ASUS: Netbooks Outsold Tablets 3 To 1
Tablets have been on the rise for the past few months. They are expected to become even more popular in the next few years. In the meantime, netbooks have been losing steam. It is no wonder some netbook makers are planning to get out of the market altogether. For ASUS, things are a bit different. While the company is working on killer Android tablets, it can’t afford to get out of the netbook business overnight. The company is expected to ship 4.8 netbooks by the end of 2011. That is almost 3 times more than the number of shipped tablets. (more…)
ASUS Transformer 2 Teaser Video Released
ASUS Transformer is quite popular among tablet fans who prefer Android to iOS. It is not an iPad killer by any means but it does have unique features that set it apart from almost all other tablets around. ASUS is not done in the tablet market by any means. The company is planning to bring ASUS Transformer 2 to the market some time in November. A teaser video has already been posted for those of you who can’t wait to get your hands on this:
How Low Netbook Prices Will Become?
Intel may be turning its focus to Ultrabooks but it does plan to help netbook makers stay competitive for longer by dropping the prices of its next generation processors. How low are we talking about? According to Intel, netbook prices can drop to below $200. Take Atom N435 for instance. It runs at 1.33GHz and includes 512KB of cache. It is not a super fast processor but is much affordable too. Eee PC X101 which will have this processor inside will cost for $199. (more…)
ASUS To Launch Sub $200 Netbooks?
Netbooks have been taking a lot of hits from tablets in the past few months. Tablets are not only affordable but more portable. The rise of apps have helped tablets such as iPad leave its competing devices further behind. ASUS is not going to give up the netbook market without a fight though. It is planning to launch super cheap netbooks to re-ignite interest in this market. Asustek has not had great results in the past couple of quarters as far as netbooks are concerned. No wonder the company is planning under $200 netbooks to salvage its netbook division:
Sources from notebook component players pointed out that Asustek only shipped about 350,000 Eee PCs in April as the tablet PCs had significantly impacted the demand for the devices. To counter the assault, in addition to push its own tablet PCs, the company is also set to launch a new killer Eee PC model in June as well as Eee PC model with price less than US$199, (more…)
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Coming
If you can’t beat tablets, join them. That seems to be the approach for many netbook makers. Companies such as Dell and AsusTek not only plan to bring more tablets to the market, they also love offering hybrid netbook/tablet devices. Asus Eee Pad Transformer is such a device. It is a part tablet, part netbook device that runs Android.
Asustek Going After Tablet Market. Netbooks Sales To Be Flat?
Asustek has claimed in the past few weeks that it intends to be a major player in the tablet market. The company already has some of the best netbooks around. But with the netbook market slowing down, it needs products that can help it further grow its business. The company has announced that it hopes to achieve double digit growth in global tablet market. Asustek is also optimistic about its personal computer business.
As reported by Computer World, Asustek does not expect the netbook market to be growing a whole lot in the new year: (more…)
ASUS Shipment To Drop 25% In 2011?
ASUS is behind some of the best netbooks on the market. The company always has a netbook or two among the very best netbooks on the market. The trouble for ASUS at this point is the fact that people are not buying netbooks as often as they used to in the past. Netbooks by ASUS may be affordable and powerful but just like other netbooks, these are losing out to tablets as well. According to industry estimates, ASUS could lose 25% of its shipment in 2011 mainly due to the rise of tablets such as iPad.
ASUS Eee PC 1215N To Make Its Debut
ASUSteK is behind some of the most exciting netbook models money can buy at this point. ASUS Eee PC 1215N is another powerful netbook, in the process of being officially launched, that further blurs the line between laptops and netbooks. The device is expected to start shipping on August 31st and packs a whole lot of power. As you can see in the below video by Netbook News, this netbook has a pretty decent sized screen and is capable of handling some more complex tasks (in comparison to other netbooks) thanks to its Intel Atom D525 (1.80GHz) processor and NVIDIA ION Graphics.
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iPad Already Putting Pressure on ASUS?
ASUSTek is the company behind some of the best netbooks we have seen. The company has a variety of netbook models available for sale and keeps pumping out new ones. Unfortunately, ASUS netbooks have not fared too well when competing with iPad for consumers’ bucks. How else can you explain the company have to drop its shipment estimates for the rest of 2010. Apple iPad has been priced very aggressively (something Apple has not done in the past). Netbook prices have not dropped enough to make “price” a decisive factor one way or another. (more…)
ASUS Eee PC 1015PED Debuts
Have had enough of ASUS netbooks already? ASUStek does have the tendency to release a ton of netbook models each year. This year is no different. ASUS Eee PC 1015PED is yet another decent netbook that has just been released to the market. It does take advantage of ATOM N475 (1.83 Ghz) and 1 GB DDR3 RAM to offer you more speed with your daily tasks. Just like most ASUS netbooks, this unit does come with a 500 GB online storage too (for 1 year).
ASUS Eee PC 1015PED does have a faster CPU, but it also is pretty energy efficient. According to ASUStek, users should be able to get 13 hours of battery life out of their netbook. (more…)
