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Asustek expects to ship US$200 Eee PC in 2009, says president
Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$78.26 billion (US$2.39 billion) for the third quarter this year, while net profit after tax was NT$6.38 billion, an increase of 13% on quarter, but a drop of 14.2% on year. Combined net profit after tax for the first three quarters of ...
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Asus plans a $200 Eee PC in 2009
jkOnTheRun — ... We've heard this before in the market, but I suspect this time a $200 netbook will become a reality. Watch for it in 2009 says Asus president, Jerry Shen by way of DigiTimes. I'd expect a netbook costing two bills will be a fairly bare-bones unit with minimal SSD storage and run some variance of Linux but for many this will be a great deal. Then again, the pricing between some Linux netbooks and those with an XP license is a scant $20 so I could be wrong on the OS. ...

Report: Asus Plans $199 Eee PC
Gearlog — Asus plans to launch a $200 or less Eee PC in 2009, DigitTimes reported Friday, citing comments made by Asus executives. Sound familiar? They might. That was the price that Asus originally ...

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