Kenyan Ultrabooks splash-down care of Intel

Kenya will be the lucky recipient of reasonably priced Intel Ultrabooks, made especially for the emerging market. Earlier this week, Intel launched six Ultrabooks for the eager Kenyan market, ranging from Kshs 60 000 (US$725) to 90 000 (US$1087).

Danie Steyn, Intel East African General Manager says the new laptops are “an evolution”:

“Ultrabook devices represent the next step in the evolution of the PC. There is a hunger for a device that can act like a tablet, but that allows for a full computing experience — this is exactly what Ultrabook devices deliver.”

Steyn hopes that the Ultrabooks will deliver an alternative to tablet devices.

“The Ultrabook is a tablet when you want it to be and a notebook when you need it. It also has other high-end features such as SSD storage and USB 3.0 connectivity.”

High-end, budget priced devices

It is expected that the Kenyan Ultrabooks contain time and battery saving technologies such as Intel Rapid Start Technology. IRST goes from sleep to active mode in a matter of seconds, and vice-versa. As an added bonus, and when the Ultrabook slumbers, Smart Connect Technology constantly updates active online applications. Finally, Intel Antitheft and Identity Protection Technology locks the laptop down and safeguards the user from forms of identity theft. Fancy and safe.

There is no news on the release dates of these laptops, or the types of Ultrabooks which will be launches. Our best guess for two of the Ultrabooks will be refurbished models of the US$800 HP Folio (one of the cheapest Ultrabooks on the market) and the 15-inch Acer Aspire S5 which claims to be “the world’s thinnest Ultrabook”.

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