When ASUS president Jerry Shen said on Friday that the company would take 30-percent of the netbook market in 2009, most people nodded sagely, looked at the sales figures for the Eee PC and agreed that it was entirely possible. Now, Acer are upping the stakes with their own predictions, and they're even more ambitious: company president Gianfranco Lanci has said that Acer will take 40 to 50-percent of the netbook market next year, and they're envisaging it being even bigger.
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Acer: We’ll take half the netbook market in 2009
ASUS Eee Top ET1602 and ET1603 touchscreen PC official
ASUS are holding out strong hopes for their Eee Top desktop PC, envisaging the 15.6-inch touchscreen device to be a flagship product for 2009. Although its been up for preorder for some time now, ASUS have only just got around to releasing product details. The Eee Top ET1602 and Eee Top ET1603 are both pretty much the same basic machine, powered by a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor with 1GB of RAM, a 160GB 5,400rpm hard-drive and WiFi 'n'; the only difference is in graphics, with the ET1603 getting an ATI Mobility Radeon HD3450 over the ET1602's integrated Intel video chipset.
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SlashGear Week in Review – Week 44 2008
Cellphones have dominated our week here at SlashGear, with a number of much-anticipated handsets finally showing up for some play. We’ve reviewed HTC’s Touch Pro and unboxed the RIM BlackBerry Bold, but perhaps the most exciting arrival was the HTC Touch HD. Check out the unboxing and hands-on video; hopefully they’ll tide you over until the full SlashGear review this coming week.
ASUS Eee Top v.2 to have battery, wireless keyboard & mouse
The ASUS Eee Top all-in-one touchscreen PC isn't even on customers' desks yet, and the company are already talking about what features its successor might bring. Already in development, the second-gen Eee Top will include a wireless keyboard and mouse together with an internal rechargeable battery to turn it into a portable media center.
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ASUS predict $200 Eee PC netbook in 2009; focusing on 10-inch models
ASUS president Jerry Shen has been doing some more netbook soothsaying, as the company announces its Q3 2008 financial performance. Of most interest to us is the double-whammy that Shen predicts a $200 Eee PC sometime in 2009, as well as the phasing out of 7 and 8.9-inch models in favor of more 10-inch netbooks. That way, the president believes, ASUS will be able to take a full 30-percent of the netbook market next year, estimated at between 6 and 7.5 million units.
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Windows 7 installed on ASUS Eee PC 1000H & MSI Wind: Video Demo
One of the more topical claims from Microsoft during the PDC was that Windows 7 would have no problems running on lower-spec hardware such as netbooks. Of course, there's nothing like a challenge to get geeks motivated, so we're starting to see the first installs of the upcoming OS on today's budget ultraportable hardware. Laptop Mag picked the ASUS Eee PC 1000H, while DavGerm4 used his MSI Wind (you can see the video after the cut; via jkkmobile); both are tentatively positive about the experience.
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Hacker makes EEE PC-based in-car computer
A hacker named Dali has created something seriously cool. It's a car-puter of sorts that combines the dashboard of a car with an Eee PC 701G. And the results are downright impressive.
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TIM ASUS Eee PC 1000H GO with integrated HSUPA
ASUS and Italian carrier TIM have announced a partnership to offer the Eee PC 1000H GO with integrated 3.5G HSUPA. The netbook will sell alongside the ASUS Eee PC 901 GO, already available from the carrier, and run Windows XP Home on the usual Atom 1.6GHz N270 processor with 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard-drive. Two color options will be available, "pearl white" and "galaxy black", with TIM and Alice Mobile (the carrier's mobile broadband brand) logos.
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ASUS Eee PC 1002HA: S101 style, 1000-series price
ASUS Eee PC S101 steal your heart but the current financial unpleasantness steal your cash? How about some of the "luxury" netbook's styling at a slightly more affordable price, in the shape of the ASUS Eee PC 1002HA. Weight and overall bulk is down compared to the 1000H, partly because the battery is also much reduced: apparently ASUS have gone for a two-cell, 4200mAh pack. Other specs are predictable: Intel Atom 1.6GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM and 160GB hard-drive.
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SlashGear Week in Review – Week 43 2008
We kicked off the week with some high-profile reviews here at SlashGear, putting the latest MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops through their paces. If you’re considering one of these slick new machines – or are wondering what style features other manufacturers will be copying over the next six months – make sure to check them out! We also played with a more budget computing option in the shape of the ASUS Eee PC 1000HA.
Meanwhile cellphones have been on the test bench, with Sprint’s pair of new Samsungs – the messaging Rant and the musical HighNote – squaring up against Velocity Mobile’s 103 smartphone. We had to leave our desks to try out Blackline’s GPS Snitch, however, but were back in before curfew to play with some toys: WowWee’s Bladestar remote control helicopter, for one, and a rather more unusual review of the WowWee Femisapien.
Archos 5G PMP, M! MID & Eee PC 901 3G+ all launch on SFR with HSDPA
French carrier SFR has officially announced three 3G-enabled mobile devices, the Archos 5g Internet Media Tablet, the M! PC Pocket and a WWAN-enabled ASUS Eee PC 901. All have integrated 3G HSDPA modems, with monthly data subscriptions of €19.90/$25 (for existing subscribers; €24.90/$32 for new) on the Archos and M!, and €29.90/$38 (for existing subscribers; €34.90/$44 for new) on the ASUS Eee PC. The Archos 5g has a 30GB hard-drive and new, SFR-specific menus and widgets.
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MSI Wind sales up to 700k by end of year, still trail ASUS
Shipments of MSI's Wind netbook are predicted to reach 600,000 to 700,000 by end of year, according to a recent DigiTimes report, significantly higher than initial expectations of 500,000 units. The sales push has been due to a surge in so-called "whitebox" vendors, who rebrand the netbook and sell it under a different name, in both Europe and Southeast Asia.
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