Comments on: Lenovo eyeing Ion, VIA netbook platforms http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/19/lenovo-eyeing-ion-via-netbook-platforms/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:30:32 -0500 hourly 1 By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="770872952">Donald Townsend</fb:name> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/19/lenovo-eyeing-ion-via-netbook-platforms/comment-page-1/#comment-983369 Donald Townsend Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:59:13 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/19/lenovo-eyeing-ion-via-netbook-platforms/#comment-983369 The interesting part in this report is not only that Lenovo wants to use the Ion platform but the planned netbook sizes. Netbooks started out as 7'' miniaturized, stripped down notebooks and then gained in size. Today's successful models are mostly 10''. There have been 12'' and 13'' inch notebooks all the time. Most of them have been quite expensive, such as Lenovo's X300 or Apple's MacBook. There is a niche to be conquered. Lenovo seems to plan on just doing that. The hard point in doing so will be pricing and features. Somehow there need to be features that distinguish these big sized netbooks from their larger siblings, the notebooks. The interesting part in this report is not only that Lenovo wants to use the Ion platform but the planned netbook sizes.

Netbooks started out as 7” miniaturized, stripped down notebooks and then gained in size. Today’s successful models are mostly 10”. There have been 12” and 13” inch notebooks all the time. Most of them have been quite expensive, such as Lenovo’s X300 or Apple’s MacBook.

There is a niche to be conquered. Lenovo seems to plan on just doing that. The hard point in doing so will be pricing and features. Somehow there need to be features that distinguish these big sized netbooks from their larger siblings, the notebooks.

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