ASUS Eee PC Seashell Wins Computer of the Year at Stuff Awards 2009

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Held at the prestigious Dorchester Hotel in London, the black tie event saw ASUS crowned as the winner of the notable Computer of the Year award for the Eee PC Seashell 1005HA.

John Swatton accepted the award on behalf of ASUS: “We are truly thrilled to receive the Computer of the Year award this year from Stuff magazine, especially following the massive awards success ASUS received last year – we would like to sincerely thank everyone who voted for the ASUS Eee PC 1005HA Seashell netbook. We believe the recognition of winning this award is testament in the main to the exceptional creativity of the ASUS Design Team and their continued commitment to innovation. Consumers can continue to expect dynamic, stylish and innovative computer concepts thanks to the ASUS ethos of pushing the boundary to inspire future technology”.

About ASUS

ASUS is a leading company in the new digital era. With a global staff of more than ten thousand and a world-class R&D design team, the company’s revenue for 2008 was 8.1 billion U.S. dollars. ASUS ranks among the top 10 IT companies in BusinessWeek’s “InfoTech 100”, and has been on the listing for 11 consecutive years. ASUS was rated No.1 in quality and service by the Wall Street Journal Asia. With an unparalleled commitment to innovation and quality ASUS won over 3,000 awards in 2008 – an average of 8 awards for every day of the year.

Over a remarkably short period of time ASUS has become one of the top laptop manufacturers worldwide creating compelling computer experiences that have delighted consumers across the world. ASUS are the Fastest Growing Laptop Brand in Europe and ASUS sales are outstripping manufacturers who traditionally dominated the market.
ASUS notebooks have changed the face of the consumer electronics market place with the introduction of highly original and ground breaking notebooks like the Eee PC™ family and the Lamborghini range. ASUS’s design excellence is renowned and it is always informed by the life-style needs of consumers creating laptops that are technologically advanced, sophisticated and refined yet ruggedly robust.

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