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Asus to phase out 9 inch netbooks, focus on 10 inch models
Liliputing —
... , it looks like Asus will be phasing out all of its Eee PC netbooks with 8.9 inch displays soon. The goal is to focus on laptops with 10 inch screens, which appear to be the industry standard today. The machines with larger displays also tend to have larger keyboards which are easier to type on, although the screen resolution on 8.9 inch and 10.1 or 10.2 inch netbooks is typically the same (1024 x 600 pixels, give or take a few pixels). ...
Asus to drop 8.9-inch Eee PC line
TechSpot —
... units. The popularity of these over their smaller siblings has even convinced some manufacturers that the 8.9-inch road is a dead end. Asus, for instance, plans to completely drop such units altogether. According to the company, they expect that their 10-inch systems will compose upwards of 95% of their netbook sales, with their much smaller 7-inch units making up the rest for special uses. They are not alone in making this phase-out either, as it turns out Acer may be considering ...
Asus to Kill Its 8.9-Inch Netbooks
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... Asus, which kickstarted the netbook market with its Eee PCs this year, is taking some tough decisions. The company will stop production of the 8.9-inch models this year, says Digitimes and instead of slightly larger devices. ...
Asustek to phase out 8.9" Eee PCs in 2009
TG Daily - All News —
... design, which is that of a thin and light form factor, provides sufficient power for most traditional applications. Many still feel it lacks the high-end performance necessary be considered a true notebook replacement (at least in terms of compute abilities). With the continued progress of graphics card acceleration, much of the current CPU load required for graphics and streaming video could be offloaded to the GPU, allowing for smooth operations on most web-based workloads. See DigiTimes . busy
Asus to drop 8.9-inch Eee PC line
My Asus Eee PC —
Asus to drop 8.9-inch Eee PC line Asus is planning to drop their 8.9-inch Eee PC line in favor of the bigger 10-inch Eees. This is a good move, because even if 8.9 inchers may be cheaper, in the long run 10-inch netbooks have been proven to bebetter. According to the company, they expect that their 10-inch systems will compose upwards of 95% of their netbook sales, with their much smaller 7-inch units making up the rest for special uses. [via ...
ASUS axing all 8.9-inch Eee PC netbooks in 2009
SlashGear —
... According to the latest reports coming out of ASUS, the company is planning to completely phase out its 8.9-inch Eee PC range in 2009. Benson Lin, president of Asustek’s Asia-Pacific division, told reporters this week that the Eee PC range will continue with two size variants, 10-inches and 7-inches. ...
Asus will stop selling 8.9-inch Eee PCs after this year
Tech Ticker —
... becoming the predominant size in the netbook market, Asus is planning to completely phase out the 8.9-inch Eee PC variant. Benson Lin, President, Asustek Asia-Pacific has confirmed to Digitimes that this will be the last year for consumers to get their hands on 8.9-inch Eee PCs. Asus’ 2009 shipments suggest that 95% of Eee PCs will be 10-inchers while the rest will be 7-inch models shipped specially for service industries like the telecom service operators.
[Via Digitimes]
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Asus announces the end of fabrication of the EEE PC 8,9 inch
HardMac.com —
Source : Digitimes A good example of a market in constant mobility is that of the netbooks. Asus is one of the most unstable manufacturer of this market, continuously evolving its ranges at a frantic rate, issuing its products under several sizes among heaps of different models. Proof that this market is not mature. Asus has just announced that it would cease marketing models equipped with 8,9" screens (EEEPC 9xx) to concentrate on the next size up, the 10".
To a certain extent this will comfort to Apple in its decision of not jumping on this ...
Asus to completely phase out 8.9-inch Eee PCs in 2009
Asus Eee News, Mods, and Hacks —
From Digitimes - Asus will completely phase out its 8.9" Eee PC models by this year since 10" models are becoming the mainstream configuration. Of the company's projected Eee PC shipments this year, 10" models will account for 95%, while the other 5% will be 7-inch models for telecom service operators.
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Asus Portable To Have Optical Drive: Is It Still A Netbook?
Today @ PC World —
... and 8.9-inch Eee netbooks, it’s a safe bet the E1004DN’s screen will measure at least 10 inches. The E1004DN will retail for about $531 to $590, although I suspect street prices here may be a bit lower. The $600-range seems a bit high for value-oriented netbook buyers. But does the netbook crowd really want a built-in optical drive? Asus certainly thinks so, and it’s made some pretty smart moves thus far. Netbooks are popular with air travelers, many of whom watch DVDs during flights. For them, particularly those who aren’t fond of digital downloads, an optical drive makes ...
Asus Reduces Price of 7-inch, 8.9-inch Eee PCs to Clear Inventory
Maximum PC all RSS Feed —
... The 7-inch Eee PCs are now available for a meager sum of $153 in Taiwan. The 8.9-inch Eee PC 900A has had its price trimmed down to $219 in China. Benson Lin, president of Asustek’s Asia Pacific division, had earlier this year told Digitimes that the company would completely phase out its 8.9-inch Eee PC netbooks in 2009. ...
