“Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced the launch of Compaq
Presario notebooks at a price of Rs 49,990. According to the
company, the product is designed to cater specifically to the needs
of segments such as SOHO, SMB, education and sales personnel whose
primary requirements are mobility and technology at an affordable
price. The Compaq Presario notebook will be available through HP’s
large set of retail and micro retail outlets spanning across
India.“HP India Pvt Ltd Personal Systems Group (PSG) VP Ravi
Swaminathan said, ‘clearly, the trigger for HP is to grow the
market and tap the huge potential that it holds. The notebook
market in India is expected to grow by 50 percent- 60 percent and
our aim is to have a dominating presence in that market. Consider
this-the ratio of desktops to notebooks in India is 1:30, while
even Thailand boasts of a ratio of 1:6, with notebook sales
outstripping that of desktops. We aim to change the equation in
India with this sub-50,000 notebook launch…’