Cheap Netbook Deals

[Chris]

Long time readers know that moving into the weekend I occasionally write a post about netbook deals since most netbook news breaks during the week. Today's post will be different in the sense that I'm only going to focus on cheap netbooks deals that are less than $300 or just barely above that price. After [...]

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[ThisIsNot]

"Cheap" and "netbook" in the same sentence? Wow, that will sure show Lenovo, Sony, and Apple... Oh wait, no it won't. Still nice to see the netbooks at $300 and below. Just goes to show that the $500-$600 (and beyond) price tag that many manufacturers demand is nothing more than asking people to pay for a brand name. The Asus with the Atom N450 processor for $300 was surprising. It may not offer a performance (in terms of speed, not power consumption) benefit over the Atom N270 or N280 processors but that doesn't stop manufacturers from charging a pretty penny for new hardware.

[netbooking]

Originally Posted by ThisIsNot

Just goes to show that the $500-$600 (and beyond) price tag that many manufacturers demand is nothing more than asking people to pay for a brand name.

I agree. This paying more for branding is exactly what you claim.

Good companies know that strong brands can drive an increase in sales. The company is better suited to attract and retain the best employees. (That's cool!) Vendors can see value in a brand and look to establish partnerships with the business while investors will see the business and the brand equity as a valuable commodity.

A brand is a vision.

Companies with strong brands ensure that each employee is empowered to identify and deal with customer problems. When companies fail to deliver on a brand with one customer, (s)he might never forget and, believe it or not, some people might hold a grudge against the brand forever.

A strong brand allows a company to offer good deals to customers like the ones here.