ASUS to ship 300,000 Eee Pad Transformers in June, surpass all non-iPad tablet sales

ASUS has had a troublesome time meeting demand for its Eee Pad Transformer because the device’s launch earlier this year, but we clearly do not have component shortages responsible. Jerry Shen, the Taiwanese company’s CEO, says that he expects to sell 300,000 of the tablets this month, following shipments totaling 400,000 in April and can. That figure puts the device inside the number two spot for worldwide tablet shipments, just behind the existing iPad 2. At that rate, ASUS’s latest hybrid will herald NT $2.5-3 billion (approximately $86.6-104 million), accounting for 10 percent of the company’s total revenue for June — a figure that can increase after sales pick up in Europe and mainland China in Q3. As for North America, it looks as if e-tailers are finally in a position to maintain inventory of the $399 (16GB) flavor — it’s listed as in stock with major sites, including Amazon and Best Buy .

Source

This post is tagged: accounting, best buy, component shortages, hard time, mainland china, north america, taiwanese company