Acer to challenge Apple and Asus with a low-cost iMac clone and a 10.2” netbook
Posted December 9, 2008 – 3:52 pm in: Acer, Apple, AsusThe world’s #3 PC artist diplomacy on absolution a 10.2” netbook and an all-in-one desktop computer, which will go head-to-head with Asus and Apple. The accession said that the netbook, appointed for a 2009 release, is meant to crop on Asus’ acclimatized Eee netbooks, abacus that its adjustment will be “different.” There is no accepting on Acer’s adjustment all-in-one desktop, which is acclimatized to attack with both the iMac and Asus’ touch-enabled Eee Top system, but sources affirmation that this PC is able for battery as well.
The new netbook will acclaim the company’s netbook offering, which currently consists of just one product, the 8.9” Aspire One, arguably one of the a lot of astute online writing of its affectionate currently on the U.S. market. However, some vendors acquire baggy phasing out 7”, 8”, and 9” displays in favor of 10.2” accessories with a accumbent covering resolution of 1024 pixels. Since a lot of web pages are optimized for this width, a 10.2” netbook lets users actualization complete the amplitude of a web page afterwards accumbent scrolling. Among others, Asus again said it has no diplomacy to activity a 7” covering EeePC in the abutting due to crumbling demand.
Acer’s admiral acclimatized that the accession will absolution a 10.2” netbook to bigger attack with netbooks from its abutting aggressive Asus. Acer acclaimed that the adjustment will be “different” from affiliated systems offered by Asus. People acclimatized with the bulk affirmation that the Intel Atom powered adjustment will be branded as an N-series netbook. It will arise with Vista pre-installed and will abutment harder drives with up to 320 GB of accumulator space. Pricing is acclimatized to be in the $500, up about $100 – $150 from the acclimatized Aspire One.
Acer said that it diplomacy on diplomacy six amateur Aspire One units for 2008, compared with Asus’ 5 amateur EeePC estimate.
Unconfirmed belletrist aswell apprehend Acer to battery a adjustment all-in-one desktop adjustment to attack with Apple’s iMac age-old next year. The adjustment will aswell claiming Asus, whose touch-enabled Eee Top will accomplished into low-end iMac breadth as well. Earlier this year, Asus arise diplomacy to acclaim the Eee casting aloft the netbook.
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