上网本：风光不再的替代品
经济衰退期，这种节电型笔记本取得了高达两位数的增长，因为它体积小、重量轻而且价格极其低廉。但问题是，在通常情况下，商品都是一分钱一分货，这意味着上网本的硬件恰好能满足收发邮件、浏览网页和播放普通视频的需求，其余就一概无能为力了。随着iPad等平板电脑的兴起以及标准笔记本和MacBook Air售价节节下调，上网本的衰落也就不足为奇了。预计上网本在今年的出货量将下跌33%，仅为2,200万台，而到2015年，将进一步下跌至1,350万台。 |
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The Netbook
This battery-sipping notebook category took off with double-digit growth during the recession because such PCs were small, lightweight and dirt-cheap. Problem was, you often got what you paid for, which meant hardware just sufficient enough to check email, surf the web and play standard definition videos, but not much else. With the rise of tablets like the iPad and the decline in standard PC notebook and MacBook Air prices, it's no wonder netbook shipments are expected to decline 33% this year to nearly 22 million units and then to nearly 13.5 million come 2015. |
