Report: Asus Contemplating Toshiba Acquisition
Asus has big plans for the next couple of years. The company recently announced ambitions make it to number three notebook vendor by 2011 and, if a recent reports are to be believed, the company is considering using acquisitions to get there.
An article today on Digitimes cites Chinese-language paper, the Commercial Times, as saying Asustek is contemplating using acquisitions to help reach its 2011 goal. The Commercial Times report claims that Toshiba's notebook division is one of the companies Asus is considering as a take-over target.
Citing Asus Chairman, Jonney Shih, CT says Asus has contacted Toshiba, but according to Shih results are not yet finalized.
Do you think an Asus-owned Toshiba is on the cards? Let us know in the comments below!
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I remember fews parts of hardware I buy from Asus... and I was so desappointed.
1.AGP Asus ATI 9800 XT. The card just freeze after 1-2 days up. I paid 40$ for return the card to Asus. Few weeks after they return me the card, "We don't find the problem.". Actually, they just connect the card and see something on the screen... NEXT...
2.P5E motherboard (FBS 1333), 2 year after I buy a new CPU Intel E8400 (FBS 1333). The CPU is written in the support list in Asus website so he'll work!. Fact: The Cpu doesn't works on the mb
3.My bro buy a PCI-E Geforce N6600. I never see a more crappy graphic card... The card doesn't support lastest Geforce drivers. For support Direct X 3D, he need the original drivers from Windows XP disk else the card just freeze in 3D.
Toshiba is great hardware but you really paid a high price...
I disregarded everything you said because your grammar is terrible and a mindfuc* to read.
u really know what your talking about don't ya
If Asus took over Toshiba we would lose a very reliable brand but get an even better brand of laptops, However, we would also get premium charges
Didn't think Asus would simply try to buy a portion of Toshiba. The title was a bit misleading. Either way though, Toshiba and Asus are both incredible brands. I'd buy just about any product from either of them if it was a hardware/tech item.
3.My bro buy a PCI-E Geforce N6600. I never see a more crappy graphic card... The card doesn't support lastest Geforce drivers. For support Direct X 3D, he need the original drivers from Windows XP disk else the card just freeze in 3D.Toshiba is great hardware but you really paid a high price...
1. Did you update the F@##ing BIOS for the motherboard before you put the new CPU in.
2. WTF does a nVidia card have anything to do with ASUS? nVidia made the GPU not ASUS.
3. ASUS was ranked #1 in Computer Reliability Report. See: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/asus_ranks_highest_computer_reliability_report
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Anyways, I'm all for more laptops with ASUS quality. Now only if Gigabyte bought off....never mind.
I don't think that this is true. I work at Best Buy and Toshiba and Asus are very similarly priced. This news makes me laug because those two brands have always been my favorite.
Btw, Asus is a nice brand.. their laptop and toshiba's are priced at almost the same level... to be honest, i dont really like toshiba's laptop.. most of em are ugly and big... if this go through, it will be interesting... but the downside is, 1 less competition in the market...