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    Acer and ASUS set high netbook sales targets for '09

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Charles P. Jefferies, Jan 5, 2009.

  1. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Acer and ASUS set high netbook sales targets for '09
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    2008 was a great year for the netbook industry, and both Acer and ASUS have set high sales targets for 2009. Acer is expecting to sell 12 to 13 million Aspire One netbooks; the company sold 500,000 in the month of December 2008 alone. ASUS, also feeling a boost from its newly-introduced Eee PC 900HA and 100HA netbooks, is expecting to ship 7.1 to 7.3 million units in 2009.

    Full Story (DigiTimes.com)

     
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    Charles P. Jefferies, Jan 5, 2009
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  2. John Ratsey

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    I would be cautious about projecting million per month sales based on 500,000 in December, which is traditionally a bumper month for sales.

    However, there is a big potential demand for netbooks in the less affluent countries where lower cost and good battery time make them an attractive alternative to notebooks.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Jan 6, 2009
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    Not surprising. I always see people hovering around the netbook display at Frys.
     
    Nomar7, Jan 6, 2009
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    Phinagle Notebook Prophet

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    Not unless the netbook market starts offering unique options from company to company.

    More and more manufacturers are putting out their version of the same netbook making each company's share of the consumers that much smaller.
     
    Phinagle, Jan 6, 2009
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    Red_Dragon Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    12 million?! wow if acer hits that, that will move them up in the notebook/laptop/netbook manufaturer charts.
     
    Red_Dragon, Jan 7, 2009
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