.3-inch).

LG X Note Z350 ultrabook have high speed

LG X Note Z350 ultrabook

LG recently announced its latest made ​​ultrabook, X Note Z350 which adopts processor Intel Core Third Generation. With the ultrabook specifications, the Korean company's claims-made portable computer device can do the boot 9 seconds.

As quoted from Engadget, as successor to the Z330 series, LG this week released a laptop with 13.3-inch wide screen is claimed the best screen size ultrabook devices in the market. Has a silver color display and the keyboard and LCD glossy black.

Despite having a relatively common screen sizes such as devices like laptop computers, but the LG X-Note Z350 processor Intel Core i5/i7 pinned to add value to these devices. In addition, the device is also equipped with cutting-edge Solid-State Drive (SSD) and Intel Wireless Display (Widi).

Portable computer devices are not only claimed to provide speed at the time of the boot process, but also said to be able to deliver graphics performance twice as fast. Thus, support for playing 3D games.

LG X Note Z350 has the sheer size of 14.7 mm and weight 1.2 pounds. With its slim and lightweight, the device can carry wherever users want easily.

Not only that, this LG ultrabook also has the ability full HD (1080p). With support for Intel Wireless Display (Widi), users can display the video display such as TV transmission without cables.

LG X Note Z350 ultrabook is also claimed to have high-speed SSD and equipped also with a capacity of 500GB HDD. Yet known about the battery life and a price tag that will be offered. LG will soon be expected to give more details of this new product made.

Intel laptop from Aircraft design

Intel laptop

The technicians at Intel to apply lessons learned from aircraft design to create a more solid laptop. This step is carried out as part of efforts to cut the price of ultra-thin laptops.

After read Reuters, Intel relies ultrabook to anticipate the popularity of Apple's iPad. Models are expected to slide later 2012 will have a large touch screen, instant on capability and thinness as a razor.

The technicians at Intel Dupont, Wshington R & D Center, has discovered a design method that makes the plastic casing on the laptop can be as strong as metal. Borrowing the product design methods used aircraft industry, the engineers discovered that the hard drive, motherboard and other components can be made ​​with a specific arrangement.

Head of the technician team, Ben Broili argued that such a move might cut the cost of future ultrabook approximately USD25 to USD75. Because the method allows the replacement of metal with plastic without sacrificing quality.

"We do not develop new material. We were able to use the existing plastic manufacturing technologies that already exist. It just requires more thought about how you put the system and how to align and bind it," says Broili.

Their work is an example of Intel's steps to figure out how to make future ultrabook prices become more affordable, without cutting the price of the processor.

At a meeting with analysts last month, Intel Chief Executive Paul Otellini says the future laptop may present with prices starting at USD699. But is expected to set their prices much closer to USD1.000.

Acer Aspire S5 as thinnest notebook products

Acer Aspire S5

When the International Consumer Electronics Show 2012 in Las Vegas, United States, Acer announced new 'ultrabook'. Acer Aspire S5, one of the products they prepare, touted to be the thinnest notebook products.

Acer Aspire S5, a notebook with 13.3-inch screen has a thickness of 15 millimeters at the point. This Acer notebook itself has a weight 1.35 kilograms. As an illustration, the MacBook Air 13.3-inch Apple has a thickness of 17 millimeters at the point thickness.

"We continue to develop ultrabook segment," said JT Wang, Chief Executive Officer of Acer, as quoted from Japan Today, January 9, 2012. "In the second quarter of this year, we will present four models ultrabook and will present another model in the future," he said.

As an illustration, said Wang, ultrabook segment will control about 35 percent of Acer's product line until the end of 2012.

Acer Aspire S5 ultrabook

Especially for the Acer Aspire S5, this new Acer thinnest notebook will be available on the market in the second quarter of 2012. The plan, he will be equipped with operating system Windows 8 is also being prepared by Microsoft to present at this 2012.

However, the Aspire S5 is not staying MacBook Air challenger became very popular because of the thin and compact design. "Competition is actually not with Apple, but with other Windows-based notebook vendors are also presented ultrabook," said Tim Bajarin, an analyst with Creative Strategies.

MacBook Air

"Apple will continue to achieve success with the MacBook Air. However, for the Windows world, the presence of Acer Aspire S5 is good news for five years after Apple made the new standard, the industry finally has something equivalent," said Bajarin.

Although that, Bajarin said, the Acer Aspire S5 remains the equivalent of the MacBook Air's first product that uses the Windows operating system.