Recent #Laptops news in the semiconductor industry
➀ Amazon's Big Spring Sale is ongoing until the end of the month, offering discounts on various items including laptops.
➁ MSI's Thin 15 gaming laptop is now $799.99 at Amazon, down from $899.99.
➂ Apple's 13-inch MacBook Air (2024 model) is on sale for $999, a 23% discount.
➀ NVIDIA initially stated that a 'rare issue' with missing ROPs affected only 0.5% of GeForce RTX 5090/5090D and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti cards.
➁ Reports emerged that GeForce RTX 5080 cards could also be affected, leading to NVIDIA revising its statement.
➂ The latest episode reveals that notebook manufacturers are aware of missing ROPs on laptop variants of the GeForce RTX 50 series, with NVIDIA checking inventories for affected models.
➀ Acer CEO Jason Chen confirms laptop price hikes due to 10% tariffs on Chinese imports;
➁ The price increase is planned to be 10% next month;
➂ Acer accounts for 12% of laptop ownership in the US as of December 2024.