"We are bullish on where these kinds of products will go," saidHortensius, who is the senior vice president of the product groupat Lenovo. "They will come in the sub-$800 category so they will bemuch more affordable." Ultrabook designs are evolving, and touchscreen models will likelyappeal to new buyers who will be able to take full advantage ofWindows 8, which is a touch-based user interface. "We also think because of thin and light design points, when youcouple them with Windows 8, you see many interesting form factorsenabled," Hortensius said. Lenovo has already shown the IdeaPad Yoga, a tablet-ultrabookhybrid with a touchscreen that can be folded to work either as atablet or an ultrabook. While Lenovo has done touchscreen laptopsbefore, the previous Windows operating systems were retrofittedwith touch capabilities. Microsoft has designed Windows 8 from theground up with touch as a core feature. "Windows 8 ... enables a bunch of new capabilities. It enables anew segment," Hortensius said. "Historically when you look attransitions, consumers switch quickly because they want the latestand greatest." Intel envisioned ultrabooks a year ago as a category ofthin-and-light laptops with tablet-like features such astouchscreens, long battery life and always-on connectivity. Intelhopes that ultrabooks will reinvigorate a slumping PC market, whichhas taken a beating from the growing sales of tablets. Intel last week said about 30 new ultrabook models with itsupcoming Ivy Bridge processors will come with touchscreens. Withinitial prices above $800, the viability of ultrabooks has beenquestioned. But Intel has said prices of the devices will come downto $699 by the end of year. Lenovo agrees with Intel on its vision of ultrabooks from a designperspective, Hortensius said. Lenovo on Monday introduced the IdeaPad U310 and U410 ultrabooks,which start at $749 and $799 respectively. The new products don'thave touchscreens, but more features like touch will be added tothe company's ultrabooks, as demonstrated in the IdeaPad Yoga,Hortensius said. The new products are a step further in theevolution of ultrabooks, Hortensius said. Intel has predicted 40 percent of all consumer laptop sales will befor ultrabooks by the end of the year. Lenovo's is estimating that20 percent to 30 percent of its consumer laptop sales will be forultrabooks. Agam Shah covers PCs, tablets, servers, chips and semiconductorsfor IDG News Service. Follow Agam on Twitter at @agamsh . Agam's e-mail address is agam_shah@idg.com. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as China Nook Cover Case , Mid Umpc Tablet PC Manufacturer for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Google Android Touchpad Tablet PC.
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