'Laptop' from the manufacturer

Many laptop manufacturers now allow customers to "configure" themselves on demand through their website .

In addition to the usual ways to buy a laptop such as buying at a dealer, a retailer, buying a laptop, consumers can buy it at the manufacturer's website. Laptop experts also call these "private" models, "standalone" machines because they are not or are not on the market. In addition, this is often the "configuration" model.

Select the machine configuration according to the user purpose

Most manufacturers sell goods right on the website. Buyers buy their own websites, they are presented with available laptop configurations at a starting price, if not satisfied, can configure themselves according to their own needs and preferences. For each machine part, the company will give suggestions to choose, on which to clearly announce the price of each component.

For example, when selecting a processor, the manufacturer will give suggestions such as selecting the product Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz; or Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 2.53GHz; or Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 2.0GHz . Among the above processor options, there will be an option where the buyer does not have to pay more, because that price is included in the starting price of the product.

In addition, if not satisfied with the processor, the buyer will choose another processor as desired, at which time the total product price will change, according to the starting price plus the price of the component. was selected. As such, the buyer will manually select components, equipment, build the configuration for the product to be purchased. Prices of components listed clearly, payment information, warranty, commitments are all announced.

Usually when a manufacturer releases a new product, it is not sold immediately in Vietnam. Therefore, the form of ordering products on the website of the company can help those who are anxious to have hot products right away.

However, this is a pretty good way to buy goods, because after a relatively long time (about 1 month, depending on each company and depending on the delivery location), new goods arrive. In addition, language barriers (websites are in English), payment methods (usually by international credit cards), and tax and customs procedures are also restrictions that make people Consumers are afraid to buy goods this way.

Moreover, buying goods in this way is difficult in warranty. If the manufacturer has a warranty center in Vietnam, everything is simple. On the contrary, if the machine has trouble, it will have to send the device to foreign countries, the waiting time for warranty and receiving the machine will be longer. Currently, HP and Lenovo have a warranty center in Vietnam, and most laptop companies do not yet have one.

Grasping this demand of consumers, some companies in Vietnam stand out as an intermediary, helping users to buy machines according to the configuration they set and buy from genuine manufacturers. Accordingly, buyers will deposit about 30% -50% of the machine value. In addition, the amount of money will be higher than the original price on the website of the manufacturer announced about 300 USD. In return, buyers do not have to worry about tax or shipping costs. Just make a deposit and pick up the day. In order to solve warranty problems, buyers can choose to buy an additional warranty package from the intermediary, which usually costs about 2% of the machine value.

Currently, a number of laptop companies in Vietnam often understand the market and build some configurations themselves - this is often a rather 'terrible' configuration, suitable for those who specialize in techniques and graphics. or game. Consumers who want to buy these models will deposit a deposit of about 500,000 VND and wait until the date of picking up the device. According to a representative of a company, if for some reason, customers do not pick up the machine, they will be refunded the deposit, because in fact, these products are not imported much and are quite easy to sell.