MSI Outsources Notebooks and All-in-One PCs to Pegatron

Micro-Star International (MSI) has outsourced the production of its own-brand 15.6-inch Sandy Bridge notebook, the CX640, to Pegatron Technology in order to shore up its profitability. MSI expects its combined shipments of notebooks and netbooks in 2011 to grow 10-15% from 2.8 million units shipped in 2010. To further lower its production costs, MSI has also begun to outsource some of its orders for all-in-one (AIO) PCs to Pegatron. If cooperation between the two companies goes smoothly, MSI is also likely to subcontract the production of tablet PCs to Pegatron, the sources noted.