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Eee PC shipments continue to grow

There has been some time since ASUSTeK released its first Eee PC, an ultra portable computer systems that opened the way for a new market segment as netbooks. Since then, the Taiwanese manufacturer has managed to expand their offerings, which currently contains no fewer than 12 models of various levels and technical specifications. In addition, the company is expected to bring several new models, and at least one will compete in the new high-end segment with netbooks.

Note that earlier this year, the Director General, Jerry Shen, confidently said that his company estimated the ship is less than 5 million Eee PC units in 2008 alone. The declaration came at a time when most analysts predicted that the market size could reach 10 million units by the end of the year, with ASUS responsible for a good 50% of it, while all other manufacturers will compete for the second half.

But if you ever zasnovi, how close are ASUS achieve its 5 one million Eee PC objectives, you must know that according to the latest figures, the company reported a trademark Eee PC shipments of 700,000 in September this year. According to Digitimes, which covered the story extent, this figure represents a new monthly high for the enterprise, while bringing it closer to achieving the overall goal transport.

Total shipments for the third quarter registered somewhere around 1.7 million units and October and November are traditionally considered to be peak months the company says it expects fourth quarter shipments to stay at similar levels, according to the Chinese language paper quoted Digitimes.

Reported data contributed to the ASUS Eee PC gross margin of between 15-20%, but market analysts predict that ASUS will adjust margins down to about 15%, taking into account the netbook Acer to increase traffic. Companies on the other hand, have already said that margins will remain at the same amount, with 10 of the Eee PC shipment growth starting in the fourth quarter.

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