Read more.Any doubt that the target is the MacBook air is removed.
Read more.Any doubt that the target is the MacBook air is removed.
Macbook air - starts at £850. So add £100 for windows, and you have £950.
It's going to be really tough to compete if they are going to be in that sort of pricepoint, obviously its all guesstimates at the moment since we don't know the final specs/quality/pricepoint, but going on the laptop hardware that they usually put out I wouldn't say its going to be value for money compared to the Apple offering, even taking into account a Windows licence to make it comparable.
If they can make a product like the mac air, of the same quality, but without the "apple tax" then they will be on to a winner. At the moment I really can't see that happening though!
Prove me wrong Asus. Please!
The price starts at $800 and that would include Windows. The cheapest MacBook Air starts at $999 in the US. So the entry level Asus Ultrabook is around 20% cheaper.
Even the Acer UltraBook is starting at the same pricepoint:
http://forums.hexus.net/hexus-hardwa...ricepoint.html
I'll wait to see the confirmed UK pricing firstQuality is also a huge thing too - as that is the area that Asus and Acer traditionally fall down heavily on when it comes to PC/laptop hardware. They are quite often at the cheaper end of the market for a reason - but like I said I would love them to prove me wrong.
Offer me something with the quality of the Mac Air but with Windows 7 for £100 less than an mac air and I would bite. Skimp on the quality one little bit and i'm no longer interested when spending that sort of money..
I just looked at the Acer 3951 again and it uses a 13" screen. The 13" MacBook Air costs $1299 which is 50% higher than the Acer 3951.
base model uses a hard drive though rather than an SSD, and god it looks ugly now that we have a real image rather than just renders (where it looked quite nice). Like I say we'll have to wait and see when its launchedthey will likely be cheaper but not by enough.
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