Comments on: Shocking discovery: Cheap laptops have cheap build quality

By: Thin Plastic Netbooks Show Design Flaws

Thin Plastic Netbooks Show Design Flaws — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:09:31 +0000

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By: MonkeyKing1969

MonkeyKing1969 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:50:33 +0000

PLANT! PLANT! PLANT!

I'm sorry, but those so-called 'analysts' are shills for the computer industry who want people to stay away from netbooks and nettops. It all about "Gosh-golly! Look out folks these scary, nasty netbooks are gonna break on you. Then a meteor shower will fall on your child, and then you'll get mesothelioma and will cough up blood!!!"

I'm sure there are some very bad netbooks being made, but most of those never hit these shore and are in the asian market of mainland China. And I'm sure there are some models that are more likely to break then others...just like say an iPhone. Do you know how many people bust their damn iPhones ever damn day. Maybe these 'analysts' should look at how many iPhones are breaking due to drops, but wait that will NEVER happen just as nine out of ten XBOX 360 machines breaking will never get huge coverage.

This story is a non-story planted buy the industry to create just enough doubt to keep the whole market from shifting to a razor-thin margin marketplace for the next six years.

By: Schockierend! Billig-Rechner sind billig verarbeitet » Allgemein, UMPC Markt » Netbux

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:57:50 +0000

[...] 3. Jul 2009 Allgemein, UMPC Markt | Jan // Ja kann das denn sein?! Analysten haben festgestellt, dass Rechner, die ähnlich günstig wie Netbooks sind, nicht so gut verarbeitet und nicht so gut ausgestattet sind, wie hochpreisige Maschinen. Über den Skandal berichtet Liliputing. [...]

By: MonkeyKing1969

MonkeyKing1969 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:50:33 +0000

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:43:16 +0000

$1000 white MacBooks are notorious for case cracks–of 150 I purchased for my school, about 60-70% of the ones I have checked so far have case cracks. Guess they don't have to be cheap to be “cheap”.

By: rickbsgu

rickbsgu — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:11:10 +0000

Wasn't real impressed with the build quality of my Asus 1000H, especially the keyboard. OTOH, my 8.9″ Acer Aspire seems to be quite well built.

By: as147

as147 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:26:37 +0000

over 30 netbooks spread around the company, all sorts of brands and models. Not a single issue in terms of hardware.

Anyone who thinks that the manufacturers want to keep the prices low is delluding themselves. Most are trying to add costs (increase their margins) under the guise of more power and other functions.

I think if you look around we seeing a general increase in the price of most netbooks. When the price gets close enough to standard laptops then drive to adopt netbooks will reduce significantly.

Then we will be back to the bad old days of paying for power that we don't use. Lets hope the few netbook makers out there who really want to offer these at competitive prices keep up the pressure.

Samsung NC10 owner and loving every day with it.

By: GERMANEe

GERMANEe — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:05:48 +0000

most of these netbooks, notebooks or laptops are made from cheap material, unexperienced workers, not handmade and not finally checked out. My tip: buy Fujitsu – they are handmade in Japan and quality controlled!

By: monopole

monopole — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:48:49 +0000

The ASUS units I've had (Surf 4g, 900A, 1000HE) are rock solid. In particular I'd argue that the 4g and 900A are considerably more robust due to the lack of moving parts and fragile HDDs and Optical drives. And the present prices (<$200) for 7" and 9" SSD Linux models (my preferred units) make them very easy to amortize.

Back in the 70's calculators were very expensive, as a result they were built to last like the HP-41C. Complete tanks, expensive and very nice. But generally a severe case of overkill. As technology advanced, a $1-$20 calculator was more than enough for all but the most demanding needs. Now everybody has a few cheap calculators that are cheap commodities. Losing or destroying even a moderately nice scientific calculator isn't a big thing, just hit the drug store and grab another.

The next wave of ARM units are basically the equivalent of that for netbooks (and nettops). Nearly disposable and good enough to do most anything you need to do. (and in a few years more powerful than those $1,200 boat anchors) Hence all the FUD.

By: SBS

SBS — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:52:32 +0000

If you purchased a $400 laptop under the impression that it was just as good as a $1200 machine you either made a big mistake or had a really inept salesperson.
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What a touchingly naive view of commercial nature

By: shep

shep — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:19:59 +0000

Samsung Q45 12' …built like a tank. MSI 100 as good as when new.

By: Hamster Jovial

Hamster Jovial — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:05:33 +0000

Asus EEE PC 900 No cracks

Dell mini 9 No cracks

An action class against CNET failure ?

What else ?

By: BoloMKXXVIII

BoloMKXXVIII — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:42:27 +0000

EeePC 701, no cracks. Samsung NC10, no cracks.
These guys just want everyone to spend $1200 to check e-mail and surf the web while on the move.

By: Brad Linder

Brad Linder — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:25:24 +0000

That Q45 is a two year old ultraportable that's no longer available,
but which I believe sold for over $1000. The CNET article is talking
about machines more like the MSI X320/340.

But the article certainly could have been more clear on this point. I
think the analyst CNET interviewed was probably reluctant to point out
specific models.

By: Brad Linder

Brad Linder — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:08:21 +0000

I'm pretty sure they're talking about larger CULV-based machines with
12 and 13 inch displays. Still thin and light, but more surface area
than netbooks.