hi Sweety, Will this facility be start in PK(Pakistan)? Thanks! ----- Original Message ----- From: "sweety bhalla" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 11:29 AM Subject: [AI] Laptops for Rs 15,000 soon
> Laptops for Rs 15,000 soon > > Allied Computers International (Asia) Pvt Ltd is all set to rollout a > laptop with a seven inch screen for Rs 15,000 by May/June 2008. > > According to its promoter, Hirji Kanji Patel, this would be equivalent to > the Pentium 4 technology but will be ultra low on voltage. The company > also plans > to start 20 level 3 multi-brand chip-level laptop service centres across > India by April 2008. > > According to Patel, who is an NRI from UK, there is a huge market for the > repair of laptops and ACi's centres would act as vertically integrated > service > outlets for all leading laptop brands. > > Currently, the company has 4 centres. He said that most of the centres > would be opened in metros and would be run on lease-hold basis. > > An investment of Rs 2.5 crore (Rs 25 million) would be made for assets and > Rs 1.5 crore (Rs 15 million) would be pumped in for acquiring equipment > for the > centres. > > The company has invested Rs 12 crore (Rs 120 million) at Gandhinagar to > set up a global hub for sourcing of laptop motherboards for installing the > country's > first chip-level laptop motherboards and also a recycling plant to address > the demand and supply problem of the industry. > > ACi is working on developing an LCD television that would be as cheap as > Rs 1,000 for one inch, he said. > > ACi sold about 11,000 units of laptop in 2006 and recorded a turnover of > Rs 35 crore (Rs 350 million). It expects to do a business of Rs 75 crore > (Rs 750 > million) this year. > > According to Patel, the company has got acknowledgement for borrowing Rs > 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) through FCCB (foreign currency convertible bonds) > by the > second quarter of next year that would be used to fund 80 service centres > and manufacturing facilities. > > The company also envisages to develop laptops for Rs 10,000 and Rs 8,000 > through its extensive research and development in the near future. > > (Sweety Bhalla) > Assistant Manager > IFCI LTD > New Delhi India > E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
