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Monday, March 24, 2008

Acer low-cost PC cheaper than 2nd Gen Eee PC?

According to Digitimes the FOB price of Acer's 8.9" notebook will be around USD250 - 300 with the average selling price at USD350 - 400. The FOB price of Asus' 2nd gen Eee PC is expected to be at USD300 - 350 while its selling price will be at USD400 - 500.

Comparison of low-cost PCs from Asustek and Acer

Item

Asustek

Acer

Display size

8.9-inch

8.9-inch

Launch time

April-May

May

FOB price

US$300-350

US$250-300

Panel supplier

AUO, CPT

AUO

Advantage

Has experience in low-cost PC market and has complete product lines

Has international level economy of scale and low purchase costs

Source: Notebook OEMs, compiled by Digitimes, March 2008

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