HCL unveils first ultrabook series, price Rs 51 K onwards

NEW DELHI:Betting big on ultrabook market, Indian PC maker HCL on Wednesday unveiled its first ultrabook Ultrasmart ME Series 3074 priced Rs 51,990 onwards. The new HCL ultrabooks will be available in retail stores from next week onwards

HCL Series 3074 is powered by the third generation of Intel Core i3 processors and comes in a sleek design (less than 18mm with metal casing). They carry a 39-month warranty.

It has 4 GB RAM (upgradeable to 8 GB), internal hard disk storage - 32 GB, 1.3 MP VGA camera, bluetooth and integrated Wi-fi capabilities.

HCL Infosystems said it will launch three new devices in the next three months to cash in on their burgeoning demand.

"Though ultrabooks are a niche category now, but the numbers are witnessing significant growth. We expect that from about one per cent share of the notebook sales, ultrabooks will grow to contribute about 10 per cent in the next six months," HCL Infosystems Vice President and Head Consumer Computing Princy Bhatnagar told reporters here.

HCL will launch three devices in the ultrabook category in the next three months, he added.