Acer to Launch 15 inch Ultrabook at Cheaper Price

Bangalore: After the satisfactory sales on 11 and 13 inch ultrabook models, Acer is now planning to step into the large screen market by launching 15 inch ultrabook.

The 15 inch ultrabook is being produced by Pegatron Technologies, a Taiwan based design and manufacturing company, reports DigiTimes. It also says that the 15 inch ultrabook will be available in the market at a cheaper price of $699 whereas many other ultrabooks have a higher price closer to $1000.

Previously Acer has launched the 13 inch ultrabook Aspire S3 at 49.000 ($899) and the interesting part is Acer’s upcoming new 15 inch ultrabook will be available just at $699 (price not available in India) which is cheaper than Aspire S3.

Acer has not mentioned the specification of its new ultrabook. However it might not run into Intel’s design specifications in support of power and thickness, says tech experts and the existing Acer’s ultrabook models are expected to sale 2.5 lakh to 3 lakh units by the end of this month.

Acer is expected to launch its new ultrabook in 2012. Therefore Apple is also in a race, working on its 15 inch MacBook Air version which will be launched in the first half of 2012.