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This is Classic Ploy to Scare People From Buying Cheap
I don't know who started this "cracking" rumor, but I bet it was an executive who wants more people to buy more expensive laptops. All laptops are greatly marked up and metal is only pennies more than plastic. Another foolish scam going on here is trying to make the public believe that they want thin laptops. Small does not equal thin. Some greedy executive wants John Q. Public to believe "I want a thin laptop, but I don't want a cheap one!" There are two problems with that statement. Firstly he probably didn't even need a new laptop, but the thin gimmick gets him to buy one. Second is that John Q. now think he not only needs a new laptop, but he better stay away from those cheap ones! What John Q really wants is a cheap small laptop. Thickness doesn't matter because an object is really only as small as it's widest point which is the dimension of the screen. Thinness is a gimmick. Don't buy into it. I think this netbook thing really pisses off greedy executives who found customers really have a product that they like. I don't care how thick they are.
Posted by: worldnick   Posted on: 07/06/09  (Edited: 07/06/2009 @ 03:58) 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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