Personal computer prices have crashed by Rs 5,000-8,000 over the last fortnight. A Pentium P4 desktop, assembled locally, now costs about Rs 29,000, down from Rs 36,000 towards the end of July.
Industry sources said for lower configuration PCs, prices have fallen even below Rs 25,000.
Analysts say the main reason for the southward movement in PC prices is that processor prices are constantly falling with the two main international players Intel and AMD developing faster and higher performance processors at regular intervals.
According to Rahul Singh, marketing specialist, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD),
