What causes the surcharge? We know today that could have originated from a more expensive 7-inch LCD panels, whose average unit price (ASP, Average Selling Price) in the first half of 2007 increased from $ 20 to $ 30.

The producers of displays, however, are unwilling to assume full responsibility and stress that Asustek increases in 2006 had tried to purchase the stock of LCD panels 7 "at a cost of $ 15. An unrealistic price, he had met opposition of AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), who were not willing to go below $ 18-19.

We should also note that the Asus EEE PC is not the only device to use an LCD panel with this form factor: diagonal 7 "is, in fact, a format widely used in the manufacture of UMPC.