VIEWSONIC INTRODUCES ALL IN ONE PC WITH WINDOWS 7

ViewSonic has introduced a new all-in-one PC with a touch-screen display. The ViewSonic VPC101 as it would be called will run Windows 7 Home Premium which has several touch friendly features. The desktop has an 18.5 inch display with 1366 x 768 pixels. It is expected to be available in December.

The VPC101 has more or less the same specifications as a typical netbook. It is powered by a 1.6GHz Intel Atom 230 processor with integrated GMA 950 graphics. Up to 1GB of RAM and 160 GB storage space is available. The all-in-one also has WiFi 802.11b/g.

The VPC101 carries a price tag of $650 but ViewSonic PCs tend to sell for a lot less than their list price. The same can be true of VPC101.

ViewSonic also introduced two other mini-PCs last week – the VOT530 and the VOT550. These machines are more powerful and expensive than most nettops.

INTEL TO SELL THREE NEW 32NM CHIPS IN 2010

Intel says that it will start selling its new dual-core Arrandale chips from the first half of next year. These chips are aimed at middle and high end ultrathin notebooks.

The new 32nm chips that are currently being built are the 1.2Ghz Core i7-640UM, the 1.06GHz Core i7-620UM, and the 1.06GHz Core i5-620UM. The chips will be sold in thousand-unit trays for $305, $278, and $241 respectively. The ultra-thin notebooks using these chips are expected to be priced between $600 and $800. The target price for netbooks will remain at $500.

PC PRODUCERS IN JAPAN CAUTIOUS

In spite of foreign firms fresh releases in Japan of mini laptop personal computers in the 50,000 yen (US$461) price array, domestic PC manufacturers are watchful about following set of clothes. So far Fujitsu Ltd. (TSE:6702) is the solitary domestic player looking for to contend in the mini notebook bazaar. Many Taiwanese and U.S. opponents that are leading the mini notebook section are global players competent of off setting price declines by wounding costs for purchasing ingredients and materials thanks to economies of balance. By dissimilarity, Japanese PC producers have countered the ambush of cheap products by civilizing audiovisual capabilities in a proposal to maintain prices.