Demand for laptops remains high amid work, study from home

Laptop sales, which began to boom at the beginning of 2020 following the COVID-19 outbreak, remain strong as studying and working from home continue.
Demand for laptops remains high amid work, study from home ảnh 1Illustrative image (Photo: FPT Shop)
HCMCity (VNS/VNA) – Laptop sales, which began to boom at the beginningof 2020 following the COVID-19 outbreak, remain strong as studying and workingfrom home continue.

Nguyen The Kha, senior director of mobility groups, FPT Shop, said the growthlast year was 20-30 percent for retailers.

The high-end laptop segment alone achieved 60 percent growth, he said.

Many parents said while they were previously content with having one laptop athome to share with their children or let the latter use smartphones, they havenow had to buy one for their children’s classes.

Realising the prospects in store, big players like Dell, Asus and HP are alllaunching new products in many markets, including Vietnam.

According to Dell Technologies, Asia is a market with a huge demand for gaminglaptops, especially in China, the Republic of Korea and Japan, where e-sport ishighly developed.

Vietnam is a promising market with rapidly growing demand, and so the latestproducts are launched in the country, it said.

More and more companies are involved in the production of gaming laptops, andso customers have many options in terms of prices, with those costing from 16million VND to 25 million VND (700-1,080 USD) selling best.

Many retailers said certain brands are likely to be unavailable often sincedemand for them is rising and supply is being hampered by COVID-19.

Some said stocks are down 20-30 percent, and they are struggling to replenishthem.

But despite the surging demand, prices of laptops have remained relativelystable, and many retailers are even offering discounts and free installation ofprogrammes./.
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