Netbooks offered cheap and affordable computing for the masses, which is why they were wildly popular just a few years ago. However, one of the recurring complaints about netbooks was their sub-par performance in multimedia tasks and the small screen which wasn’t really apt for being productive on the go. Apple’s MacBook Air changed this, but again, came at a premium and not many Windows loyalists were willing to make the transition to OSX. Intel saw an opportunity here to meet the increasing demand for a Windows-based notebook that offered the portability and performance of a MacBook Air, but with a more familiar working environment. Click here for full story
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