Why Asus products are so expensive?

I'm not Asus owner, but because I surveyed a lot of notebook in market, I noticed that most of Asus laptops are priced not below $1000, the ones with good dedicated graphic cards prices at least $1300.

So what makes Asus' laptops are so expensive? is there something beyond the given speficifications that make it somehow, overpriced? Because of this, I never have any thought of purchasing Asus products, no matter how many awards they get, well, they are too expensive, in my opinion.

 

I guess you dont know the market very well, that IS cheap!

the stuff below 1000$ are web browsing and text computers and nothing more, the Asus models for just abit more have alot more performance and features.

I personally think the M50SV is the best laptop deal period right now on the whole market, its like stealing it comes with so much for the price.

 

Let's compare the M50 to the Mac Book Pro. Feature wise, in term of hardware, the M50 trumps MBP with only the exception of the LCD screen. Imagine a 800-1000 dollar difference in the kind of bang of the buck you're getting with the Asus. If you want a computer for just word processing or playing dvds, or surf the net, (and from looking at your sig, that's like what your computers are used for) you shouldn't look at the most Asus offerings anyway since it's geared toward a different demographic. I got mine to do some heavy graphic work with minor 3D application. For what the Asus offer at only $1498, the price I got it for, it's better than the $2400 I would have to fork over for a MBP. Though I do agree that it's expensive for my pocket, it is very cheap for its sheer value.

 

i have heard ASUS uses exquisite material like genuine leather and stuff like that. maybe the extra price goes for it

 

Depends on the model, the M50SV in question has a ton of ram stock, a huge hdd, a strong independent video card, a fast cpu, a good build quality, upgraded speakers, and alot of ports/features.

A notebook in the 1500$ range almost never has all of that, and when you do find a good looking deal on a laptop its almost always missing atleast 1 thing so your forced to upgrade to the next higher model to get it and pay alot more, but in this case the M50 series comes stock with just about everything fully upgraded.

 

HAHAHA! Are you sure you have 'surveyed' the notebook market adequately?

Just as ViciousXUSMC has done, compare the specs of the M50Sv or F8Sn to a similar speced laptop of a different brand, then look at the price difference. Asus should be owning the market right now IMO.

 

it depends on where you live , seriously , all ASUS lappies are cheaper in Asia.

but these American brand models ,especially HPs are cheaper in the US.

Dells are cheap in US and Japan but very expensive in Thaialnd or Malayisa.

i think only one company fairly pricing all products in all parts of the world is Acer , Acer seems to price all models about same price range regardless of countries and I respect that.

but ASUS is not that bad , comparing its pricing to other brands like HP , Toshiba , actually it is much fairer business.

Toshiba is hugely over charging from Asians and Europeans ,HP is ripping off Asians. I'm no longer buying from them.

 

ASUS laptops are expensive if you don't have ANY money!
If you have $1000 you would realize that ASUS is actually quite cheap and other manufacturers are expensive.
But compared to a pocket calculator and a pen and paper, yeah ASUS is expensive.

Maybe you should buy one of those "expensive" notebooks.
Who knows, it might actually help you with your surveying skills!!!

 

Ah, let's not be too rough on the OP. There are some instances where ASUS models are really expensive, for instance, I remember someone paying close to 2000 EUR on an A8 model in Portugal. I paid 2000+ EUR on my V6 back in 2006, in the Netherlands. So, in Europe, some models can become quite expensive, yes.

 

Let's be honest, ASUS notebooks have only recently become competitive with their pricing. During 2004-2006, there wasn't a notebook under the $1500 range. I wouldn't say that ASUS is an incredibly expensive notebook brand (well maybe the Lamborghini line), but they are definitely not the cheapest notebook you can buy on the block.

However, I do have to agree that ASUS probably has one of the best performance to price ratios, which makes them an attractive buy.

 

And the Asus U1F (when it first came out!) it set me back roughly $3000 AUD ($2700ish USD) that's because when it was first released it was literally the smallest of it's kind providing maximum power. I'm still using it till this day mainly because it suits all my needs and still powerfull enough to run Adobe Lightroom/Photoshop for my slight photo editing.

All in all the fact I'm trying to point out is because that extra bit of money is worth it (eg. why do people choose bmw/mercedes over toyota/honda?)

 

Does anyone know if ASUS offers international warranty on their lappies? I know they offer 2 years, with 1 year accidental, but is that international?

Also, is there a good place to buy ASUS laptops in Canada? I looked at NCIX and CanadaComputers and they only have a very limited selection of M5 series laptops. I'm specifically looking for one with WSXGA+.

 

I know Infonec.com is an authorized dealer, however they don't have the absolute newest stock and they charge slightly more compared the prices south of the border. They do carry the M50 though.

 

All ASUS ensembles (which the Ms are) carry international warranty. I'm not sure whether the accidental protection is international.

 

i think by buying an ensemble, and getting all the swag, 2yr warranty, etc

it's the best bang for buck

and of course, build quality and (global) customer support

 

usa and canada.

 

Yea, it appears nobody's carrying the WSXGA+ version of the M50sv. Oh well. Anyway in response to OP's question, ASUS laptops appear to be quite reasonably price (except for the lambourghini). You might also get a bit higher build quality than laptops from dell or hp. M50Sv vs. XPS m1530 anyone?

 

Whoops, from the conversation here, I just realized the presence of different market. In my country, most laptops are sold from $400-1000, beyond that it's considered expensive.

 

How much did you pay for your BenQ?

Here in Australia that would be about $1300 - $1400.

 

$929, I guess it's pretty cheap compared to the price on Australia.

 

You don't buy it in Rupia?

 

oh, if it's converted, I pay Rp. 8.550.000,00 of course (with currency, $1 = Rp. 9300, and I got little discount). Anyway, I think this is off-topic already