Read more.The wintel answer to the Apple MacBook Air takes a bow.
Read more.The wintel answer to the Apple MacBook Air takes a bow.
£850 for the 11.6" and it doesn't even have an SD card slot? So no dedicated removable storage at all? And only 2 USB ports? I know that practicality isn't the first thought when designing these things, but that just strikes me as thoughtless...
MBP13s are often referred to as notebooks, as were the iBook G4s. Larger MBPs are referred to as laptops as far as I know. So how is a Macbook Air not an Ultrabook?
Or is it like the Centrino branding thing, where there are very strict criteria say based on size/weight, Intel CPU and Windows7
In which case, does a MBA then become an ultrabook once you bootcamp Windows7?
It seems like an attempt to hop on the Apple bandwagon, except that it's an exclusive Apple bandwagon. I see more new MBA's than any other new machine because from what I gather it's the cheapest Apple notebook despite its lack of features. In many cases, capabilities and price are irrelevant when it has the Apple logo and marketing behind it, I think ASUS are attempting the same with their feature challenged ultrabook.
Laptop and notebook are generic terms, I've personally used the two interchangeably and as far as I'm aware they don't have strict definitions. Additionally, the term ultraportable – another general term which isn't as widely used as the above, describe machines which are smaller and lighter than laptops with similar capabilities.
Ultrabook on the other hand is an Intel trademark to describe a thin 'ultraportable' machine; I guess it's a portmanteau of the latter term and notebook. Also like Centrino™ an Ultrabook must fulfil certain hardware requirements.
So, you can call an MBA with Win 7 anything but 'Ultrabook' because it's an Intel trademark! Unless of course if Intel decides to call it an Ultrabook ™,
Last edited by DDY; 12-10-2011 at 05:46 PM.
I think Covenant mistyped, should be netbook?
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