华硕欲挑战苹果在平板市场的冠军地位_时事

华硕欲挑战苹果在平板市场的冠军地位

If Apple Inc. vs Samsung Electronics Co. is a battle of the titans, then here is a David and Goliath story.

如果苹果(Apple Inc.)与三星电子(Samsung Electronics Co.)之争是一场泰坦之战，那么下面我们要说的则是大卫和歌利亚的故事。

Taiwanese electronics maker Asustek Computer Inc. is trumpeting that it will be Apple's biggest challenger in combined tablet and notebook shipments by next year.

台湾电子产品制造商华硕电脑有限公司(Asustek Computer Inc.)正在鼓吹，到明年以平板电脑和笔记本电脑的出货量计算，华硕将成为苹果的最大挑战者。

That's right -- Asustek thinks it can beat out everyone else besides Apple.

是的，华硕认为自己可以击败除苹果以外的任何一个竞争对手。

Although it's the world's biggest motherboard maker and fifth-largest laptop maker by shipments, Asustek -- whose computers are sold under the 'Asus' brand -- is still unfamiliar to many Western consumers.

虽然按出货量计算华硕是全球最大的主板制造商和第五大笔记本电脑制造商，但对于很多西方消费者来说，华硕这个名字依然比较陌生。

But Asustek's thrown its hat in the ring this year with two aggressively priced products: the Nexus 7, a popular $199 seven-inch tablet it's selling in partnership with Google Inc., and the 11.6-inch Vivobook, currently the top-selling touch screen notebook on Best Buy Co.'s website at $499.99.