Asus Price Increases Pending [Asus Eee PC Netbooks & Asus Notebooks See Hikes]

According to a report by ARN, Asus are set to increase the pricing across its range of notebooks as well as across its entire Eee PC netbook range from 1 March which will see the aforementioned products gain price hikes of up to a not inconsiderable 20 percent.

Further information concerning the exact nature of Asus’s intended price increases are expected to be made public on 12 February during Asus’s Q4 2009 financial meeting though the price rises should be viewed as set in concrete as Asus has clearly stated that the forthcoming price rises result directly from the cost of computer parts and hikes in the costs associated with manufacturing operations.

It’s assumed that Asus will reserve the greatest price hikes for its mid- and high-range notebooks whilst trying to keep the prices of its Eee PC netbooks as unaffected as possible as the netbook market is proving especially buoyant at the moment and any considerable prices rises in this particular sector could result in potential consumers looking elsewhere – which is obviously not in Asus’s long term interests. That said, we don’t expect Asus’s Eee PC range of netbooks to be cushioned completely from the price hikes proposed – so if you’re looking to avail yourself of a new Eee PC now might be the time to take the plunge and fork out the cash.