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why are laptop prices rising?

  • 25-02-2009 7:36pm
    #1
    ceoexec2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 167 ✭✭


    i recently priced the same laptops in pc world after pricing them earlier at xmas. the prices have shot up by about 50-100euro and the specs(ram in particular) have been reduced. most of the machines in pcworld were reduced from 3-4gb to just 1-2gb. are they pulling a fast one or what?

    just now ive been back onto dabs to check out a lenovo n500 which was recommended to me here but the price has gone up in just two days. i could get one with less spec for the original price. whats goin on? please enlighten me. it cant be supply and demand, there arent many who can splash out on a laptop anymore unless its a necessity

    surely it should be the other way around and the prices coming down but the specs improving


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  • #2
    Voodu Child
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,706 ✭✭✭Voodu Child


    Euro peaked vs Sterling in late December, and has fallen since.


  • #3
    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    Also factor in the USD and Yen rates relative to euro and GBP. The buy price for importers and distributors in Europe has risen in many cases.


  • #4
    denat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 189 ✭✭denat


    ceoexec2 wrote: »
    i recently priced the same laptops in pc world after pricing them earlier at xmas. the prices have shot up by about 50-100euro and the specs(ram in particular) have been reduced. most of the machines in pcworld were reduced from 3-4gb to just 1-2gb. are they pulling a fast one or what?

    just now ive been back onto dabs to check out a lenovo n500 which was recommended to me here but the price has gone up in just two days. i could get one with less spec for the original price. whats goin on? please enlighten me. it cant be supply and demand, there arent many who can splash out on a laptop anymore unless its a necessity

    surely it should be the other way around and the prices coming down but the specs improving

    I'm interested in a similar laptop.

    Unless you need to buy urgently, I'd be inclined to just wait and see.

    There will be plenty of online and bricks & mortar shops going to the proverbial wall soon.

    We were screwed for years, a buyers' market is emerging. Time to reciprocate if you've got cash.


  • #5
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    denat wrote: »
    We were screwed for years

    I don't think that's a fair statement.

    I bought a Pentium M with 512Mb of Ram a few years ago and it's still running fine.

    For the same price now, I can get a dual core machine, with 4Gig of Ram and nearly double the battery life.


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