"Samsung's series 5 ultrabooks hit India" and "Wipro launches ultrabooks"

 "Samsung's series 5 ultrabooks hit India"

Samsung has launched two ultrabooks — one with 13.3 inch screen size and another with 14 inch in the Indian market.

NEW DELHI: Samsung has joined the ultrabook bandwagon in India. The company has launched two ultrabooks - one with 13.3 inch screen size and another with 14 inch - belonging to its Series 5 laptops in Indian market. While both sport a slick design and are built using aluminium and carbon fiber, the model with 14 inches screen is particularly noteworthy as it packs in one terabyte harddisk and a DVD drive in its sleek frame.

Both ultrabooks are powered by Intel core i5 2467M CPU. The smaller model has 4GB RAM while the one with 14-inch screen has 6GB. The MRP is Rs 48,990 for 13-inch ultrabook and Rs 54,390 for 14-inch model. The 13-inch model weighs around 1.42kg. The 14-inch model weighs around 1.84kg. Both ultrabooks have a screenresolution of 1366x768 pixels. The 13-inch model relies on Intel's integrated graphics chip. The 14-inch model comes with Radeon HD7550, an entry-level graphics chip from AMD. 

"Wipro launches ultrabooks"

Wipro Infotech has launched a series of ultra-portable notebooks

BANGALORE: Wipro Infotech, the India, Middle East and Africa IT Business unit ofWipro Ltd today launched a series of ultra-portable notebooks, which includes the country's slimmest and first 14-inch ultrabook called the Aero Ultra.

The range comprises of Aero Alpha, Aero Book and Aero Ultra.

Aero Ultra comes with about 19.3mm thickness, making it the slimmest notebook available in India. It weighs about 1.7 kg and comes with a 4GB memory and 500 GB hard disk. The e.go Aero range is priced between Rs 39,000 and Rs 49,000.

Ashok Tripathy, VP and Business Head, Wipro Systems and Technologies said the initial adoption of the product is expected to be at the enterprise level. "Wipro has understood that there is a need for light-weight, powerful yet affordable laptops in India. E.go primarily targets the progressive Indian on the move," he said.

According to research firm Gartner, the Indian PC market had declined 6.5 per cent in the final quarter of 2011.The combined desk-based and mobile PC market in India totaled close to 2.5 million units.