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Netbooks Used As An Excuse By Notebook Manufacturers To Raise Prices?

Netbooks Used As An Excuse By Notebook Manufacturers To Raise Prices?

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While researching deals for our Techdealspro section, we uncovered a rather worrying trend that a quick analysis of our historical data supported. There appears to be a collusion to raise the prices of entry level notebooks across global manufacturers.Even taking into consideration the fluctuation of exchange rates, this is something that can't be ignored. For a start, we haven't been able to get hold of any new traditional laptops under £300. Even taking...



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