Aaarrrgh! NO! Read the DAMN Headling, Sidelines! CNC machines have always been expensive. This is just one of DOZENS of articles referencing CAPACITY, not cost! I can show you numerous articles referencing Japanese machine tool companies operating AT capacity making the CNC machines in the early part of 2011 to fill the Chinese orders for the two companies that make Apple's IPads, iPhones, MacBooks and MacBook Airs... Putting a strain on their ability to fill ANY ORDERS AT ALL for other companies, then the earthquake hit!
Making and shipping the machines is just part of the equation, Sidelines, from the time of ordering the machine. You have to put those machines in an assembly line... And that takes money, engineering, permits, probanly bribes, a building, labor investment, and TIME! It took Honhai over a year to get the Apple funded CNC Machines operating . . . and productive . . . at Foxconn's new plant. That's a long time before a customer can take delivery of a machined aluminum laptop!
Read the DAMN article, Sword! I quoted it - there is capacity that can be installed, it’s COST! Good lord, you’re just unwilling to admit your error.
You seriously think there is 100% capacity right now, and that capacity cannot be expanded? Are you that dumb? The article even said so!
Man, give it up - you’re wrong, your own article stated as much - I quoted right from it! Suck it up...
And if you WERE correct - explain how Samsung just launched their new Series 7 laptops - 4 models with machined aluminum cases. That’s a COMPLETE DESTRUCTION of your claim.
You’re 100% wrong, Sword. Suck it up, be a man, admit your error. Wrong, wrong, wrong - the article says so, and Samsung’s own offerings SAY so as well! WRONG!