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Asustek turns to Celerons amid Atom shortage

Asustek Computer has turned back the clock to use Intel microprocessors first launched in 2004 in its latest Eee PC netbooks, in part due to a shortage of Intel's Atom chips.

Asustek also turned to Intel's older Celeron M 353 chip because it costs less than the Atom, and Asustek's new Eee PCs are being aimed at price-sensitive developing nations, an Asustek executive said.

| News | Hardware | 08/21/08 at 10:19 am |

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Typhoon may interrupt Eee Box launch

Asustek Computer (Asus) plans to launch the desktop version of its Eee PC, the Eee Box, in Taiwan this Wednesday, but Typhoon Fung Wong could throw off the schedule.

| News | Hardware | 07/28/08 at 10:50 am |

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Hands on with Asus's Eee PC 901 and 1000

Taiwan's Asustek Computer (Asus), the leader of the mini-notebook category due to its early launch of the Eee PC, launched two new models of the family last month, the 901 and 1000, the first Eee PCs that use Intel's Atom microprocessor.

| News | Hardware | 07/03/08 at 10:16 am |

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