Ultrabook hard to 'fight' MacBook Air

Most likely, ultrabook market share will only stop at 20% until the end of this year, compared with 46% and once 80% in 2011 of MacBook Air.

Will Ultrabook be more successful than the MacBook Air? (Photo: PCWorld).

With eye-catching design, strong performance and versatility, Intel raised expectations that ultrabook will be able to achieve sales accounting for 40% of the laptop market share in 2012. But, according to your judgment Asus senior executive Jerry Shen, Intel's ambition is almost impossible to complete before 2013, and at the same time this number will only stop at 20% for 2012.

With the MacBook Air, Apple has created a familiar design for users, with a silver, slim, alloy case, black chiclet keyboard and a V-shape. It is easy to see that not many recent ultrabooks have design features " weary " of Apple products with silver casing, also with round borders .

However, Stacy Wolff, HP's director of design, was right to say that sometimes silver is the most affordable option, and this color isn't just Apple. When talking about the similarity of the HP Envy Specter XT to the MacBook Air, Wolff argued that these similarities are not "mimic" but just the process of technology.

HP Specter XT.(Photo: PC World).

The development history of laptop models has proved this. At the time of 2003, 5 years before Apple launched MacBook Air, Sony first unveiled a high-end ultra-thin laptop, the Vaio X505 (also called Vaio PCG-X505, or " 505 Extreme "). This laptop weighs only 0.8 kg with the thickest point of only 0.4 inches (9.8mm), which is thinner than the MacBook Air, with the alloy body like the ultrabooks now.

Currently, the new generation ultrabooks all have some things in common, but there are better improvements. For example, the Envy Specter XT with a magnesium alloy body, sleek design and a rubber coating on the bottom. Or the LG P430 also has an aluminum alloy case and a chiclet keyboard, but LG improves the previous beveled screen into a 13.3-inch screen for new devices. Then is Asus Zenbook UX21 and UX31, 2 samples of Asus ultrabook is also said to bring the appearance of the MacBook Air, but the design is much improved with much more eye-catching changes with metal keyboard, water-proof touchpad fine, sharp edges .

Asus Zenbook UX21 and UX31.(Photo: PC World).

Meanwhile, the changes in internal configuration for the device also have significant changes. In addition to equipped with the latest generation processor from Intel with Windows platform, the new ultrabook also adds many other utility features.

Some ultrabooks have improved their size with larger screens, such as the Acer Timeline M3 with a 15.6-inch screen, or Samsung Series 5 Ultra 14-inch. Asus Zenbooks is also coming out with 1080p full HD resolution, using IPS screen technology, allowing users to see from all angles.

The other features of ultrabook diverse and high-end, with better connectivity standards than the Macbook Air. For example, both Toshiba Portege Z835 and HP Folio 13 are equipped with gigabit ethernet, HDMI, and USB 3.0 ports. In addition, the Portege Z835 also adds VGA. These connection support are not available on the Macbook.

In addition, according to recent rumors, ultrabook will also quickly be equipped with touch screens and voice recognition technology to keep up the shelves by the end of the year.