Students Prefer Cheaper Netbooks to Macbook in Recession
Apple's Macbooks may be too expensive for students during the recession. The L.A. Times Technology blog reports that survey from Retrevo reveals that most of the people polled do not plan to buy a Macfor school. Most also said they plan to spend less than $750, which is below the price of the most affordable Macbook.
Now students may be taking a page out of the business traveler's handbook, according to a survey of 300 Americans released this morning by Retrevo, a technology review website based in Sunnyvale, Calif. A third of those polled said they planned to buy a netbook for school. About half said they would buy a desktop. A majority of students said they would not be buying a Mac.
“While Apple has done well historically in the education market, 2009 marks the dawn of the netbook,” says Vipin Jain, Retrevo's chief executive. “Students told us they wanted longer battery life, smaller size and a lighter laptop."
More than half of those polled, 58%, said they planned to spend less than $750 on their computer, while 18% had a budget over $1,000. Apple laptops start at $949.
PC Worldnotes that Apple has been relucant to enter the cheap netbook market. Apple's refusal comes at a time when new rivals are jumping in. Nokia is the latest to entry the fray with its recently announced Booklet 3G.
Apple's Macbooks may be too expensive for students during the recession. The L.A. Times Technology blog 
