Printed On:	May 14, 2008, 5:28 am
	Category:	Mobile Computing
	Type:	News
	Posted By:	Visionary
	Date Posted:	March 24, 2008, 4:01 pm

Acer To Offer Cheaper 8.9-inch "EeePC" In Q2

DigiTimes reported that Acer is pricing its 8.9" low cost PC about US$50 lower than the upcoming ASUS 2nd gen. 8.9" Eee PC. FOB price of its Acer low-cost PC is at ~US$250-300, while the market ASP is ~US$350-400. In comparison, FOB price of its ASUS 2nd. gen. Eee PC is at ~US$300-350, while the market ASP is ~US$400-50. ASUS might launch its 8.9" Eee PCs earlier in April this year while Acer low-cost PC slated for launch in May. However, the specs of the Acer solution is unclear yet but the 8.9" Eee PC 900 is supposed to be powered by the upcoming Intel Atom processor.