Posts Tagged ultrabook sales
Another Sub $500 Black Friday Ultrabook. This time with Ivy Bridge and Windows 8 for $489
Posted by Steve Chippy Paine in Deals and Offers on November 23, 2012
[US-focused post]
The ASUS S56CA is ASUS’ entry-level 15.6” Ultrabook. It’s mainstream-focused and has a matching, mainstream specification set. It’s available right now for 30% off at $489 with a 1.8Ghz Core i3 (Ivy Bridge, HD4000) and built-in DVD drive. Hard drive is 500/24GB hybrid.
Black Friday Ultrabook Buyer Resources
Posted by Ben Lang in Deals and Offers on November 16, 2012
From day one, we at Ultrabook News have been dedicated to pairing readers with their ideal Ultrabook. Intel announced the Ultrabook category back in May of 2011, and since then we’ve developed a number of useful resources for those interested in purchasing one. As Black Friday approaches, many will be looking for Ultrabook deals. Here we’re compiling our most useful resources to help users research their ideal Ultrabook in the hopes that they can pick it up on the cheap come Black Friday.
Round-up: Ultrabook Outlook, UK UX32VD and HP Envy 4 Review
Posted by Steve Chippy Paine in News on July 20, 2012
Here’s a round-up of some news that I want to bring to you quickly. UK readers stay tuned. Students might want to buy an Envy 4 in the next 48 hours and Intel gives us more to think about on Ultrabook sales growth.
Ultrabook Searches Rising as Netbook Searches Fall, Will Sales Follow These Trends?
It has been suggested that one of Intel’s objectives for the Ultrabook program was to move the conversation away from netbooks, where the bottom line was price — which came complete with low profit margins. And who could blame them for wanting this? Sales of Apple’s premium-priced MacBook line were strong as ever while the PC laptop market was seeing a veritable explosion of small, inexpensive machines that were marketed for their low price more than their features or quality.
I must say, it seems to be working. Have a look at this graph of searches comparing ‘ultrabook’ (blue) and ‘netbook’ (red) Google web search queries in the last 12 months:
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