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Monitor, HDD prices dip

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DQC Bureau
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Prices of monitors have dipped as much as 20 percent, while prices of hard

disk drives, CPUs, and CD-RWs have come down by a range of three to 10 percent

in the month of June. The price fluctuations are linked to drop in international

prices and technology obsolescence.

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Resellers call it a regular drop caused by the popularity of newer models.

This has resulted in an overall price drop of assembled PCs with lower

configurations.

Prices of 20GB and 40GB HDDs from Seagate and Samsung closed at Rs 500 to Rs

750 lower in June. CPU prices, especially Pentium 4-1.7 GHz model, saw a drop of

three to four percent.

Some monitor vendors including Samtel, Samsung, LG and Microtek lowered their

prices for 14-inch and 15-inch models by around seven to 20 percent. The price

cut was done to push 17-inch monitors as entry-level models.

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CD-writer market also saw a price cut of around 10 percent in 20x and 24x

models, because of the popularity of 32x CD-writer as an entry-level model.

In sound cards, Creative lowered its price for some of its most popular

models, including Vibra and SB-Live. The Vibra model is now priced at Rs 925, down from Rs 1,025 in first week of June.

NELSON JOHNY

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