... that the netbook bubble has FINALLY burst? No intrinsic product development because of the pre-agreed spec limiting to get XP licenses, so no trickle down of better hardware as prices reduce. No N wireless, STILL a lack of inbuilt 3G slots on most of them, and despite all of the above, prices aren't getting cheaper. Despite it being two plus years into the whole 'netbook' phenomenon.
My laptop cost £800 two years ago, and the same spec model from the same brand now costs £200 less. Which makes a netbook price tag of STILL £300+ for the same spec and same time period a really enormous rip off
People finally seem to be looking at the specs of the latest models and realising they are getting little to nothing new and asking themselves 'why should I spend this much money?'
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Does anyone else think...
... that the netbook bubble has FINALLY burst? No intrinsic product development because of the pre-agreed spec limiting to get XP licenses, so no trickle down of better hardware as prices reduce. No N wireless, STILL a lack of inbuilt 3G slots on most of them, and despite all of the above, prices aren't getting cheaper. Despite it being two plus years into the whole 'netbook' phenomenon.
My laptop cost £800 two years ago, and the same spec model from the same brand now costs £200 less. Which makes a netbook price tag of STILL £300+ for the same spec and same time period a really enormous rip off
People finally seem to be looking at the specs of the latest models and realising they are getting little to nothing new and asking themselves 'why should I spend this much money?'