The school campaign has already started, and although there is uncertainty due to social conflicts, various sectors are getting ready for this season. In this sense, the commercial IT manager of LG Peru, Eduardo Miranda, reported that people spend from S/1,500 to S/2,000 for a laptop Basic for a schoolboy.
“In markets like ours, the price is important, as well as the fact that the equipment is functional and resistant, that is, that it does not break down frequently or the applications freeze,” he explained.
Another detail before buying is “that it be relatively valid over time, since in technology time is a great determinant.” “For example, three years ago there was no equipment with solid disks or they were very expensive, now it is essential,” he added.
The return to face-to-face classes is an opportunity for more equipment to be sold, explained the LG representative, because they can cost less than a desktop.
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Eduardo Miranda pointed out that they do not expect growth, but they do not expect a decrease in sales either. However, he pointed out that there are consequences due to the crisis that the country is experiencing.
“There are three perfect storms, the first on the demand side that is suffering from the crisis, uncertainty and seeing its income affected; the second, on the supply side, which sees how its sales are reduced and its stocks are aging, forced to reduce its margins; and the third, the confrontation between Peruvians that only leads to more economic and political instability, encouraged by dark forces that only want to generate chaos and social anarchy, ”he explained to this newspaper.
For their part, Lenovo indicated that primary school students require devices that meet their academic needs, while high school students, in addition to that, need a computer that provides them with the freedom to express themselves and surf the Internet discovering their needs. .
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According to LG, for a university student who requires statistical or design applications, the cost of a laptop varies between S/2,500 and S/3,500.
For gamers, the price would be from S/4,000 onwards.
