February 14th, 2008Asustek to launch U2E notebook PC
Asustek carry on to innovate around the low-power ultra portable format, with the new 1.25kg, battery-friendly U2E laptop set to launch in Taiwan next week, the company has exposed.
The new laptop, enfold in either black or brown leather, is built for power-savings with a light emitting diode (LED) backlight behind its 11in LCD panel and a 32GB solid-state drive (SSD) in its place of a hard-disk drive (HDD). LED backlights use about 10-15 percent less power than the cold cathode bright lamp (CCFL) backlights that are currently used in most laptop PCs. SSDs save power as well, because unlike HDDs, they do not contain any moving parts.
Asus, developer of the Eee PC, isn’t disclosing pricing details until the launch ceremony next week, or which markets will be first for the device. in general, Asustek products hit Asia and
The new laptop, wrapped in either black or brown leather, is built for power-savings with an LED backlight behind its 11-inch LCD panel, and a 32GB SSD (solid-state drive) instead of a hard disk drive (HDD). LED backlights use about 10 percent to 15 percent less power than the CCFL (cold cathode fluorescent lamp) backlights that are currently used in most laptop PCs. SSDs save power as well, because unlike HDDs, they do not contain any moving parts.
Asus isn’t disclosing pricing details until the launch ceremony next week, nor which markets will be first for the device. usually, Asustek products hit Asia and
