Producing laptops before price pressure

Until recently, rice buyers and computer buyers seemed to live in two different worlds.

While the price of rice has skyrocketed and raised concerns about a shortage in many countries, the price of laptops (laptops) has improved in the opposite direction because computer manufacturers have released laptop models cheap - called sub-notebook - translates as a sub-notebook.

But inflation is not just about food and crude oil. The prices of materials used in notebooks have risen and in fact manufacturers are suffering from increased costs because most notebooks are mostly assembled in China, where labor costs and Other costs are not as low as in previous years.

Producing a laptop "100 USD" for the organization One Child One Computer (OLPC).Photo: Cnet

After years of price cuts, notebook companies - Taiwanese contract manufacturers Quanta, Compal and Wistron - decided they could not stand it any longer and are asking customers to order , including HP, Dell and Acer share the burden.

For contract computer manufacturers, this could end many years of slippery profits but it could also lead to a price. Because this is a time when shoppers in Europe and the United States turn to a search mode of bargaining rather than willing to pay more for a notebook. Instead of buying an affordable or genuine notebook, more and more people opt for sub-notebook computers.

This product is expected to attract new customers rather than just offering cheap products as a solution for more expensive models.