Netbook margins so low, some PC makers not even going to bother
- July 21st, 2008
- 5 Comments
All these small form factor laptops? Turns out they’re not too great for the companies making them.
Companies like Asus with its EeePC and Acer with its Everex (and Dell’s future netbook) are now finding out just how little they actually make by selling the small laptops. Margins are so thin on these devices that other traditional PC maunfacturers have decided to sit out on the sidelines of this trends. Fujitsu, for example, says that even if it entered the netbook market and did well for itself, it simply doesn’t add up, profit-wise. So why bother designing something if you can’t profit from it?
In other words, since no real money is at stake, don’t expect netbooks to “take off” any time soon. Besides, is a MacBook really so big that you can’t carry it on an airplane or to the café?
brandon (Who am I?)
1 month ago
“Besides, is a MacBook really so big that you can’t carry it on an airplane or to the café?”
no, but it’s at least twice as much scratch
Woody (Who am I?)
1 month ago
Yes, it is too big to carry on a plane. If you’re on an extended trip and traveling light, a Macbook is way too big to lug around. The netbooks are definitely the way to go. If the price has to come up a bit to provide the margins, so be it.
jays (Who am I?)
1 month ago
hmmm…. im confused
http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/07/16/looks-like-fujitsus-joining-the-netbook-party/
Marc (Who am I?)
1 month ago
The Macbook is not only big, it’s heavy. 5 pounds is rather significant compared to the Asus Eee’s 2 pounds.
Michael Kwan (Who am I?)
1 month ago
Acer doesn’t make the Everex. They make the Aspire One.