Asus Takes A Hit With Eee PC Sales

Whoever thought that netbook prices couldn’t get any lower thought wrong. Asus seems quite eager to get rid of their inventories of 7″ and 8.9″ Eee PCs, and have slashed prices on these machines in order to do so.

In Taiwan and China, Asus’ 7″ Eee PCs are rumored to be selling for as low as $153 while the 8.9″ models are rumored to be selling for only $219.

Sources in Taiwan say that it costs roughly $190 to put together a single netbook (including costs of labor). Just the bill of materials for the 7″ netbooks would cost roughly $170-$180. So wait a minute here… If Acer’s selling these netbooks for only $153, they’d actually be selling them at a loss of roughly $20 per netbook!

With losses like these, Asus is going to have to come up with something big if it wants to keep up with its competition. Maybe the company is making room for a new innovation they’re planning on releasing in the (near) future. When we find out anything, we’ll let you know, so make sure to stay tuned.

Via TheInquirer.