While most companies are slotting their ultrabooks are premium laptops, HCL has launched their new range of Ultrasmart ME UltraBooks at a relatively low price starting Rs. 51990. The new Ultrabooks weigh in at just under 1.7 KGs and feature 14 inch WXGA displays.

Specs Include : 

 latest Intel third generation Ivy Bridge processors Thickness under 18mm 14-inch display with a WXGA resolution of 1366×768 pixels  Hybrid 32GB SSD and 500GB HDD storage 4GB of RAM. Weight :  1.7Kg  2 x USB 3.0 ports 1 x USB 2.0 port 4-in-1 memory card reader 1.3-megapixel web camera  HDMI port Integrated Intel graphic  2 x 2 watt [...]

HCL Infosystems revealed their 2012 road-map at an event here in New Delhi today. Mr Princi Bhatnagar, VP and Head Consumer Computing, HCL started out by telling us about what the future consumer scenario would look like. The next generation consumers would be made up largely by youth who’d want value-for-money products with a style quotient and functionality. Affordable IT would become a necessity. 

He was followed by Mr Gautam, Head of mobility division, HCL who gave a few numbers regarding HCL’s position in the tablet market. Currently, they have an overall market share of 18%. 

Pariniti Chopra with [...]

The ultra-books are aimed at being slim and lightweight.

The ultra-books are aimed at being slim and lightweight. The ultra-books are aimed at being slim and lightweight.

Lenovo on Tuesday launched 2 new ultrabooks, the  IdeaPad U310 and U410 priced at Rs 50,000 and Rs 53,000, respectively along with the new IdeaCentre A720 all-in-one PC. The 13-inch U310 and 14-inch U410 weigh 1.7kg and 1.9kg, and measure only 0.7 inch (18mm) and 0.83 inch (21mm) thick, respectively. These laptops are powered by third-generation Intel Core processors and focus on light weight and slimness. Both [...]

Dell has Launched the new Ultra slim Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook in India. With that Dell becomes the latest to follow in on the ultra book trend in India. Made from composite aluminum and carbon fibre, the XPS 13 is slim at just 6mm at its thinnest point and has a 13.3-inch display with a size of a 11-inch netbook. 

Varying in price range from  Rs.79,900 to Rs.99,900 the ultrabooks are still expensive. For Specs a Core i5 or Core i7 ULV processors, 4GB of DDR3 RAM comes as standard and along with a 128GB SSD. Of course you have he optional 256 SSD Upgrade. Here are the surprise options – a backlit keyboard and one USB [...]

Intel on Monday introduced their new technology and features in New Delhi, India. Talking majorly on the new trend of ultrabooks, Intel showcased some reference designs and some already existing retails products. 

The company also showed off its lineup of Tablets and All in One PC’s with touch screens. The new line also includes some interesting technological improvements including smart cache and better battery life performance. 

The highlight of the event was Intel’s new smart security technology, [...]

HP had recently teased us with a video of their upcoming glass based notebook, we were hoping for dual screens and what not. Hp has gone all out to disappoint us, but hey its still an awesome machine.

Specs include a 14-inch, 1600 x 900 Radiance Display, Core i5-2467M CPU, 4GB of RAM, a nine-hour battery, backlit keyboard and the most bizarre thing a NFC chip, which is built into the palm rest to transfer information to your phone. (sounds less bizarre now). Hp has also gone all out and bundles software

 Intel Wireless Display HP’s CoolSense technology Beats HP Wireless Audio Adobe Photoshop Full [...]

 

The new X-Note Z330 is only 14.7mm (0.58-inches) in thickness, 1.21kg (2.67 pounds) in weight and has a SSD that makes it an extremely versatile machine. The Ultra-book comes with the Intel’s Core i5 and Core i7 options with 4GB of Ram and SSD b/w 120GB and 256GB. The portable computer will also include as standard HDMI and USB 3.0  along with Intel’s Widi for wireless streaming. Price for the lower Core i5 model is set at US $1500 in Korea (INR 75,000) and US$ 2400 for the Core i7 ( INR 1,20,000). Still Interested?

A whole new range of ultra books from HP reinforce their future in the domain. The new Folio notebooks/ultrabooks start at $900 and come standard with a 128GB mSATA SSD and a backlit keyboard.  The battery life is estimated at 9 hours. The new Folio has a 13.3-inch (1366 x 768) display, TPM circuitry as an option  and a Core i5-2467M processor, 4GB of RAM, a six-cell battery and HP’s CoolSense technology.It also has the now standard HDMI, Ethernet, USB 2.0 and 3.0, a memory card reader and a combined headphone / mic socket. 

Its not as slender as the other competition, at 18mm at its thinner and wiggling in at 3.3 [...]

The Acer Aspire S3 range of ultrabooks have been launched in India , at just 13 mm (0.51″) thickness, Aspire S3 weighs less than 1.4 kgs. the company is really boasting the new battery design which lasts upto 50 days on standby or 6 hours on real usage.

 

With the launch of the Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook, we have charted a new line of course to the mobile computing world by effortlessly combining the essential features of both a notebook and a tablet,”

S.Rajendran, Chief Marketing Officer, Acer India.

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