发布时间：2008.6

摘要

In order to grab a share of the rapidly developing low-price mini notebook PC marekt, major PC vendors rolled out new products during Computex 2008 -- held in Taipei from June 3-7 2008 ii in order to challenge the dominance of Asus in this market segment. Acer was most aggressive, while MSI, Gigabyte, ECS and FIC also exhibited new products. Intel and Microsoft also showed their support for this market. This report explores the development of the new generation of low-price mini notebook PCs, and examines key product trends observed at Computex 2008. MIC analysts visited the Computex exhibition, interviewed representatives from key companies, and analyzed new products from the perspective of the overall development of the notebook PC market.

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List of Topics
This report examines the new generation of low-price mini notebook PCs, particularly product trends observed at Computex 2008, which was held in Taipei, Taiwan from June 3-7; analyzes product specifications of new products, including those of Asus, Acer, Gigabyte, MSI, ECS, E-Lead, and FIC. Looks at the strategic reasons for vendors to roll out low-price mini notebook PC products.
 
Table of Contents
1. Low-price Mini Notebook PC Market Becomes Major Battleground
    1.1 Competition between Asus and Acer
    1.2 Strategies behind Vendors' Low-price Mini Notebook PC Development
2. Atom Processor, 8.9-inch Screen, XP OS Are Mainstream Specs of Mini Notebook PCs
    2.1 Intel and Microsoft Strongly Support Low-price Mini Notebook PC Development
    2.2 Product Sizes Approaching Those of Regular Notebook PCs
    2.3 Second-generation Products Mainly Priced between US$400 and US$650
3. MIC Perspective
 
 
List of Tables
Table 1  Low-price Mini Notebook PC Product Specifications
Table 2  Low-price Mini Notebook PC Product Specifications (Cont.)
 
List of Figures
Figure 1  Low-price Mini Notebook PC Products Displayed During Computex 2008