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Exactly why price can be deceiving
You are totally right, inexpensive does not equal cheap. Just because something costs less does not mean it is cheap. Which is why your original statement is somewhat deceiving. You can't tell by looking at the price whether something is cheap or simply inexpensive.

Nor can you tell by looking at the price whether something is overpriced or simply good value. The recent MS ads prove that some $1,500 laptops are grossly overpriced and some $1,500 laptops are simply good value. Neither is cheap / inexpensive but one gives you much more value for your $1,500 than the other.
Posted by: NonZealot   Posted on: 07/02/09  (Edited: 07/02/2009 @ 10:31) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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It's cheap for a reason, folks.  frgough | 07/02/09
The converse does not always follow though  NonZealot | 07/02/09
Inexpensive does not equal cheap  frgough | 07/02/09
Exactly why price can be deceiving  NonZealot | 07/02/09
And yet from the article  Richard Flude | 07/02/09
Actually, metal case should not mean higher price tag  Lerianis10 | 07/02/09
Umm... no  lumpy_blumpkin | 07/02/09
Manufacturing steps add to cost  GuidingLight | 07/02/09
I honestly didn't think about  Lerianis10 | 07/02/09
Fail  DeusExMachina | 07/09/09
proof it  elllroy | 07/05/09
Do ALL plastic cases crack?  NonZealot | 07/02/09
Didn't they already answer this?  T1Oracle | 07/02/09
thermal design has long been a weak point  stenman@... | 07/02/09
RE: Analyst: Cheap ultrathin laptops push design limits; cracked plastic  still fiddlin | 07/06/09
I'd say pretty close though.  merc2dogs` | 07/06/09
RE: Analyst: Cheap ultrathin laptops push design limits; cracked plastic  merc2dogs` | 07/06/09
This is Classic Ploy to Scare People From Buying Cheap  worldnick | 07/06/09
Posting from another dimension  DeusExMachina | 07/09/09
no brands mentioned  economy1 | 07/19/09
RE: Analyst: Cheap ultrathin laptops push design limits; cracked plastic  bergson126@... | 07/07/09
RE: Analyst: Cheap ultrathin laptops push design limits; cracked plastic  Appreciate-Tech | 07/09/09
Enough with "cheap plastics", zinc-breath!  johnrpriest | 07/10/09

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