Taiwan's Asustek adds new member to low-priced mini laptop family

Chief executive officer Jerry Shen of Taiwan's Asustek introduces the new Eee PC S101 during a press preview in Taipei. The light, slim Eee PC S101, which is expected to hit the shelves later this month at a cost of 699 US dollars, comes with a choice of operating systems between Microsoft Windows or GNU Linux.

Taiwan's Asustek Computer on Tuesday added a new member to its low-price "Eee PC" mini laptop family after achieving what the company said is a great success in the market.

Asustek's selling point for the slim "Eee PC," is its portability -- the computer weighs only a kilogramme (2.2 pounds) and 1.8 centimetres thick.

"This is the combination of an innovative industrial and arts design," Asustek chief executive officer Jerry Shen told reporters.

The new Eee PC S101, which is expected to hit the shelves later this month at a cost of 699 US dollars, comes with a choice of operating systems between Microsoft Windows or GNU Linux.

It is equipped with a 10.2-inch display, is powered by a battery with a lifespan of up to five hours and is less susceptible to shock damage, the company said. It has 1GB of memory and 30GB of storage.

The company has sold about four million Eee PC units since they were launched in October last year.

Š 2008 AFP

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Posted by Bob_B 10/07/08 23:04

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ASUS motherboard I bought had many bugs. The one that really drove me nutty was the audio glitch. The sound it made was gawd-awful and loud. A squelch, screeching interruption of the audio you are playing lasting from many (10 seconds) to short (1 second). Of course they could not do anything about it.

Having worked in QA for over 20 years, I'm sure I'll never get an ASUS hardware component ever again.

Of course they are not alone in the problem of QA, just my experience and what I'll not do in the future.

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Posted by humanist 10/13/08 17:15

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US $699 is not a low price.