Asustek may outsource own-brand motherboards to Foxconn, says paper

[onethreehill]

EDN, July 26; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [Thursday 26 July 2007]

Asustek Computer is planning to adjust its own-brand product outsourcing strategy after it completes the spin-off of its own-brand and contract manufacturing divisions on January 1, 2008, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily New (EDN) report, which cited the company. Quanta may become the first OEM for Asustek's own-brand notebook, while Asustek is also considering outsourcing own-brand motherboards to Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), noted the paper.

http://www.digitimes.com/mobos/a20070726PB209.html

[NickS]

Oh great, I can see it now. Revisions of each board, a Foxconn rev. and an ASUS rev, and yet another thing to pray to the OC gods for. "Oh man, I'm hope I get Rev. A (ASUS), the Rev. F's (Foxconn's) SUCK!"

[Machinus]

Ugh.

I guess this means buy X38 before 2007 is out. Hopefully intel will buy SLI and get their OC specs together for the next chipset shift.

[nn_step]

Oh great, I can see it now. Revisions of each board, a Foxconn rev. and an ASUS rev, and yet another thing to pray to the OC gods for. "Oh man, I'm hope I get Rev. A (ASUS), the Rev. F's (Foxconn's) SUCK!"

ASUS will probably attempt to maximize profits and just use a relabeled foxconn board