Legit Reviews

Legit News

Contract-manufacturing relationship between HP and Asustek to expand

There's good news for those out there who like Asus' line of slim notebooks: PC-manufacturing giant HP is taking Asus on as their key producer of slim-profile notebooks. This is a good thing, considering you'll at least know you have a quality product in Asus.

Asustek Computer will produce the majority of Hewlett-Packard?s (HP) slim-profile notebook models to be introduced specifically to the Asia-Pacific market, according to the Chinese-language Commercial Times today, noting that Asustek is expected to expand its contract relationship with HP from supplying the regional market to the worldwide market. Asustek began shipments of HP?s Compaq Presario B2800 series in early November, with availability in China starting from last week and Taiwan later this month, the paper indicated. The 14.1-inch notebook model has a built-in discrete graphics card and weighs less than 2kg, with a suggested retail price of 13,000 yuan (US$1,610) in China, the paper added. Asustek declined to comment on the report, citing customer confidentiality. A September 26 report stated that HP?s notebook contract makers included Arima Computer, Compal Electronics, Foxconn Electronics (the registered trade name of Hon Hai Precision Industry), Inventec, Quanta Computer, and Wistron.

DigiTimes Daily IT News

Posted by | Tue, Nov 22, 2005 - 11:11 AM