Tag Archive for 'asus'
Proporta have developed one of their Crystal Cases especially for the ASUS Eee PC. Recognising that users will be looking to throw their ultraportables into rucksacks and bags, the shatterproof and shock-absorbent shell has cut-outs for all ports and fan vents. In fact it’s made from the same type of polycarbonate plastic they use for [...]
Research firm IDC have spotted the current trend for budget ultraportable notebooks, but unlike the rest of us aren’t entirely convinced. Despite vast sales of the ASUS Eee - and multiple rivals with new notebooks landing every week - IDC don’t believe most mainstream customers will ever see the usually-Linux based devices as “proper” computers. [...]
Asustek have confirmed that the Eee PC 900 will be available in the US on May 12th. The budget ultraportable - which adds an 8.9-inch display to the standard ASUS Eee - will be available in two versions, both priced at $549.99. The first, running Windows XP, will have 12GB of storage, made up of 4GB of Flash memory [...]
More speed, more gameplay and more pixels has been the theme of the week, with a variety of new hardware launches and upgrades together with some long awaited titles getting released. Apple lived up to the rumors and introduced new processors and faster FSB for their iMac range, together with stirring up a little controversy [...]
Although Intel confessed to having trouble meeting demand for their Atom processor earlier this week, the chip company declined to specify when it thought supplies would stabilize. The sudden flourish in the budget ultraportable laptop market has certainly exacerbated the problem, and now Asustek Computer president Jerry Shen has confirmed that his company believes the shortfall will continue [...]
Of all the odd photoshoots with a new gadget, this is probably the first I’ve seen where a dismembered fish shares frame-time. Still, the owner of this black ASUS Eee PC 900 has done us a favor in confirming that Asustek will be making their 8.9-inch budget ultraportable with at least two of the [...]
After Asustek CEO Jerry Shen revealed the company planned a 10-inch version of their runaway-success ultraportable, it looked as though the Eee roadmap was complete. Now, a DigiTimes report suggests that, in an attempt to capitalise on the success of the range, they’re considering splitting off the Eee as a separate brand. In doing so, [...]
Could you ever bring yourself to spend more on a ASUS Eee than the price of a new MacBook Air, Lenovo X300 or Sony VAIO TZ? Currently up on eBay for a whopping $3,200 (or open to bids from $2,800), this uber-Eee takes an innocent new 8GB model and adds a built-in 32GB Patriot XT drive, a [...]
Asustek has announced that its battery shortage - which it was feared would significantly affect shipments of notebooks, particularly the popular Eee model - should be resolved by the end of Q2 this year. In March, the company warned that the shortage, which was affecting all manufacturers and not just Asustek’s range, could lead [...]
According to CEO Jerry Shen, Asustek is planning another version of the low-cost ultraportable Eee series featuring the notebook’s largest screen yet. Having recently released the Eee PC 900, with its 8.9-inch display, ASUS is working on a 10-inch version that could be ready for release later on in 2008. Shen cites customer demand for [...]
