RSS FeedReport: Asus Plans $199 Eee PC
Posted October 31st, 2008 by GearlogFiled Under: General
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 announced for the Eee PC, only to raise it to $299 when it launched in the U.S. a few months later.
Reducing the price will also mean a corresponding decrease in cost. Will Asus find a way to reduce its component cost, or will it use its higher-priced models to offset the price of the cheaper model? I would suspect the former, although what features Asus plans to trim are unknown. My guess: Asus is banking that the price of DVD drives will fall further, praying that DRAM prices will remain near the bottom of the barrel, and will cut out Windows entirely.