The Aspire S7, Ultrabook high-end Acer, arrives in a version with WQHD screen

Acer in the footsteps of MacBook Pro Retina, just at 6 points per inch near...

As more and more manufacturers equip their means laptops and high-end screens at Full HD, leaving the 1366 x 768 pixels at cheaper alternatives, some manufacturers are starting to offer the high-definition on their flagship models.

This is particularly the case of Acer, which we learn that prepares Aspire S7 equipped with a screen (always a diagonal 13.3") by definition WQHD, namely 2560 x 1440 pixels. This is to talk about a resolution of 221 ​​dpi and up this future reference at about the same level as the MacBook Pro Retina 13", the screen resolution is 227 dpi.

This Aspire S7 WQHD will be launched in two versions, one with an Intel Core i5-4200U from $ 1499, and another with Core i7-4500U from $ 1799. It will require a configuration with 8 GB of dual-channel DDR3 and SSD 256GB. It said that U.S. dealers are currently being delivered in these models, which should be sold within the coming days.

Samsung may abandon Windows in favor of Chrome OS

The almighty Samsung will sink even further Microsoft after having essentially abandoned its tablets and smartphones branded Windows? Again, the giant reserved its favors to the decidedly dreaded Google.

If 2014 will still see Laptops Samsung under Windows arrive on the shelves, the next year could be very different, according to our fellow Taiwanese of Digitimes. For the newspaper, the Korean conglomerate will stop simply "conventional" laptops by less than a small year. By conventional, talking of course about machines under Windows, then shelved to focus only on Chromebooks.

It must say that the business is not doing particularly well at the front of notebook for Samsung, which had delivered 17 million machines in 2013, to finish at 12 million sold units. As a result, forecasts for 2014 figure a target of only 7 million units, while the need for a revision of strategy is strongly felt. The orientation while Chromebook could therefore make sense, even if we keep in mind that things can change, and that Microsoft might not hear it that way.