The netbook market is growing fast. There is no questioning that. But many major companies are starting to shift their focus a bit on CULV laptops. Consumer Ultra-Low Voltage laptops are not only more energy efficient than their regular laptop counterparts, but they are powerful enough to address the needs of business individuals. A lot of people have complained about netbooks not being powerful enough for those complex business tasks. Top CULV laptops are just the opposite. Now before we jump on the bandwagon, it’s interesting to note that Acer, Asus, and HP are all working on their new CULV laptop models to be released in late 2009 or early 2010.

Macbook Air is already taking advantage of a low voltage system, so CULV laptops will essentially enable companies such as HP, Acer, and Asus to develop their own Macbook Air type laptops. High prices may have kept these laptops to hit the market sooner, but we seem to be at a point where the prices will be low enough for these laptops to gain traction. And thankfully, these laptops will come with a different set of features than netbooks. Here is what Intel’s Chief Executive had to say about this issue:

And we’re expecting (there will be) a more clear distinguishing set of characteristics between Netbooks and notebooks

As someone who’s been around the industry for years, it’s not hard to see why CULV laptops play a big role in the laptop market for the next few years. Netbooks are growing and more people are going mobile, but there is still need for CULV laptops, and there is no reason CULV laptops and netbooks can’t co-exist. What CULV laptops do is force netbook makers to keep their prices in check. We have seen too many netbooks that cost close to $600. That price point would not be acceptable if CULVs that are arguably more powerful than their netbook counterparts go for the same price. CULV laptops and netbooks can both co-exist but only if the lines don’t become too blurry.

Recommended CULV Laptops:

1. Acer Aspire Timeline AS4810T-8480 Laptop
2. MSI X340-021US Slim 13.4-Inch Laptop
3. Acer Aspire Timeline AS3810TZ-4880 13.3-Inch Laptop