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Asustek to make notebooks for IBM

Discussion in 'Asus' started by Andrew Baxter, Feb 23, 2004.

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from Digitimes.com

After becoming an OEM notebook contract maker for Sony and Apple Computer, Asustek Computer is expected to land notebook orders from IBM, the Chinese-language Commercial Times reported today.

Asustek and IBM are expected to soon finalize an initial order for up to several hundred thousand units a year, with deliveries starting in the second half, the report said.

Sources at Asustek declined to comment on the report but are confident that the company will be able to ship about three million notebooks in 2004, according to the paper.

http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Article.asp?datePublish=2004/02/23&pages=PR&seq=201

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Andrew Baxter, Feb 23, 2004

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I was surprised to hear this. I was under the impression that IBM manufactured their own and always would. Do they still design their laptops?

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