Digitimes is reporting that the Asus Eee PC, currently using a 7-inch screen, may have a touch screen option some time in the future. Asustek is thinking of offering 8, 9 and 10-inch screen models of the Eee PC. The 9-inch Eee will definitely have touch screen.
Although the list of panel partners for the new-generation of Eee PCs has not been finalized, the sources said Asustek will give preference to Taiwan-based vendors. Some industry players estimate that shipments of touch screen Eee PCs will only reach several hundred thousand units in 2008. They noted that if shipments for a specific configuration are too low, not only will the benefits from production scale be limited, but also yields will be affected.
The touch screens will come to the Eee PC as early as the second-generation, to be announced later this year. The cost for the touch panels is $15 extra. Even with a 100% markup an Eee PC Touch should be irresistible enough to help push the Eee PC to electronics super-stardom.
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January 18th, 2008 at 3:31 am
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April 28th, 2008 at 10:46 am
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