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ASUS are planning a Celeron version of their Eee Box nettop, which will be cheaper than the current Intel Atom N270 model. According to DigiTimes, poor sales of the Eee Box – which packs hardware usually found in the company’s Eee PC netbook into a slender desktop form-factor – has prompted the new entry-level machine, which will go on sale alongside the existing nettop.
The new Eee Box will be based on a Celeron 220 processor running at 1.2GHz, paired with a 120GB hard-drive, and be available either on its own or together with a 19-inch LCD display. That’s a slower CPU than the Atom version, but more storage; the original Eee Box has an 80GB hard-drive.
According to the latest pricing information, the new Celeron 220 Eee Box will be priced at NT$7,988 ($239) standalone or NT$11,900 ($355) with the 19-inch display. The existing Atom N270 Eee Box, with 80GB storage, keyboard, mouse and Eee Stick wireless controller, remains at NT$9,999 ($299). ASUS plan on shipping 100,000 to 200,000 Eee Box nettops this year, and in excess of one million in 2009.
3 Responses to “ASUS Celeron 220 Eee Box nettop coming to spur sales”
Mark December 3, 2008
What’s that controller in the picture? I didn’t get one of those with my EEE Box and I am just wondering what it is, and whether I should get one!
NeutralChris Davies December 3, 2008
It’s the Eee Stick, Mark:
http://www.slashgear.com/asus-.....e-0613499/
NeutralJon December 23, 2008
Now, I have been hearing that the new Eee Box with a Celeron 220 will be slightly faster than the current Netbox with a Atom proc. How could that be? Both chips and boards run at the same bus speed and the Atom is clocked at 1.6 Ghz vs. Celeron 200 1.2 Ghz.
Please shed some light on this….
Thx.
Neutral