Asus: Battery shortage to be resolved

Laptop maker Asus has said problems with the supply of batteries to its products should be resolved by the end of the June.

The company announced last month that a global shortage of batteries for computers could affect as much as 40 per cent of its shipments during the second quarter of this year, IT Pro reports.

However, chief executive Jerry Shen, has confirmed: "Ninety per cent of the battery problem should be resolved by June but it could still affect April and May Eee PC sales."

Asus sold one million of its Eee PC’s between November and March, the news provider reports.

LG Chem, which supplies batteries to manufacturers including Asus, Dell and Hewlett-Packard, suffered a fire at its Ochang plant in South Korea in March but production will begin again in two to three months, the company said.

Asus has recently launched its new M70 laptop which includes two 500GB drives to help eliminate the issue of storage space that typically hinders portable computing devices.

Hexus.net reports that the new laptop also includes a 17 inch WUXGA screen which provides a full-HD 1920×1200 resolution.