Epson, Onkyo, Viewsonic as well as other smaller companies have reportedly contracted Taiwanese laptop makers to build ultrathin notebooks for them, which could help drop the initial prices to $599(456 EUR).

According to unnamed sources, the companies mentioned have contracted Pegatron Technology and Elitegroup Computer Systems(ECS) to build their Ultrabooks. Pegatron, in particular, plans to begin mass production of no less than five Ultrabooks in April and May this year, while ECS is said to start shipping two such ultraportable machines until the end of the second quarter.

For now, no details were released about the actual specifications of these Ultrabooks, but there are reports that their prices will be between $599 and $649 US(456 to 494 EUR). The cheapest Ultrabook on the market today is the Toshiba Portege Z835, which sells for $799.99 (594 EUR). This, however, is only a Best Buy exclusive deal, as its regular retail price is actually set at $929 (689 EUR).

Intel has developed Ultrabooks in order to counter the ever-increasing popularity of tablets, which are eating away into the PC market. However, the high costs associated with both manufacturing and the hardware needed for such ultrathin laptops have kept Ultrabooks from becoming as widespread as Intel has hoped for.

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Consumer electronics company,ViewSonic, has welcomed three new tablets to its collection that includes the 7-inch ViewPad E70. ViewPad E70 runs Android 4.0 and priced at only $169.99, which poses a direct threat to the Kindle Fire.

The ViewPad E70 has 1GHz processor and 4GB of storage besides the front-facing camera, 1080p HDMI output, Wi-Fi connectivity and a microSD slot. Besides whipping Kindle Fire in features, Viewsonic has also priced E70 aggressively at a lower price than Fire.

Viewsonic has also unveiled ViewPad 10e: a 10-inch tablet with a 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, 1GHz processor and Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

There’s also a 10-inch dual boot ViewPad 10pi, which is capable of booting both Android 2.3 Gingerbread and Windows 7 Professional. It is powered by Intel OakTrail z670 processor and is a premium tablet costing $849.

The tablets are due to launch later this month.

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After the release of the ViewSonic’s 7-inch Viewpad e70 comes the latest two 10-incher tablets namely, the Viewpad 10pi and ViewPad 10e. The up-to-date slates are said to establish for users comment on mobile professional enterprise.

ViewPad 10pi has integrated the Intel Atom Z670 Oak Trail processor supporting the Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread as well as Windows 7 Professional mobile operating system platforms. Whereas the ViewPad 10e packs a 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor on a 1024 x 600-pixel screen resolution display. This tablet brings the SPB Shell software for intuitive 3D home screen which then provides the users a choice for highly customizable three-dimensional panels. Unfortunately, it lacks the official Android Market, however, users might still enjoy downloads of application sorts through the Amazon Appstore.

The ViewSonic Viewpad 10pi is priced at $849 while the ViewPad 10e costs $299 and will be available this month. Given that this year has been filled with lots of latest software trails, these kinds of devices might face a serious battle over its contemporary rivals today.

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The ViewSonic 7-inch Android tablet called ViewPad 7e  is now available in Taipei. For those who are not in Taiwan, you can buy one through Amazon for $199.99.

This 7″ Android 2.3 tablet features a high performance 1GHz processor. The 800×600 multi-touch screen includes RiteTouch technology to accommodate handwriting with a stylus as well as touch input. Other key features include:

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In a bid to gain more market share, makers of 7-inch tablet PCs have started dropping prices as a way to attract more consumers. This same move has also apparently been applied to tablet PCs with 10-inch screens nowadays. The quest for the top of the tablet PC space has become much harder with the recent introduction of the very affordable Amazon Kindle Fire, plus the fact that there are so many smartphones these days that are capable and much more pocketable (which is a plus to a lot of consumers).

Recent examples of cheap 7-inch tablet PCs include the ViewSonic ViewPad 7e, which was launched for $199 but now reportedly costs even less than that. However, it’s interesting to note that certain companies like Asus still insist on putting a high price on their products (such as the recently unveiled Transformer Prime 10-inch Android tablet). I’m curious to see if this type of strategy will still fly when the soon-to-be-launched Apple iPad 3 finally becomes available.

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A few days ago we already posted about ViewSonic tablets like this one. Now the teasing is over, the ViewPAd 10pro will have its full run on the 5th of September at €499 ($714) for the WiFi version. ViewPad 7x, a 7-inch slice which runs in Honeycomb and has custom 3D ViewScene skin, has no release date yet, but is expected to be released early this year. Price range might be around €349 ($499) for this 8GB, Tegra2 device. The ViewPad 7e will be released later around Q4. Its target consumer are for the budget-conscious at  €169 ($242).

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ViewPad 10 is already available. Now, ViewSonic is sending details around media outlets that they will be showing off ViewSonic ViewPad 7e, as well as other devices. The 7e is an Android-based tablet running the Gingerbread iteration. This tablet packs a 4:3 aspect ratio and multitouch support and pre-installed Amazon Kindle app for your eBook pleasure. There is also Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and HDMI connectivity.

This tablet will be out for Christmas. At the moment, this gadget is priced at 169 Euros. For the UK, the price tag will be around £150. The memo also includes more details in ViewPad 10Pro. ViewPad 10Pro is a dual OS device with Windows 7 and Gingerbread, and will be available on the 5th of September.

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From the popular monitor company comes a nice thin and light called ViewBook Pro. ViewSonic has the full specs up on their webpage but we thought to help you out by posting them here.

ViewSonic ViewBook Pro

• 13.3″ LED backlit 1280 x 800 display
• 1.3GHz Intel Core 2 Duo ULV SU7300 with GS45 + ICH9M-SFF enhanced chipset
• 2GB RAM
• 320GB HDD
• Built-in 8x DVD Drive
• 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• 2 x USB, 1.3MP webcam, VGA, HDMI output, multitouch trackpad, card reader, audio jacks, ExpressCard slot
• 4400mAh 6-cell Li-Ion battery, up to 8 hours battery life
• Weight: 1.63kg

That’s certainly a lot of features to pack in a ultrathin including the ExpressCard slot and the DVD drive, though I do question the logic of putting in a disc drive inside a portable. Of course, it also packs a punch on the price. Get it from Amazon for US$889.99.

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A pre-production unit of the new Pinetrail netbook of ViewSonic hit Netbook News and they gave us a hands-on video. The VNB108 is the next iteration from the popular LCD monitor maker and it looks pretty drab to me.

If anything, it’s the matte finish that will redeem it but everything else looks to be the same old Atom specs. Here’s the video for your viewing pleasure.

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If you thought the 5.6-inch screen on Fujitsu’s LifeBook UH900 was small, you most likely still haven’t heard about ViewSonic’s VCP08 Windows XP phone. I’m not quite sure what resolution this thing will be running on, but its screen measures just 4.3-inches diagonally. And forget about the native screen res, it runs Windows XP! Probably where it got the words ‘XP’ and ‘phone’ in its name.
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