We could go on and on and on about the most likely outcome, but the short answer is that the new ultrabooks most likely won’t become a netbook successor in the near future. In fact, by the looks of it, they probably won’t even end up being much of a netbook competitor at all in the future.
Netbook prices continue to fall and these small, light laptops represent and there are far more people walking around with 10″ laptops that weigh a kilogram than there were a few years ago. Most of these people probably bought a netbook in addition to a more powerful laptop.
For those of you, however, that want to replace your laptop Intel is hoping you’ll consider an ultrabook – Intel’s new design this summer for thin and light computers with solid state disks, higher-performance processors and higher resolution displays than you’ll find on most netbooks. They’ll also carry much higher price tags than their browsing-focused alternatives.
Intel wants ultrabooks to sell for under $1,000 (£800) and there’s no telling at the moment whether other market competitors are going to be willing to take a leap on these machines, rather than sticking to their guns on laptops.
