Acer and Asus according to rumours in Taiwan, the production of ultrabooks already drastically want to reduce. Although the sale has only recently started, would the demand be lower than expected and there would be no improvement in sight.
Acer and Asus in October, the sale of, respectively, their S3 and UX ultrabooks started. The two companies would, however, now all the orders at the factories reduced from 250.000 to 300.000 pieces to to 150,000 up to 180,000 for this year, claims Digitimes sources in Taiwan odm’s heard of them.
The reason would be that the sales in the first month of delay and that it does not look like the demand for ultrabooks is going to increase. There are already question marks in the succeskansen of ultrabooks. Especially the high price as an obstacle is seen. Intel gave up previously on that the work with manufacturers wants to ensure that lower prices can. Intel goes under other financial contributions to the cost of components decrease. Acer and Asus, among other off of aluminum housings and the chassis of the cheaper fiber.
The manufacturers now have their hope set on may 2012, as they are the ultrabooks with Ivy Bridge processors can rest. Also this would make the prices down. In October 2012, the sale of ultrabooks again a push in the back, hope the manufacturers, with the arrival of Windows 8.