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How is what your cousin does as a hobby even remotely relevant? Since
she is not charging herself for her time or expertise, what difference
does it make what her material costs are. I suspect that if she decided to
go in to business pursuing this hobby, that she would NOT charge $20 a
unit.

Also, aluminum is NOT a cheap metal, it is actually rather expensive, and
it is significantly more expensive to tool than many commodity metals
such as steal.

Fail.
Posted by: DeusExMachina   Posted on: 07/09/09 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
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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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