They may feel cheap but sometimes that's an illusion. With electronics there's a lot less weight than with resistance coils and ceramics. I guess in 20 years or so we'll know for sure how they really are.
I think it was Electrolux vacuums, the early canister ones, that had a lead weight in them so they would feel heavier so people would think they were of better quality. That was the sole purpose of the weight. People thought they were too light to be any good when they were first introduced.
Rodney