subject: Acer Notebooks On Intel Calpella [print this page] In addition, Asus is also faced with difficulties of supply of branded graphics cards AMD / ATI. Suddenly, he plans to increase the number of models integrating an Nvidia chip to solve this problem. Asus will benefit may therefore be appropriate to offer a greater number of models with NVIDIA technology Optimus.
However, the fact is that currently consumers tend to prefer laptops with ATI graphics cards because they, at equivalent ranges, generally prove more successful than their counterparts and are compatible with Nvidia DirectX 11 GPUs in contrast to mobile the firm to the chameleon.
Kevin Lin believes in all cases the laptops running Intel Calpella platform will account for 20% of total sales in Q2 Asus. The increase in the number of deliveries will result in a decrease Calpella laptop auto sales series of entry-K manufactured by Asus, Foxconn Electronics, which will account for 30% of sales against 40% today.
Finally remember that besides the 14-inch slabs and chips ATI / AMD, Asus will also face a shortage currently affecting Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 Intel, which could dampen ambitions Calpella notebook sales of the brand.
