Compal expecting Toshiba to boost its netbook shipments to over one million per month!

Compal Electronics, Taiwan is expecting huge netbook orders from Toshiba. Currently, Toshiba orders range from 200,000 to 300,000 units per month, which make up for one-fourth of total Compal’s shipments, which is 800,000 units.

Compal is anticipating Toshiba to increase its orders which will let the Compal to surpass the 1,000,000 (one million) boundary mark

Wistron to increase notebook shipments to Acer in 2010

Acer has asked the Wistron, one of its notebook manufacture to increase the production of its notebooks as the Acer is planning to ask Wistron to handle the production of its ultra-thin notebooks as well, which are currently being handled by the Inventec.

Compal Electronics, another notebook manufacture that manufactures Acer notebooks will still remain Acer’s biggest partner.

Compal reducing R&D support for MIDs – Are they not selling well?

MID (Mobile Internet Devices) is a segment which started along with UMPCs (ultra mobile PCs) and Netbook. Both UMPCs and MIDs simply failed to take off.

The Compal Electronics has reduced its R&D resources specifically allocated for MIDs due to the uncertain business outlook for the segment, according to industry sources.

However, Compal made a wise move by shifting those employees to the netbook R&D segment.