Asus to phase out 9 inch netbooks, focus on 10 inch models

Asus to phase out 9 inch netbooks, focus on 10 inch models

901-no-goAs expected, it looks like Asus will be phasing out all of its Eee PC netbooks with 8.9 inch displays soon. The goal is to focus on laptops with 10 inch screens, which appear to be the industry standard today. The machines with larger displays also tend to have larger keyboards which are easier to type on, although the screen resolution on 8.9 inch and 10.1 or 10.2 inch netbooks is typically the same (1024 x 600 pixels, give or take a few pixels).

Asus expects 95% of its netbook shipments in 2010 to be 10 inch Eee PC models. The other 5% will be netbooks with 7 inch screens, probably sold through telephone companies.