Ultrabooks is still just a sub-category of notebooks that are simply thinner.  This year already we are expecting some changes with the launch of Windows 8, but next year Intel will set some new balls in motion.

Windows 8 is now only months away and manufacturers are working hard to prepare what could be seen as the next generation computers, with everything from convertable designs to detachable screens with touch functionality. It will take until next year for the concept to really bloom, along with the launch of the new processor architecture Haswell.

Then Intel will present a number of new designs for partners. On the menu we see touch screens with higher resolutions and 3D, and various sensors that is commonly found in smartphones and tablets. SSD is expected to be a requirement and Intel will require a higher standard in contruction quality, where even the hinges for the screen will be covered. The end result will be a category that ends up in between a notebook and tablet, but Intel’s exact intentions with ”ultrabook”, is still not enterily clear, but the end result is start to show in the seams.

One of the most expensive components of an ultrabook is the case, but a breakthrough by Intel in enforced ABS plastic is expected to drive down costs by 65 percent. The new material will be ready next year, which will help to lower the price of ultrabooks further.

With the progress of ultrabooks more and more and looking at Apple, which does have a design patent for MacBook Air, which could be confused with just about any ultrabook out there. This has made some manufacturing partners reconsider its future ultrabook plans. That Apple has a close relation with Intel complicates the matter and while some analysts have commented on the matter, other say that the success of ultrabooks is indirectly in Apple’s favor, and that it is in Apple’s biggest interest not to ruin its relationship with Intel.

Source: Digitimes

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