“While its nettop products have not sold as well as expected since debuting four months ago, Asustek is introducing a Celeron version of the Eee Box priced at NT$7,988 (US$240) in order to increase shipments for this year, according to market sources. The company is replacing the Atom processor with a Celeron 220 processor and upgrading its hard drive from 80GB to 120GB, while cutting the overall price, the sources explained.”Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
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Was there something wrong with the Atom?
There will be a new Eee Box from ASUS available, using a Celeron 220 CPU as opposed to an Atom CPU. The main drive behind this seems to be increasing sales by knocking $50 off the price of the Eee Box. That may not sound like a huge deal, unless you are trying to put together a system on the cheap, in which case the difference between $240 and $290 is a little more important. According to the story on DigiTimes, tossing in an extra $110 will net you a 19″ monitor to go with your Eee Box.
