Asustek Computer shipped around 700,000 Eee PCs in September this year, a new monthly high for Asustek (ASUS). Total shipments for the 3rd quarter reached around 1.7 million units.
October & November are traditionally peak months, Asustek expects 4th-quarter shipments will maintain at a similar level, according to a Chinese Commercial Times report.
Currently, Asustek's Eee PC gross margins are between 15-20%. But since Acer has started to increase its netbook shipments, market watchers expect Asustek to adjust margins down to around 15% in oder to counter, according to Digitimes. However, the company denied the speculation saying margins will remain steady & that shipments of 10-inch Eee PC models will start to pick up in the 4th quarter.
