It seems like this is the first or second questions anyone in the market for windows will ask. And I always give the same answer, "You always get what you pay for, perhaps even more so in the home remodeling industry." Of course everyone loves finding a good deal, but I am sure we can all relate to the experience of joy when you do purchase something at a steal-of-a-price and then the resulting dissonance when the true quality of the product shows through. Usually after the salesman is long gone.
Replacement windows costing less than $200 will deliver you a window that is almost guaranteed to need replacing. You could call it a temporary solution to a set of ever existing problems :wind, water, solar heat, cold air, bugs, dirt, etc. It will probably perform well the first few seasons but after repeated operation and standing up to the weather the true quality of the product will appear. Which will lead to all the old problems you had before you got the new windows. Also, that lower end window will most likely have a pretty weak warranty that will end right when the problems really start.
Windows in the range of $350-$500 are really where you want to be if you plan on making an investment in your home and living there for longer than a few years. The warranties on these windows will be lifetime or transferable lifetime, the quality of the materials is better, you will have higher energy efficiency, and the company you are working with will care more about the job and customer than they do about the sale. Also, often times with the sub $200 windows there are going to be extras that come included in the higher end windows.
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