But perhaps it also means building the chip with still better power-management technology, which will allow Intel to push its best mobile chips into ever-smaller and lighter notebook PCs.
This month, consumers will start to see a fresh crop of cheap, thin, ultra-light notebooks arrive at chains like Wal-Mart Stores and Best Buy.
While there are much cheaper laptops for sale, ranging all the way down to bargain-basement netbooks that cost a few hundred dollars, Apple's MacBook Air has become a hit among computer users seeking the thinnest and lightest notebooks available.
Designing the Aspire Timeline, Acer broke another barrier: creating the finest and lightest notebooks to provide all-day computing.
Inexpensive laptops (about $200 to $300), thin and light notebooks, and laptops with a detachable screen helped drive growth.
They've talked about it with larger phones, thin and light notebooks and more, and ended up delivering a take that truly impressed.
Looks like we posted a teaser for the new Sony CR line, a set of thin and light notebooks that come in five fancy colors, sangria, cosmopolitan, dove, indigo and dark Tahitian night (actually black).
The VIA Nano processor family leverages advanced 65 nanometer process technology for enhanced power efficiency, and augments that with aggressive power and thermal management features within the compact 21mm x 21mm nanoBGA2 package for an idle power as low as 100mW (0.1W), extending the reach of power efficient green and silent PCs, thin and light notebooks and mini-notes around the world.
With the rise of ultra-light notebooks and convertible laptops that actually pack some power there's almost no reason to have a hefty computer humming away under a desk., ($1,624, shown) a super-thin laptop with a 12.1-inch display.
"As one of the thinnest and lightest notebooks on the market, the N3400 meets the demand of consumers who require the ultimate in portability and a little flash of style without breaking the bank," said Henry Hewitt, vice president of sales at TriGem USA.
Currys.co.uk, £209.99 This petite and light notebook makes others look like giants.
