[saunby]

If you need to buy a new mouse for you computer, or keyboard or speakers or any other computer accessory do you go to a shop and buy top brand items such as Microsoft, Sony etc or do you look at the more affordable items such as PCline etc.

Just wondering because Im designing products and packaging for a new cheap company which sells computer accessories for my Graphic design course at A Level (The company doesnt and wont exist, Im making one up and stuff, to do with corporate identity/image/logo etc.)

I'd like to hear your thoughts, similarly if you just go to high school or you are an adult Im still interested in what you tend to go for.

Also, if you have to get a low price item would you go for a package design which is simple, such as PCline, or something which looks more expensive than it is, such as a box with crisp text and perhaps a circuit board design on it?

Thankies ^_^


~Saunby

[Starcomand]

i dont look at names i look at stats ie what all it can do like my mouse has 10 buttons on it that can be set to what ever u like and its a cheep brand cant rem name as its wore off as was printed where your palm sits lol

[saunby]

Yeah sure I can understand you would obviously look at stats but usually the best stats come with the best brands.

[Starcomand]

i have seen a sony and microsoft mouse with less stats than mine and over 3 times the price lol

[RaVeN]

Frankly I prefer more minimalist designs like Apple.

But if you going to be doing minimalist designing you have to do it in a new way, otherwise it's not eye catching.

I tend to go more towards well known brands when I shop around.

But you need to ask yourself what are you selling and who are you selling it too.

Is it a gaming mouse? is it a design mouse? is it a business mouse? or is it just a home/office mouse?

pending on what your selling is going to define the package.

For example: A gaming mouse would have all the "stats" on the back with the front reserved for some cool gaming graphic to grab the attention of the buyer.

A design mouse would have the stats on the front in bold, and like star's mouse, have 20 buttons that can be customised (good selling point)

Next you want to stick with themes. You mention a circuit board. Now I know, computer/mouse goes together. But try to get more specific, I mean you mouse doesnt "control" your motherboard.

Instead think more on the lines of what it is controling like what type of applications (photoshop, interior design, 3D modeling)

Or in what enviromment it would be in (Home/office, corporate)

Lastly, the mouse gives off a laser so you could always put that design on the packaging.

[Melissa]

cheap are fine for adequate stuff..

but for branded you get a lot more from Logitech. Particulary for a mouse

[saunby]

Yeah I mean you guys are focusing on just mice but the packaging is a general thing for all of the products rather than focusing on the product inside. Like Rav was saying about apple, its simple, its the popular trend of today etc etc.

Its aiming at people at college/university who have a budget to a certain extend because obviously people at uni come out with big debts a lot of the time so whilst they are at uni they try to keep costs down, Im guessing thats right anyways.

All the accessories will be for home/office use rather than special gaming mice etc etc.

[Fazz]

i like da basic 1ns, 2 buttons and a scroll simple yet effective =)

[Chantelle]

well yeah online vendor you can get a mice say USB in a bag basically for like £2.40.. same with keyboards... you can get pretty cheap and chearful with the basic of rough packaging.

Apple isnt a good example for the raneg your using, I dont think since they are generally expensive and well a one button mouse will not appeal as an accessorie as such for the budget PC market.. only as a replacement of a broken one for a mac.

[Chantelle]

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131196

in fact here you go mouse and keyboard £6 inc VAT.

the packageing will be basic boxes and packing before shipped... might not even get any paper instructions just teh device and invoice recipt