Re: [OT]What's the price index of your laptop's battery?

[Emanoil Kotsev <deloptes@yahoo.com>]

lee wrote:

> On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 10:45:31PM +0100, Emanoil Kotsev wrote:
>> 
>> no need of lithium at all.
> 
> What's the alternative? Have they found another resource to make
> batteries from?

I wanted to say, that they have decided to go for battery production, so
that you and me have to pay for it. Not that it's exactly necessary to use
batteries. In this case lithium proved to be optimal.
> 
>> So price is what the company decides to put as price.
> 
> So?

And that you are ready to pay. The company would do a research, what's
optimal price to earn not what it really costs.
Price is marginal. 

regards