Averatec
Encyclopedia
Averatec is a South Korea
n laptop
computer brand owned by TG Sambo
, the country's first computer maker. The brand first entered the American
market in July 2003 and has since grown 360% to the fourth largest laptop maker, overtaking Sony
in 2004 with a market share of 11.6% according to Current Analysis. Averatec has operations in South Korea, North America, Taiwan and Europe.
North American laptop models come with 10.6, 11.1, 12.1, 13.3, 15.4 or 17 inch displays. They offer a wide variety of processors such as Intel Centrino
, Intel Atom
, AMD Turion 64, AMD Sempron
, or AMD Athlon XP-M.
, it promoted affordable PC
s in the United States
manufactured in Taiwan
. In the early 2000s, the company renamed itself as Averatec and was purchased by South Korean computer maker TG Sambo
as part of their plans to enter the U.S. market. The brand soon gained popularity with the Averatec 55500 model, and its success in the U.S. market made TG Sambo introduce the brand also to its home market, South Korea, as well as Europe and Taiwan.
In August 2006, they released a portable GPS unit called the Voya 350.
In May 2007, the company released the 2301 and 1579 models pre-loaded with Windows Vista
in North America.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n laptop
Laptop
A laptop, also called a notebook, is a personal computer for mobile use. A laptop integrates most of the typical components of a desktop computer, including a display, a keyboard, a pointing device and speakers into a single unit...
computer brand owned by TG Sambo
TG Sambo
TG Sambo or TG Sambo Computer Co, Ltd. is a Korean computer manufacturer headquartered in Ansan, South Korea. It was Korea's first native computer manufacturer.-History:*1980 - established as Sambo Trigem....
, the country's first computer maker. The brand first entered the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
market in July 2003 and has since grown 360% to the fourth largest laptop maker, overtaking Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
in 2004 with a market share of 11.6% according to Current Analysis. Averatec has operations in South Korea, North America, Taiwan and Europe.
North American laptop models come with 10.6, 11.1, 12.1, 13.3, 15.4 or 17 inch displays. They offer a wide variety of processors such as Intel Centrino
Centrino
The Centrino brand represents Intel Wi-Fi and WiMAX adapters. It was formerly a platform-marketing initiative from Intel until January 7, 2010....
, Intel Atom
Intel Atom
Intel Atom is the brand name for a line of ultra-low-voltage x86 and x86-64 CPUs from Intel, designed in 45 nm CMOS and used mainly in netbooks, nettops, embedded application ranging from health care to advanced robotics and Mobile Internet devices...
, AMD Turion 64, AMD Sempron
Sempron
Sempron has been the marketing name used by AMD for several different budget desktop CPUs, using several different technologies and CPU socket formats. The Sempron replaced the AMD Duron processor and competes against Intel's Celeron series of processors...
, or AMD Athlon XP-M.
History
Founded in 1984 as Sotec in Orange County, CaliforniaOrange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
, it promoted affordable PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
s in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
manufactured in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
. In the early 2000s, the company renamed itself as Averatec and was purchased by South Korean computer maker TG Sambo
TG Sambo
TG Sambo or TG Sambo Computer Co, Ltd. is a Korean computer manufacturer headquartered in Ansan, South Korea. It was Korea's first native computer manufacturer.-History:*1980 - established as Sambo Trigem....
as part of their plans to enter the U.S. market. The brand soon gained popularity with the Averatec 55500 model, and its success in the U.S. market made TG Sambo introduce the brand also to its home market, South Korea, as well as Europe and Taiwan.
In August 2006, they released a portable GPS unit called the Voya 350.
In May 2007, the company released the 2301 and 1579 models pre-loaded with Windows Vista
Windows Vista
Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs...
in North America.