ASUS has announced the record selling of their revolutionary ASUS Eee PC with 200 pieces snapped up in 20 mins on Taiwan's shopping channel, ETTV Shopping. The ASUS Eee PC was officially released in Taiwan amid great fanfare and tremendous user response. Just like the Wii of gaming consoles and the iPod of MP3s, the Eee PC is easy mobile computing option for internet browsing, learning and entertainment.

The sales figures since the release have been astounding, with 200 pieces snapped up in 20 minutes on Taiwan 's shopping channel, ETTV Shopping – averaging an Eee PC sold every 6 seconds! Other sales channels have also been bombarded with orders, like Yahoo, which started sales at 17:00 , and ending sales 3½ minutes later at 17:03:30 . That's 50 Eee PCs in just 210 seconds – averaging 1 Eee PC sold every 4.2 seconds! Taiwanese 3C Company Tsann Kuen reported sales of 99 pieces of Eee PCs in 30 mins; while PC Home Online also reported sales of more than 200 Eee PCs shortly after it was publicly available.

The ASUS Eee PC's hot response comes with great user expectation of the simple and portable device. It is focused on providing users with the most comprehensive Internet applications based on three Es: Easy to learn, work, play; Excellent Internet experience and Excellent on-the-Go.

Mr. Andrew Tsui, Managing Director, ASUS India said, “The ASUS Eee PC is a highly portable gadget, which is lightweight and rugged. It is aimed at fulfilling the computing needs of youngsters and people who prefer carrying lightweight PCs with optimum connectivity. Learning and enjoyment is equally convenient on the ASUS Eee PC. It has been made to be extremely user friendly. We are planning to launch this product in India soon.”

Compact and highly portable at 7” and only 0.92kg in weight – providing an Internet experience like never before. It is also very easy to use, with two modes of intuitive graphic user interface design to accommodate both experienced and inexperienced PC users. The Eee PC is also Windows XP compatible, and comes with over 40 built-in applications to offer a dynamic computing experience to learn, work and play!