Responding to the temporary stoppage of 8GB Eee PC shipments in the Taiwan market, Asustek Computer executives have pointed to tight supply of single-level cell (SLC) NAND flash chips and batteries as the major cause, while stressing that shipments will resume soon.
Asustek company president Jerry Shen admitted SLC NAND flash is running tight, although he noted that the shortage of batteries is more of a concern for the company.
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Asustek company president Jerry Shen admitted SLC NAND flash is running tight, although he noted that the shortage of batteries is more of a concern for the company.
View: The full story @ DigiTimes
2G @ $299
4G @ $399
8G @ ??? Maybe $499?
That gets right into the low-end offerings from Dell and HP that give you a full keyboard, and a more useful 1280x800 display.
I guess for the very budget-conscious, the EeePC might be a solution. But I would find it hard to justify a high-end Eee over a low-end HP/Dell.
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