news.cnet.com - 7/3/2009
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An analyst said Wednesday that some PC makers are hitting snags as they try to bring out ultra-thin laptops based on Intel's latest low-power chips.
news.cnet.com - 7/2/2009
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Updated at 12:15 p.m. PDT: adding Intel comment
and additional discussion about laptop casing. An analyst said...
Wednesday that some PC makers are hitting snags as they try to bring out ultra-thin laptops. "Early production units being built ...
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Analyst: Thin laptops have design issues
digitimes.com - 7/10/2009
gizmodo.com - 7/2/2009
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The new litter of thin, cheap laptops, as
we've seen from Lenovo and Dell , is inherently...
charming, making the experience of using a cheap, portable laptop bearable for people put off by netbook tininess. There's just one problem. CNET caught up ...
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Cheap, Thin Laptops Suffering From Cheapness, Thinness ...
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Analyst Says Intel-based Thin Laptops Plagued with Design Flaws
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Doug Freedman, an analyst for Broadpoint AmTech, has revealed to Cnet that early production units of ultra-thin laptops, which are being made out of plastic, are fissuring due to design flaws. He gleaned this information from his discussions with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original design manufacturers (ODMs).
Freedman believes manufacturers will have to ultimately “go with a metal case” to achieve that ultra-thin form factor they are after. However, the use of metal cases will make ultra-thin notebooks costlier.
A reference to Intel’s CULV (Consumer Ultra Low Voltage) technology – meant for ultra-thin notebooks - in ...
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