well, u get wat u pay for...

they would ve cut corners somewhere...

example??sorry i dun quite get u

Actually Acer's profit margin is actually lower compared to Dell or HP. Their notebooks are all came from China, so not much difference on costing lah. Just Acer is more aggressive on pricing...See Dell Inspiron 15R Quad core can be cheaper than Acer 5750G as well

agree on you with this. aggressive tactics for marketing is most of d time is a good thing

tell me which popular OEM dun make their laptops in China?

even Alienware are also made in China now...

i think sooner or later everything also 'made in china' liao

not that i care... made in Africa also can...

as long as it works to spec and the price is right, y should i worry?

Sony - 90% China except VAIO Z
Toshiba - 80% China except Portege R830 or R840/R850
Fujitsu - 40% China except expensive model

more like made in China, assembled in Japan (less the solid capacitators on the mobos perhaps)...

if they re really 100% made in Japan, they will cost rm8k, not rm4k...

a lot of factors play into part. imho, one strategy they are doing better than other competitor is their aggressive (and fast) in producing latest technology to client. i remember reading one article, they OVERBROUGHT Intel Core i series until there is shortage.

http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/03...tel.cpu.supply/

So, they roll out new technology fast to get quick cash.

Then, they are very careful in production of the system. Unlike other competitors that usually have products ready world-wide. To be able to support that, competitor must build a system in huge number. Acer, on the other hand, very careful in selecting which country has which model. They only produce limited number to support that.

Imagine what will happen to 'old' notebook if a competitor produced too many of them?

Anyway, I am not working in Acer, this is all just theory.

This post has been edited by cowithgun: Mar 25 2011, 06:59 PM

lolz...im nt saying anything also...im jus saying china is getting more powerful

IMHO, a better distributions strategy (fast in, fast out) can save computer maker save more $ than cutting conner on hardware... i mean, a cheaper speaker, cheaper keyboard, etc probably can only save so much... being a hardware manufacturer, the hardwares are probably cheap...

(i need a few more post to get 1 more stars!!!)

nice la this laptop..
n the built in batt too..

if this model is sell at rm 2499,,
wonder 3830tg price??
myb rm 2299??

look so tempting, RM2500 summore.. the GPU is powerfull yet cheap. but already plan to place order for Asus G53JW direct from US.. RM5100 only..muahahahaha

This post has been edited by Swordsmen: Mar 25 2011, 07:48 PM

Acer AS4830TG-2414G64 RM2399!!! ON SALE!!!??

http://www.nt-pcstore.com/it/product.php?id_product=463

So fast drop RM100 already, go Acer u are unstoppable, going to be No.1 Worldwide notebook manufacturer

haiya..mau pengsan..price so good..
plis acer..come out with 11 inches timeline X..

11 inch no power leh,

ok2..12 inches??

my god the GPU powah... 3D mark 06 - 8019 points.. compare with mine 5+++ only = 400+ more, ughhhh darn