Why Japanese laptop brands are increasingly rare

 

In the past, Japanese laptop brands such as Toshiba, Fujitsu and VAIO dominated the market thanks to their thin, light designs and high durability.

However, in recent years, the innovative power of these products seems to have waned, causing many people to lose interest in Japanese branded laptops. This has led many to question why Japanese laptops, once considered high quality and durable, are losing market share. Even these brands cannot avoid being acquired by other companies.

Japanese laptop brands are "old school now".

In that context, Taiwanese brands such as Asus, MSI or Acer recorded record high revenue and continuously launched new products. This makes many people question whether Japanese consumers really prefer foreign brands over domestic laptops?

Explaining this, many opinions say that the golden age of Japanese technology has passed, now only a few products such as headphones and cameras remain. Some people point out that Japanese laptops lack outstanding features and only focus on thin and light design, but they face formidable competitors such as Apple's MacBook Air line. According to many opinions, consumers will often choose MacBooks over Japanese laptops.

Many people prefer MacBooks over Japanese laptops.

In addition, some opinions say that Japanese laptops are too complicated, leading to expensive repairs and are not durable. Meanwhile, the Asus brand is considered to be affordable and relatively durable.

However, not everyone is critical of Japanese laptops. Some still support Japanese laptops, emphasizing that Toshiba products are very durable, citing examples of laptops from this company that can last up to 10 years, or laptops from Panasonic that can be used well for 9 years.

The efforts of many Japanese companies have not been effective.

However, some expressed concerns about the performance of Japanese laptops. They said that although Japanese laptops can be used for 5 years without breaking down, after 3 years, the system will slow down due to Microsoft updates. One pointed out that “a good product does not mean it is still suitable for current needs when technology has evolved over many generations”.

Clearly, the decline of Japanese laptops is raising many questions about the future of these brands in the context of increasingly fierce competition from other brands.