Abstract
In order to grab a share of the rapidly developing low-price mini notebook PC
marekt, major PC vendors rolled out new products during Computex 2008 -- held
in Taipei from June 3-7 2008 ii in order to challenge the dominance of Asus in
this market segment. Acer was most aggressive, while MSI, Gigabyte, ECS and
FIC also exhibited new products. Intel and Microsoft also showed their support
for this market. This report explores the development of the new generation of
low-price mini notebook PCs, and examines key product trends observed at
Computex 2008. MIC analysts visited the Computex exhibition, interviewed
representatives from key companies, and analyzed new products from the
perspective of the overall development of the notebook PC market.