Category: PC

Historical coverage of the PC market and new products by Charles W. Moore. 2004-2017.

Acer Says $799 Ultrabooks Unprofitable, Aims For $499 Price Regardless

The Verge’s Vlad Savov quotes Acer Global President Jianren Weng speaking at the CeBIT trade show in Hannover, Germany predicting that PC Ultrabooks will drop to $499 in 2013 and consequently be able to compete directly against Apple’s iPad. However he reports that Christoph Pohlmann of Acer’s laptop team told hom even the current $799 / $699 price for the Aspire S3 is too low […]