Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Asustek is introducing a Celeron version of the Eee Box priced at US$240 in order to increase shipments for this year, according to market sources. The company is replacing the Atom processor with a Celeron 220 processor and upgrading its hard drive from 80GB to 120GB, while cutting the overall price, the sources explained.
According to the latest Eee Box price quotes, a system featuring a Celeron 220 processor and 120GB hard drive is selling for U$ 242, with the price bumped up to US$360 when bundled with a 19-inch LCD monitor. A system with an Atom processor and 80GB hard drive, keyboard, mouse, and Eee Stick is selling for U$303
According to estimates from Asustek, the company expects to ship 100,000-200,000 units of the Eee box this year and over one million units in 2009, while Intel estimates shipments for nettops will reach 60 million units by 2011, the market sources noted.
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