It is scheduled to launch notebooks running on the Mobile Pentium 4 in March and will begin replacing some of its older Pentium III models in the first quarter of 2002.
digitimes.com
Asustek notebook shipments to almost meet full-year target
Emma Wang, Taipei; Willie Teng, DigiTimes.com [Wednesday 12 December 2001]
On December 11, Johnny Shih, chairman of Asustek Computer, said that the company’s notebook shipments for 2001 will reach 750,000-800,000 units, and the company is aiming to double the figure next year. The Taiwan-based company previously projected notebook shipments of 800,000 units for this year.
Asustek shipped a record 105,000 units in November, bringing this year’s cumulative shipments through November to 695,000 units.
The company shipped 169,000 units in 1999 and 375,000 units in 2000. Both figures were lower than company projections.
On the same day, Asustek also introduced the S1 high-end notebook supporting Intel’s Mobile Pentium III. It is scheduled to launch notebooks running on the Mobile Pentium 4 in March and will begin replacing some of its older Pentium III models in the first quarter of 2002. |
