Digitimes reports that Asus president Jerry Sheen has said he expects shipments of low-cost PCs to double from 10 million in 2008 to 20 million by 2009 – a 100 per cent growth rate.
Should that turn out to be the case then Asus stand to benefit as much as the next manufacturer with an increase in demand for their already sought after Eee PC figuring highly.
Growth
Mr Sheen is reported as saying that he expects growth to be driven by two major factors: emerging markets and the ‘second PC’ market in mature markets.
Intel has also weighed in, revealing that it expects low-cost PC shipments to break 100 million shipments 2008-2011, with low-cost PCs accounting for 47 million shipments by 2011.
Of course, having just launched the Atom processor specifically designed for low-power, low-cost PCs, it’s clearly in Intel’s interest to talk the market up.
Either way, Intel looks set to receive a significant share of the spoils from a burgeoning market. It seems the humble £200 Eee really has created a monster. Who woulda thunk it?
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nitrofan
April 12th 2008
1. I was so stunned at Audley Jarvis's comments on the Lo Cost PC market I signed up for the site!
Apart from quoting a whole load of sources this lazy journo completes their piece with the only words of their own, and it is those words that tell us they know ZERO about the PC market place!
"It seems the humble £200 Eee really has created a monster. Who woulda thunk it?"
Well Audley I have to inform you the market has been screaming for a lo cost, highly portable "WebPad", "MailPad" or "KidPad" call it what you like for about 18 Months it became even more obvious with the release of Vista.
If you are going to be a journalist at least do the job!
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