Posted 08/25/08 at 04:54:15 PM by Pulkit Chandna
Intel Atom sales have defeated the company’s own expectations and put netbook manufacturers like Asus in a quandary. As Intel finds it difficult to meet the staggering demand for the diminutive Atom, Asus has decided that it is going to use the older Celeron M processors in its lower-end Eee PCs. An unnamed source told PC World that Asus Eee 901, 1000 and 1000H models are going to get top priority when it comes to Atom supplies.
This means that the Asus Eee PC 2G, 4G, 900, 900A, 904HD and 1000HD models are going to feature Celeron M processors. However, it needs to be mentioned that some of the above models already employ Celeron processors. By using the cheaper Celeron M processors Asus also intends to keep costs low. According to PC World, Intel expects to catch up with demand by Q3 2008.
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[1] http://www.maximumpc.com/user/opulent_rigs_0
[2] http://www.maximumpc.com/Intel Atom sales have defeated the company’s own expectations and put netbook manufacturers like Asus in a quandary. As Intel finds it difficult to meet the staggering demand for the diminutive Atom, Asus has decided that it is going to use the older Celeron M processors in its lower-end Eee PCs. An unnamed source told PC World that Asus Eee 901, 1000 and 1000H models are going to get top priority when it comes to Atom supplies.
[3] http://www.dailytech.com/Shortages of Intel Atom CPU Leads ASUS to Celeron M/article12742.htm
[4] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/asus_eee_mania_continues
[5] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/asus_reveals_eee_pc_904_pricing_and_specs_no_atom_processor_or_ssd
[6] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/intel_comments_atom_shortage
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