Oonagh ReidyAsus is looking to give tablets a run for their money with the release of a bargain notebook, costing $200-250.
The new release is the latest bid by the notebook makers to drive shipments of its PC’s to 6 million, according to Digitimes.
The knock down priced device is being produced in collaboration with Intel. Other notebook variations are also said to be in the pipeline, including fashionable designs and cloud based systems.
However, there is no indication where or when the device will hit the market and no other spec details have been received.
The latest drive on low cost notebooks is also looking to distract consumers from the tablets hype, which has gathered even more steam since the launch of the iPad 2 just two weeks ago, which has sold 2 million in the US alone.
However, the brand has moved to make inroads in the high growth tablet market itself – and have made no secret of their ambitious plans for future growth.
CEO Jerry Shen, recently confided to journalists at CeBIT in Germany of his desire to be No.2 in tablets by 2012, talking up innovations like 3D display with SSD storage and quad core processors on its next round of slates.
Asus also cited another “secret weapon” for their upcoming tabs recently which they hope will provide a legitimate challenge against the iPad2.
It recently announced additional models in the Eee family of notebooks including its Eee Pad Slider and Transformer, which has just been given an April UK release date, although may not run on Android 3.0 as previously anticipated.