How Acer Became The Top Netbook Maker
Back around the middle of this past year, the netbook marketplace really began to buzz as the launch dates of the second-generation netbooks was nearing. MSI was garnering a major chunk of the mind share with the Wind Netbook receiving rave reviews. Meanwhile, Asus was busy announcing new Eee PC models at a dizzying pace. Acer was preparing to introduce the Aspire One; however, while the reviews were favorable, it was getting a lot less buzz.
Fast forward to now (year-end) where the Acer Aspire One is king of the netbooks. How did they do it?
Wishing All A Merry Christmas
Over the past month or so, we have shifted gears from primarily providing netbook news and information to searching and reporting on the best deals on netbooks. At times we became almost obsessive in keeping our price comparison charts current and relaying the best deals to you.
We had a lot of fun in doing this. [...]
Holiday Netbook Bargains - Number 5
If you are considering giving a netbook as a holiday gift this year, there are some great deals available now. I’ve researched the current prices on the most popular models from a wide range of online merchants.
I am devoting a separate post to each bargain and I’ll post from number five to number one.
So [...]
HP Cuts Mini-Note Prices
Acer announced price cuts on its Aspire One netbooks on August 22. Now HP has responded with price cuts on its 2133 Mini-Note netbooks.
The HP Mini-Notes are widely recognized as being the among the highest-quality and most attractive netbooks. Additionally, most reviewers rave over the size and usability of the keyboards.
The Mini-Notes have several other [...]
Acer’s Bombshell Shakes Up the Netbook Market
Acer recently slashed the prices on their Aspire One netbooks by $50, which is huge. As a result, the entire netbook (and ultimately, the notebook) market will be impacted.
I was wondering when Moore’s Law would finally be applied to netbooks. Asus seemed to defy Moore’s Law by incrementally increasing the price with every new model [...]
Netbook Price Comparison Guide Enhanced
We’ve made some improvements in our Netbook Price Comparison Guide. Now we show you prices from even more merchants.
Trends in the Ultra Low-Cost PC Market Segment
The past several months have seen some significant developments in the Ultra Low-cost PC market segment. As a result, some new trends are emerging…