how are computers priced?

Question

they are always expensive. are they just priced at a level which they can get the largest amount of money back, no matter what the production cost is?

Answer 1

I beg to differ, computers are incredibly complex and it is astonishing just how cheap they are these days.

You can literally pick up computers with a monitor and Windows Vista for less than $500. That is insane. In fact there is a really tiny mark up in computers, and massive competition constantly keeping the price down. Retailers and manufacturers are always fighting to offer the best price, and all the while any retailer who holds on to stock too long ends up with something obsolete that they cannot sell.

I really don't understand how you can possibly think that computers are over priced given the amazing complexity of them. The typical computer on the typical desk in America is dozens of times more powerful than anything that was available just 15 years ago, for a much lower price.

Answer 2

The more disk space and memory, the more expensive the PC (basically). PCs are incredibly cheap these days, the one I have now has 10 times more disk space and 4 times the RAM than my previous one and was half the price!

Answer 3

well in england

you pay for the processor, speed faster the more 3.4ghz
memory standard about 512mb
Hard Drive size 160Gb
Graphic card, 128mb upto 512mb
DVD-RW
Flat Screen etc etc

depending what you want from your pc, you can sometime let some of these drop to drop in value of the PC
different supplyers have different prices, Dell are quite good

Answer 4

they think of a number, multiply by 5, devide by 3, add 19%, then take away the number they first thought of!!!

Answer 5

compared to when they first came out i think they are good value for money, you can get a decent pc these days for around £400.

Answer 6

the processor speed higher= more money graphics card higher more money memory and hard drive capacity

Answer 7

they are priced on thier use or configuration