An extensive line-up of netbook and note PC showcase advanced mobile technology.
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Analyst Abhey Lamba writes in a research note that consumer PC demand is now likely to be up just 1% this year, down from a previous forecast for 6% growth.
FORBES: Consumer PC Demand Dries Up; iPad Steamrolls Tablet Foes
The tiny machine joins Dell's Inspiron Mini 9, the Asus Eee PC 900, the HP Mini-Note 2133 and the Intel Classmate PC among the new class of machines offering cramped keyboards, dinky screens and relatively pokey processors.
Of particular note, Lenovo's PC shipments in North America grew 30.8 percent, compared to the market that fell four percent, allowing the Company to pick up 1.9 points of market share there.
Note: Canalys defines a client PC as a computing device designed to be operated by an individual and positioned to serve a broad range of purposes, achieved by running third-party applications, some of which can work independently of a network connection.
The "Noteworthy Note" Award for Best New Ultraportable PC goes to the Samsung Chromebook.
Coming to life on the only network that was built for the internet, the Galaxy Note II combines the productivity of a PC in a handy smartphone size.
Without a fix, it could get worse, with Canaccord Adams analyst Peter Misek writing in a note to investors this week that more PC makers could start to evaluate alternatives to Windows, such as Apple's OS X and Linux.
Ticonderoga Securities analyst Brian White writes in a research note responding to the news that shedding the PC business would be a long-term positive for HP.
In his note, Bachman also considers the potential spin-off of the PC division, and finds such a move unlikely in the near- or medium-term.
FORBES: HP: BMO Downgrades; Earnings Thursday; Sees No PC Spin
The rapid global sales of Galaxy Note are notable since it is creating a new market for something between smartphone and tablet pc.
ENGADGET: 1 million Galaxy Notes shipped worldwide, US fans throw money at their screens
In a Tuesday research note, Mizuho Securities analyst Abhey Lamba predicted Microsoft's closer ties will push more PC makers to produce machines that run on Google's Chrome operating system and other software besides Windows.
Another drawback: While other Android phones I've tested can be plugged into either a PC or a Mac so you can manually transfer files onto them, I couldn't get the Note to do this with either of two Macs I tested with it.
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It struck us the other day as we were going over some back posts that since the launch of the ASUS Eee PC (and the numerous products that have followed, from the MSI Wind to the HP Mini-Note), to the best of our knowledge we've all yet to have any normalized, agreed-upon name for these kinds of devices.
ENGADGET: Eee PC-like ultraportables - name that product category
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