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My laptop lid is as thick as my smartphone. I think there is enough space. I think the technology from smart phones has not swept over to laptop lids yet.
by okr 6y ago
My laptop lid is as thick as my smartphone. I think there is enough space. I think the technology from smart phones has not swept over to laptop lids yet.
- brianwawok 6y agoWhat if the Smartphone camera cost $20, and the laptop camera cost $5 to manufacturer? Smart phones can maybe justify the extra $15, laptop makers cannot. If a laptop maker can't raise the price $15, it literally eats their profits.
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- novok 6y agoSeriously? With laptops costing $1000+ I think they can afford to put in the $15 smartphone part from $300 smartphones in the higher end ones.
- throwaway09223 6y agoOr, you know, just sell one as a USB peripheral.
- m-p-3 6y agoIf they can't justify the price increase and it doesn't make then a cpear winner against the competition, the manufacturer will cut some corners to stay competitive. At scale, an expense increase of $15 per device is quite significant.
- fomine3 6y agoGenerally agree but even Apple MacBooks stuck at 720p webcam, why? Apple products should be able to pay additional cost for such parts.
- m-p-3 6y agoThey are able to, but being able to shave a couple of cents on it gives them a massive return while most consumers don't complain, and their competitors aren't offering anything better.
- michaelmrose 6y agoI believe they make 3-5% margin for a $30-$50 profit on the hardware in that example. They literally cannot afford that extra $15 unless they raise the price $15 and then they have to worry about whether a value conscious buyer buys their slightly cheaper alternative. Keeping in mind this is for a feature that most people actually don't care about.
- brianwawok 6y agoSeriously. Take that $15 and apply to 8 other things. The memory. The speaker. The keyboard. Your $500 laptop is now $600. Your competitor is still $500. You lose.
- novok 6y agoThat is why I said high end laptop...
- kelnos 6y agoWe're not talking about a budget $500 laptop. My laptop cost me over $1500 and its camera sucks. I did not shop based on price; I shopped based on specs and features.
- brianwawok 6y ago$10 saved is $10 saved. That's how you increase margins, right?
- simonh 6y agoIf you have a decent thickness laptop lid and still have a crappy built in webcam, that’s just straight up nickel and dimming by the manufacturer.