Netbooks at the end: Acer and Asus set production

In 2007, netbooks such as the Eee PC were the selling point; in 2013, the one-time boom faded: Acer and Asus set up the production of mini-laptops, according to a report from the branch office Digitimes. The manufacturers do not state a specific reason – but it is not difficult to identify responsible developments. In 2010, Apple made an unprecedented revival of the former tablet shopkeepers with the iPad. And already distinguished itself by the iPhone and other smartphones, where the journey goes. People who use the Internet on the road today can confidently rely on touch-enabled gadgets without a separate keyboard.


Such devices, which can hardly be imagined from the hands of the users, offer a greater degree of mobility and comfort thanks to their compact design. For tablets, in terms of display sizes of just about 10 inches compared to netbooks can hardly be compromised. The Touch devices already have a lot more technology. If it is at netbooks usually 1,024 times 640 pixels, or singled higher values, current tablets such as the iPad 3 or the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 come to almost astronomically appealing resolutions beyond full-HD.

For easy message reading and social networking or for processing e-mails, the smartphone is also available in the pocket. Netbooks were never an optimal solution for professional jobs anyway. For a more relaxed and fatigue-free work, those users compromised the mobility factor in favor of a higher resolution and / or better keyboard. The market of netbooks will dissolve. Acer and Asus have been the only vendors that are more or less competitive for a long time. According to Digitimes, the remaining holdings of netbooks are to be sold mainly in Southeast Asia or South America.


Ultrabooks - a device specification created by Intel for particularly light, compact and powerful notebooks - have been similarly hard on tablets and smartphones. While working with high display resolutions and a mechanical keyboard will make people happy, average consumers are deterred by the most expensive device price. The devices do not sell as planned, a turnaround is probably questionable. Tip: Follow the PC Magazine on Facebook and leave us a "Like."