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Acer to launch ultrabook PC model

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TAIPEI, TAIWAN: Acer Inc, the world No 2 PC maker, will launch an ultrabook super-light computer model in the fourth quarter, President Jim Wong told a group of reporters on Wednesday.

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Ultrabooks, a new category of notebook launched by top chipmaker Intel Corp, will be lightweight but still pack high-performance processors. Intel sees them accounting for 40 per cent of laptop sales to consumers by the end of next year.

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Netbook pioneer and Acer rival Asustek showed its first ultrabook, the UX series, on Monday at the Computex computer show in Taipei.



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