Ultrabooks are attracting admirers at the Consumer Electronics Show, but some attendees are waiting to buy the thin laptops until prices drop and Windows 8 is released later this year.



From PCWorld:

Intel is showing off the first wave of ultrabooks at CES in Las Vegas, and PC makers are backing the new class of thin-and-light laptops with product announcements. Intel has promised a second wave of ultrabooks, which could come out by the middle of the year with lower prices, Microsoft's Windows 8 and the next generation of Core processors, code-named Ivy Bridge.

With prices starting at about US$800, the current crop of ultrabooks have been deemed by some attendees as too expensive. Intel's aim is to bring that down to $699 by the end of the year, which gives buyers all the more reason to wait. Potential buyers also scoffed at the Windows 7 OS, saying they would wait for the release of the Windows 8 OS to take advantage of tablet-like features on ultrabooks.

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