Intel Ultrabooks to sell for only $1000, take a page from ASUS’ design book?

Back at Computex, Intel whipped out its magic 8-ball to foretell a “you will depend on it” 40 percent share for the imminent Ultrabooks market. While we are able to neither confirm, nor deny the company’s powers of retail clairvoyance, we will be able to point you to a purported bill of fabrics that could usher its line in at a sub-$1000 price. The report from Digitimes doesn’t lay out the explicit assembly costs, but pegs the chipmaker’s 18mm and 21mm thick laptops at $493 – $710 and $475 – $650, respectively. Intel also is reportedly meeting with manufacturers in Taipei next week to determine the way to deliver at the budget-friendly goal, aimed toward producing 11 – 13-inch models for the thinner entries and girthier 14 – 17-inch models. In case you are wondering what kind of form factor the company’s after, take a look at ASUS’ UX21 and UX31 ultrabooks — supposed reference designs for the svelte, Ivy Bridge-powered computers. We are hoping that is the only little bit of strategy Intel cops, otherwise we’re all in for a disappointingly priced ultraslim future .

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