It remains to be seen whether Intel's can save falling laptop sales (). Acer certainly . The first Ultrabook to market, however, may have an advantage over the others.

The Asus UX21 was the first to be announced back in May and is expected to appear on retail shelves next month. Now Acer is planning on ramping up its development schedule for a September launch as well for its (according /CommercialTimes). The 13-inch Aspire 3951 has already had its internal design revised twice, however, and it has not yet entered mass production, sources say, so Acer definitely has their work cut out for them.

The good news is we should finally see these slim and light laptops start popping up in a few weeks--and hopefully at the sub-$1000 prices promised. Perhaps the increased competition will help make this so.

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