New Generation Comes to the Fore: Low-price Mini Notebook PC Trends at Computex 2008

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This report examines the new generation of low-price mini notebook PCs, particularly product trends observed at Computex 2008, which was held in Taipei, Taiwan from June 3-7; analyzes product specifications of new products, including those of Asus, Acer, Gigabyte, MSI, ECS, E-Lead, and FIC. Looks at the strategic reasons for vendors to roll out low-price mini notebook PC products.

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• 1. Low-price Mini Notebook PC Market Becomes Major Battleground
  • 1.1 Competition between Asus and Acer
  • 1.2 Strategies behind Vendors' Low-price Mini Notebook PC Development
• 2. Atom Processor, 8.9-inch Screen, XP OS Are Mainstream Specs of Mini Notebook PCs
  • 2.1 Intel and Microsoft Strongly Support Low-price Mini Notebook PC Development
  • 2.2 Product Sizes Approaching Those of Regular Notebook PCs
  • 2.3 Second-generation Products Mainly Priced between US$400 and US$650
• 3. MIC Perspective

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• Table 1 Low-price Mini Notebook PC Product Specifications
• Table 2 Low-price Mini Notebook PC Product Specifications (Cont.)

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• Figure 1 Low-price Mini Notebook PC Products Displayed During Computex 2008