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According to news and rumor site DigiTimes, Taiwan-based netbook vendors have started slashing prices for their netbooks built around Intel's Atom N270 and N280 processors as demand shifts over to ultra-thins. This includes the major players, such as Acer, Asus, BenQ, and MSI.
It isn't clear whether price cuts loom for U.S. shoppers as well, but if you're on the fence about picking up a netbook, it might be worth your while to hold out and see how the market shapes up this holiday shopping season. While the average selling price of netbooks in Taiwan has dropped from around $490 to below $460, some specific models have seen much sharper price cuts. BenQ's 10-inch Joybook Lite U101, for example, used to sell for about $550 but can now be had for around $325, or 40 percent less than its launch price.
And it's not just BenQ. Asus' Eee PC S101H, originally priced at about $525, now sells in the vicinity of $415. MSI-'s 10-inch Wind U100 can now be found for around $340, while Acer's Atom N280-based Aspire One D150 sells for a little over $350, DigiTimes reports.
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charliemikefoxtrot
September 19, 2009 at 2:19pm
Yeah but they make them it Taiwan, they should be cheaper there! I bought my Iphone knockoff online from taiwan and it was like 85 bucks with a 8GB micro SD in the box. I can get an N270 equiped netbook off of tiger direct or new egg for 299 so it seems like you could get one in Taiwan out the back door of the factory for like $99, what gives?
charliemikefoxtrot
September 18, 2009 at 8:49am
I can find every item listed in this article for at least $50 less online, some with free shipping? Are those brick and mortar prices? Also when are they going to start selling Dual CoreAtom and or ION equiped netbooks? I can find both of these in Mobo's but not in a netbook, even though MPC reviewed one you can't find it for sale anywhere....
Paul_Lilly
September 18, 2009 at 9:38am
Those are what they are selling for in Taiwan, after converting from NT to USD.
nekollx
September 18, 2009 at 10:17am
so if it comes state side the aspire one might be what 200 bucks (the 8.9 inch version)
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