Rockchip is a first-tier tablet application processor (AP) designer in China and has recently cooperated with Intel over chip design and the distribution of Intel's SoFIA chips.
In October 2014, Lenovo announced a 10.1-inch Android notebook using Rockchip's RK3188 solution and Digitimes Research estimates that Lenovo's RK3288-based 11.6-inch Chromebook will become available in the market at the end of 2014 at the earliest or in the first half of 2015 at the latest. Asustek's 11.6-inch Chromebook is expected to be released in 2015.
Digitimes Research expects Lenovo's and Asustek's 11.6-inch Chromebooks to be priced at US$149, 25% lower than the US$199 of the C720 from Acer, the largest Chromebook vendor currently.
Lenovo and ASUS to debut $149 Chromebooks
Posted on Thursday, November 13 2014 @ 17:05 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
DigiTimes writes both Lenovo and ASUS are preparing to release $149 Chromebooks in the first half of 2015. These systems are expected to feature Google-certified solutions from Chinese chip maker Rockchip. The initiative is anticipated to push notebook prices down even further and puts strong pressure on Microsoft to lower its licensing costs.