Digital Home Thoughts: Battle of the A's, The Same But Different

"Now the Dell Adamo joins the stable of conspicuously consumed luxury laptops. The Adamo soars along with Apple's Air in the rarefied pricing altitudes of $1,799 to $2,699. At the other extreme are Asus and Acer, down-to-earth working-class designs which offer portability for a lot less. Though both companies offer expensive laptops too, they have gained prominence with their inexpensive Netbooks: the Eee PC and Aspire One, respectively. These typically fall into the sub-$500 range."

From a straight specs comparison, all four offerings have a lot in common. It is the less tangible that makes the difference in price. I don't see much difference here than in other product lines. Kind of like the difference between a Honda and a BMW. At some level, they are very similar well-made products, but there is an obvious difference in style that is worth a premium to a segment of the population.