NetbookTech

If you thought ASUS was the leading netbook vendor out there, well think again. Acer announced shipments of their Aspire One netbook could reach 6 million units this year – surpassing ASUS’s estimated 5 million Eee PC netbooks for  2008. In addition, Acer shipped approximately 2.4 million units of the Aspire One during the third quarter alone. Compare that number to ASUS’s 1.6 to 1.8 million Eee PC units and you can see why Acer is edging past ASUS.

Looking ahead, Acer expects fourth quarter shipments to exceed the amount in the third quarter and the company is aiming to capture 50% of the netbook market (compared to ASUS’s planned 30% capture).

Acer’s president, Gianfranco Lanci,estimates that the overall netbook market for 2009 will be 30 to 35 million units.

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