Notebooks Try to Imitate Netbooks

Watch out netbooks! Notebooks may have a plot to take over.

Acer is planning on releasing new ultrathin and ultraportable notebook computers, which will use computer chips that are more powerful than the Intel Atom and will sell for much less than other similar ultraportable computing devices, such as Dell’s Adamo or Apple’s Macbook Air.

Acer’s new netbooks will be based on Intel’s Consumer Ultra Low Voltage (CULV) platform and will sell for roughly $699-$800 each.

The shortage of 16:9 aspect ratio ultra thin LCD screens could pose a problem for Acer though. Until the supply of such panels increases (it is predicted to increase within the latter half of the second quarter of 2009), Acer will use panels of other sizes (14.1- and 15.6-inch) from AU Optronics.

Via SmartHouse.