{"id":5071,"date":"2011-12-11T01:38:16","date_gmt":"2011-12-10T18:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/?p=5071"},"modified":"2011-12-23T00:58:40","modified_gmt":"2011-12-22T17:58:40","slug":"goodbye-laptop-ultrabooks-have-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/goodbye-laptop-ultrabooks-have-arrived\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye Laptops…Ultrabooks Have Arrived!"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Lori Cunningham<\/span><\/address>\n

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Intel recently launched what they call a new category for portable computing called Ultrabooks<\/a>. With the initial growing popularity of netbooks consumers <\/span>were thrilled to have a “lighter laptop” to carry around.  However, they soon realized the processing power was not going to eliminate the need for the full-powered laptop.<\/p>\n

The popularity of tablets show that consumers are looking for lightweight portable computing with a fast boot from standby mode.  However, like netbooks, they are lackluster in computing power.<\/p>\n

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The Ultrabook fills this growing need for a full-powered robust mobile computer solution with a fast wake up from sleep mode.   Ultrabooks have a powerful processor, near immediate wake from hibernation, yet are incredibly thin and light in weight.<\/p>\n

I had the opportunity to have lunch with Intel\u2019s director of brand strategy and management and one of their PR guru’s recently. They showed me these remarkable lightweight machines.  Intel forecasts <\/span>Ultrabooks will replace today’s laptops. Here are the defining elements that make <\/span>an Ultrabook:<\/span><\/p>\n