[DD] Acer low-cost PC expected to be cheaper than second-generation Eee PC

The free on board (FOB) price of Acer's 8.9-inch low-cost PC is expected to be priced around US$50 less than the FOB price of Asustek Computer's second-generation Eee PC, according to sources at notebook OEMs.
With the company's large economy of scale, Acer has set the FOB price of its low-cost PC at US$250-300, while the market ASP (average selling price) is estimated will be around US$350-400.
Asustek has decided not to engage in a price competition with Acer and has set the FOB price of its 8.9-inch second-generation Eee PC at around US$300-350, while the market ASP should fall between US$400-500, added the sources.
However, Asustek might launch its 8.9-inch Eee PCs earlier in April this year in order to gain advantage in an earlier release time, noted the sources.

Comparison of low-cost PC’s from Asustek and Acer
Item	Asustek	Acer
Display size	8.9”	8.9”
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: https://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20080324PD207.html

[ Last edited by DutchDragon at 2008-3-25 10:15 ]

Yes , Acer won't let the Asus to own the whole market , And also MSI , HP , ECS has the same plant too , they will join 8-9 inch Low cost PC 's area ....

We are love to see it happen :)...