...3.7 GHz turbo) RAM: 10GB DDR3-1333 Hard Drive: 2TB 5400 RPM SATA Price: $879.99 Dell XPS 8700 Desktop Processor: Intel® Core i7-4770 (8M Cache, up to 3.9 GHz) RAM: 12GB 2 Dual Channel DDR3 Hard Drive: 1TB 7200 RPM SATA Price: $1,099.99 Samsung Series 9 Ultrabook Laptop Processor: Intel Core i5-3317U (1.7GHz, 3M cache) RAM: 8GB DDR3 (1600 MHz) Hard Drive: 128GB SSD Price: $1,599.99 Acer Aspire 2-in-1 Laptop Processor: 3rd Gen Intel Core i5-3337U (1.8 GHz, 3M cache up to 2.70 GHz) RAM: 6GB Hard Drive: 500GB / 24 GB (HD / SDD hybrid) Price: $849.99 Profession 1: Video Editor For the video editor, I believe the Dell XPS 700 would be most efficient. It has 12 GB of RAM, which is essential for fast processing as video editing, rendering, and recording can put a big strain on a PC with less RAM. The hard drive is also especially important; at 1TB it should give you plenty of room for multiple video files and editing/recording software, as this can potentially take up a large amount of space. Profession 2: DJ The Acer Aspire 2-in-1 may be best for the professional DJ, as this particular profession requires a fair amount of RAM and a good processor for multitasking (running the “mixing” software, inputting multiple commands into said software, recording, etc.). This also requires a large hard drive for the software itself, and hundreds (possibly thousands) of songs. Laptops are also ideal for easy transportation, minimum wire connections...
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...Around Christmas time of last year I purchased an Acer Aspire V515.6-Inch touchscreen laptop in cool steel. Performance: The primary function of the device is to facilitate everyday activities like web browsing, communicating and playing videos. Features: Thanks to its powerful Quad-Core processor everything is more vibrant. It features HD browsing, great visuals on the 15.6" HD touch screen display. Conformance: The fundamental standard for this product would be its ability to provide clear media display along with crisps sound, long battery life and fast browsing. In my opinion this product conformance is within quality standards. Durability: Since my initial purchase my laptop has fallen off the bed several times and still performs with the same quality of its unpacking. Serviceability: Aspire provides a one year limited warranty which provides hardware, software and technical support for that given timeframe extended warranties are available only at an addition cost. Aesthetics: My Aspire touchscreen notebook is very thin less than 1" thin, which is much slimmer than any of my previous laptops. Very sleek and modern with vibrant touch screen display. Perceived Quality: For a long time Acer has had quite suspect perceived quality. But recently Acer has changed and have been paying more attention to quality, this notebook is proof of their efforts that has few complaints against it. This notebook looks well-built and has powerful hardware that is hard...
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...Harvard Business School 9-399-011 Rev. April 9, 2001 Acer America: Development of the Aspire In early 1998, Stan Shih, CEO of Taiwan-based personal computer (PC) manufacturer Acer, Inc., was reviewing the first estimates of 1997 year-end results. With revenue of $6.5 billion from own brand and sales to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as IBM, the company was now acknowledged to be the third largest PC manufacturer in the world. Although the performance was respectable in the wake of a dramatic drop in memory chip prices that had plunged the company’s semiconductor joint venture into losses, Acer’s extraordinary growth period of the mid-1990s was clearly over. (See Exhibit 1.) The ever-restless CEO was wondering how to re-ignite the fire. Shih was convinced that Acer’s mid-1990 successes were due at least in part to the revolutionary “client-server” organizational structure he had introduced in 1992. The concept was inspired by the network computer model, where “client” computers—the strategic business units (SBUs) and regional business units (RBUs) in Acer’s organizational metaphor—were capable of complete independence but could also take on the “server” role, adding value for the entire network. To Shih, proof of the client-server structure’s potential had come with the 1995 introduction of the Aspire multimedia home PC. Created by Acer America Corporation (AAC), Acer’s U.S. marketing subsidiary and one of Acer’s five RBUs, this new product confirmed Shih’s...
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...were required to find four different computers that had different hard drive capacities, amounts of RAM, and processors speeds with 2 being desktops and 2 being laptops. Computer | Hard Drive | Processor Speed | RAM | Price | Lenovo - 15.6" Laptop | 500 GB | 2 GHz | 6 GB | $329.99 | Panasonic - Toughbook 53 | 500 GB | 2.7 GHz | 4 GB | $1,582.99 | Asus – Desktop Model: G20AJ-B09 | 2 TB | 3.6 GHz | 16 GB | $1,299.99 | Acer - Aspire TC Series Desktop | 1 TB | 3.1 GHz | 8 GB | $593.99 | (www.bestbuy.com) With the computers selected the 3 professions that I think could use these computers are Cable Technician, Accountant, and a Graphics Designer. For the Cable Technician the computer I chose for that profession would be the Panasonic Toughbook 53. This computer is tough enough to be put in the field. With having to take it into customer’s homes if it were to be dropped it could withstand the impact. With the size of hard drive, RAM, and speed it could run programs to access customer info and company records. For the Accountant I chose the Acer Aspire TC Series. With RAM, and speed of this computer an accountant could run programs to calculate figures for his or her clients. The hard drive is sufficient to be able to store a lot of spreadsheets and graphs. For the Graphic Designer I chose the Asus G20AJ-B09. With the amount of information, size of programs, and the data used for this profession this computer has the hard drive, speed to do everything...
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...Why is the Acer Aspire in such trouble just two and a half years after its launch? What are the sources of the problems in the U.S.? Worldwide? There are multiple reasons for this: 1. Difference between design and the actual product Engineers from strategic business units were not involved in the design process which was solely owned and created by Acer American Corporation and Frog Design. So the SBU engineers faced difficulty putting hardware together with that design. 2. Many solutions, many problems Since client-server organizational structure tempted everyone to pitch-in his idea about this product using his own perception, which resulted in too many configurations resulting in brand dilution and no global support 3. Lack in customer service Acer aspire was targeting huge consumer market from high to low end. But since they lack in customer service, which is indeed a critical customer oriented approach, it never created the required awareness which never enabled customers to actually able to see the value of the product 4. Market competition US market was already flooded with huge empires like HP which were putting in a strong competition making it difficult for Acer to reach target figures 5. Marketing strategies Although successful in some regions, the marketing strategy failed in many regions. Many customers who had seen the fully featured product in a marketing message...
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...HP Envy dv7t-7200 Quad Edition Notebook PC Acer Aspire V3-571-9890 1) Compare the following items for your selections: a. Price: HP $999.99, Acer $729.99 b. Delivery Charges: HP Standard shipping $9.99, Acer Standard Ground Shipping $15.00 c. Financing Options: HP No payments/Interest if paid full in 12 months, Acer no current offer d. Discounts: HP additional 15% off accessories with pc purchase, Acer free overnight shipping e. Coupons: Could not find coupons, companies possibly send these with shipped items f. Warranties: HP Two year limited hardware warranty, Acer one year international travelers limited warranty g. Installation Offered: HP windows 8 os, Norton internet security 2012, hp games; Acer windows 8 os h. Recycling of Old Components Offered: HP offers information on recycling different products in your local area, Acer also has a recycling program with information on how to dispose of components in your area. 2) What are some factors that can impact the gross profit of a merchandise company? There are many different factors that can impact the gross profit of a merchandise company including an increase in supplies, labor, and taxes. Anything that increases the cost of producing a product or providing a service affects the gross profit of the merchandise/service. In many markets, companies do not have the ability to increase the price of their product just because of increase in production costs, thus costing them profit. 3)...
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