Taiwanese manufacturers: Ultrabook is no more expensive than MacBook Air

For Intel's vigorously promoted Ultrabook notebook concept, Taiwan's supply chain vendors commented that if the price of the product can not be made lower than Apple's MacBook Air, it is likely to end up like the CULV notebook.

These manufacturers believe that the Intel Ultrabook concept is not a true innovation, but is a reference design that helps first-line notebook makers quickly catch up with Apple in the ultra-lightweight field, and at the same time deal with the impact of tablet PCs in the PC field.

Since the second quarter of this year, Intel has been meeting with the upstream laptop supply chain vendors to provide advice and help in designing parts and reducing costs. The design of the Ultrabook is similar to that of the MacBook Air. Lithium polymer batteries are also used so that they cannot be replaced at all. The goal is to significantly reduce the weight of the entire machine while using a metal case that is more conducive to heat dissipation and a lighter, faster solid-state drive.

In addition, all internal components are soldered on the PCB to save space and reduce height, but this will completely change the existing notebook production process, that is, a combination of multiple modules.

Apple's new MacBook Air is priced at $999-1599. The sales momentum in the US market is very strong. It has become the best-selling Mac, and designing an Ultrabook based on Intel's guidelines makes it difficult to control prices at a lower level than Apple. In addition, unless Intel is willing to reduce the price of one-third of the total cost of the machine. If Intel is willing to bow its head, Ultrabook notebooks may still be under $1,000.