With Asus is predicting that their Windows based Eee PCs will outsell the original Xandros version by a ratio of 6 to 4 by the end of this year things will be very watched very closely by the consumer and ScaleGamer alike. Based on this Asus will ship 3 million Windows-based units.

Asustek Computer has officially announced its Windows XP-based Eee PC, and expects Windows versions to account for 60% of its five million unit shipment goal in 2008, according to Jonney Shih, chairman of the company.

The Windows XP-based Eee PC will launch in two versions, the 4G with a 3-megapixel webcam and 4G Surf model without webcam, priced at NT$14,490 (US$471.79) and NT$12,499, respectively. In contrast, prices for the same spec Linux-based models in the Taiwan market are NT$11,655 and NT$10,499.

Although Microsoft is scheduled to stop supplying Windows XP software licenses to OEMs and system builders by the end of June this year, since channel vendors and OEMs will normally hold a certain level of supply, the software should not see shortages until the end of the year, according to Davis Tsai, general manager of Microsoft Taiwan.

Tsai also pointed out that several other vendors, including Acer and Hewlett-Packard (HP), are also considering Windows for their upcoming small-size notebooks which are scheduled to launch later this year. Negotiations are still underway over whether these notebooks will adopt Windows Vista directly, Tsai added.

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Asustek has announced that it is going to launch a family of Eee products, these include the E-DT, E-Monitor, and the E-TV.

The E-DT, will be a standalone desktop PC that will not be sold with a monitor. Expected to launch in April or May this year and will be featured at CeBIT 2008. Asustek have indicated a price of between $200-300USD and will try to push the price down over time to $199USD.

The E-Monitor is an all-in-one device similar to Apple’s iMac and Dell’s XPS One systems, the E-Monitor will also feature a built in TV tuner and be directly targeting the 19-21″ market. Current pricing for the E-Monitor is set at $499USD

It’s definatly interesting to see Asustek bringing such new products to target not only home but enthusiast users. Finally the E-TV will be heading straight for the 42″ LCD TV range of displays and will feature Linux based functionality seen in other E Family products.

Source: Digitimes