Among all the hype regarding the most premium Android tablet going it's easy to forget that the company is also a huge
player in the laptop market, and we're checking out its slim and stylish 13in Zenbook, the UX31.
One of the hallmarks of the
mid-range in the laptop market is that it makes major leaps in power over entry level models that are priced well below $ 1,000.
As much as I complain about the endless sea of
gray in the laptop market, I immediately broke into an audible ooooooooh when I laid eyes on the Stealth.
Now, at a press event for the launch of its new Redmi Pro smartphone, the company has revealed its first
entry in the laptop market: the Mi Notebook Air.
Sure, backlit keys remain a
luxury in the laptop market, but considering the price point it's not excessive to expect premium features.
It shows how competitive this mid-range
space in the laptop market is, that both the XPS 13 and the Spectre 13 come with almost identical hardware offerings.
The revamped MacBook Pro had an outstanding opening week, raking in more
sales in the laptop market during its first five days of retail than competitors did in ten months.
Most
people in the laptop market buy a cheap system with a dual - core chip believing they'll love the savings and enjoy better portability, but a quad - core notebook's superior performance is often the better choice.
The introduction of the MacBook Pro with Retina kicked off a resolution
war in the laptop market, but gaming laptops have sidestepped this battle so far, for the most part.
The new screen size, 12 inches diagonally in a 3:2 aspect ratio, is another hint that Microsoft is much more interested in regaining lost
ground in the laptop market than it is in trying to conquer the iPad.
While 2014 is expected to be the year Google's affordable laptop becomes a significant
player in the laptop market, there is optimism that it will continue its accent over the next few years.