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Acer Aspire S5 ultrabook arriving late June, S3 updated with Ivy Bridge

Acer has announced a release date of late June for its Aspire S5 ultrabook, and it is refreshing its cheaper S3 line with Ivy Bridge and a solid state drive.

15-inch fiberglass ultrabook from Acer on the way, says DigiTimes

Digitimes is reporting that a 15-inch Acer ultrabook with a fiberglass body started production in mid-March. There's no word on the specifications of the device, but it's reportedly being manufactured by Pegatron at a fairly high volume, with shipments of around 100,000 units per month.

Acer: $799 ultrabooks make no profit, aiming for $499 price nonetheless

Acer tells us that the currently low prices of the entry level S3 ultrabook is unsustainable as it doesn't generate any profit.

Revised Acer Aspire S3, possibly with Ivy Bridge, planned for April 2012 release

According to recent comments, Acer is planning a revision to its Aspire S3 ultrabook that could bring Ivy Bridge processors as soon as April of 2012.

Intel to provide $100 'marketing subsidy' to spur Ultrabook development?

Intel will allegedly offer ultrabook manufacturers a $100 marketing subsidy to help lower prices across the board.

Ultrabook manufacturers reportedly investigate alternatives to aluminum unibody designs

Reportedly, Apple's demand on unibody laptop chassis producers is causing manufacturers to look at alternative design options for their ultrabooks.

Acer now offering Aspire S3 with Core i7, more SSD storage

Acer has updated its Aspire S3 ultrabook with Intel's Core i7 processor and a 24GB SSD, priced at $1,299.

Acer and Asus expected to ship just 200,000 ultrabooks this year, disappointed by sales

Acer's Aspire S3 Ultrabook hits US shelves October 16th for $900