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Acer expects to grab 50% share of 2009 netbook market
Acer expects to grab 50% share of 2009 netbook market
Although the global economy is showing signs of weakening, Acer has said it is not feeling much impact and expects total PC shipments in 2008 to surpass 30 million units. The company is targeting a goal of 36-39 million units in 2009, according to company chairman JT Wang, adding that the ...
Modding the Acer Aspire One - HSDPA
Modding the Acer Aspire One - HSDPA
tnkgrl.wordpress.com — Welcome to part 3 of a multi-part post on moddng the Acer Aspire One! In part 1,... I showed how to take the Aspire One apart, how to upgrade the RAM, and how to add internal Bluetooth. In part 2, I showed how to replace the SSD with a 1.8″ PATA hard ... (more) Modding the Acer Aspire One - HSDPA
Business Center: Acer Netbook Shipments to Beat Asus's Eee PC
pcworld.com — , the world's third-largest PC vendor, said shipments of its Aspire one netbook could reach 6 million... units this year, which would edge out Asustek Computer 's popular Eee PC at the top of the market. Asus has set a target for Eee PC shipments this ... (more) Business Center: Acer Netbook Shipments to Beat Asus's ...
Acer considering launch of non-Atom nettop in early 2009
digitimes.com — Yen Ting Chen, Taipei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [Monday 10 November 2008] Acer is planning to launch a... low-power and low-cost 1-liter nettop at the beginning of 2009, according to sources at OEM providers. Since Acer expects Aspire one netbook ... (more) Acer considering launch of non-Atom nettop in early 2009
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Acer expects to own 50% of 2009 Netbook Market
I4U News — ... . More details on Digitimes . Posted on Mon, 3 Nov 2008 00:19:56 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Acer: We’ll take half the netbook market in 2009
SlashGear — ... that the company would take 30-percent of the netbook market in 2009, most people nodded sagely, looked at the sales figures for the Eee PC and agreed that it was entirely possible.  Now, Acer are upping the stakes with their own predictions, and they’re even more ambitious: company president Gianfranco Lanci has said that Acer will take 40 to 50-percent of the netbook market next year, and they’re envisaging it being even bigger. ...

Acer has Big Plans for 2009
Mobility Site — ... is in position to claim 40-50% of that market! Fifty percent of the Netbook market will be quite an impressive feat by Acer and I admit I am dubious, now that Lenovo and LG are in the space as well and #1 PC producer HP’s Mininote prices are rivaling the Aspire One. 2009 will be an exciting year for Netbooks. I am looking forward to see what tricks Acer has up their sleeve for the Aspire Two in order to meet that 50 percent of all Netbooks sold goal. (Source – Digitimes) --- Related Articles at Mobility Site: Acer ...

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