Asustek turns to Celerons amid Atom shortage

ITworld staff — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:19:47 -0400

Asustek Computer has turned back the clock to use Intel microprocessors first launched in 2004 in its latest Eee PC netbooks, in part due to a shortage of Intel's Atom chips.

Asustek also turned to Intel's older Celeron M 353 chip because it costs less than the Atom, and Asustek's new Eee PCs are being aimed at price-sensitive developing nations, an Asustek executive said.