Update: Acer’s offering is now known as the Acer Aspire One DigiTimes is reporting that some of the manufacturing costs, specifically the FOB (Free on Board), for Acer’s 8.9-inch UMPC is expected to be around $50 less than Asus Eee PC 900. What this means, … Read more
Summary: 8.9″ Ultra Low Voltage, Solid State Storage, Low-Cost, April/May 2008 Last Updated: September 8, 2008 Note: Prices have dropped on select models within the US: Amazon.com – ASUS Eee PC 900 16G – $379.99, 1GB RAM, 16GB SSD, Windows XP Home, 4-Cell Battery – … Read more
DigiTimes is reporting that the low-Cost PC market in 2008 should reach 13 million units, with many of those including ultraportable laptops (or netbooks, or notebook UMPCs, etc.): Acer has already placed additional orders of around one million units with Wistron, while Hewlett-Packard (HP) has … Read more
Over at CNET, Erica Ogg writes that the Palm Foleo may not have been such a dumb idea after all, in light of the recent spate of sub-11″ laptops or would-be laptop UMPCs. She mentions that many see the Asus Eee PC as the catalyst … Read more