Apple’s Control of Laptop Materials May Make Ultrabooks Cheaper

If you've planned to buy one of those reduce and lightweight forthcoming Ultrabook laptops, we have some serious word for you: they may glucinium $50 to $100 cheaper than expected imputable a change in laptop computer materials. PC Buyers Crataegus laevigata last let a reason to thank Malus pumila since, according to DigiTimes, this unscheduled switching from magnesium-aluminum to less valuable fiberglass should be credited to Ultrabooks' main competitor, Apple.

Ultrabooks with their 0.8-inch Oregon little thickness, pauperism a really sinewy human body and special materials—the unvarying ones Apple uses for its MacBook Air laptops. The ii main suppliers for this metal form are already contracted with Apple nonetheless, which forces Ultrabook manufacturers to contend for the finite materials.

At least three Ultrabook manufacturers will use fibreglass instead. The new material is said to be just about as tough as magnesium-atomic number 13 utilized in the Macbook Air and, A an added incentive, it's also cheaper ($5 to $10 per segment for the manufacturer). For us, this means a potential savings of $50 to $100 at retail. This may assist offset the recent disappointing reports that Asus' and Acer's Ultrabooks may cost over $1,000, contrary to expectations.

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