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29 March 2024

Laptop prices to drop by Dh200

Laptop prices to drop by Dh100 to Dh200. (Joseph George)

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By Joseph George

Gitex Shopper Spring edition is entering final hours of shopping and the discount deals are just getting better. Most retailers are dropping prices of laptops between Dh100 to Dh200 or adding additional bundles.

Meanwhile Samsung has decided to go aggressive on Gear VR headsets allowing retailers to aggressively push the product with attractive bundles.

Sharaf DG for example has started pushing the Gear VR for Dh399 and is offering free hotel stay for two nights and three days for two people across multiple international destinations including various tourist destinations in Thailand, Singapore, South Africa, India and Pakistan.

There is intense pressure on retailers to drop the prices of Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. Expect a drop by evening,” said one retailer who did not want to be named. Currently the Galaxy S7 is retailing for Dh2499 and the S7 Edge for Dh2799. In comparison prices on online retailer Souq.com which las listed the two flagships at Dh2237 and Dh2537 respectively. “Efforts are on to increase the bundle deals on these devices to make it more competitive,” the source added. Even the Galaxy Note 5 is priced at Dh2399 compared to around Dh1800 on Souq.com.

Jumbo Electronics was offering a Gear VR free with the purchase on the flagship Samsung devices on Thursday and Friday morning. Emax has added bundle offers worth Dh600 and is even offering Dh150 cash discount minus the bundles.

Laptop deals are meanwhile getting sweater with retailers further dropping prices by Dh100 to Dh200. “While we can increase the bundles it is becoming more difficult to drop the base price,” said retailer at Sharaf DG and Emax. A sixth generation i7 with 8GB RAM and 1TB hard disk with dedicated graphics is priced around Dh2200. An i5 with similar specs can be found for Dh1750 without the bundle offer.

Meanwhile the organisers said the numbers on the third and fourth day and so far on the fourth day had quite made up for the slow turnout on the first two days.

“Yesterday as a great show. The retailers are quite happy. Even today there were lines queueing up quite early and we had to open the show earlier than scheduled,” said an organizer. The show is scheduled to end at 11pm tonight.

However, there are some concerns about the Big Spring Clearance Sale that is happening simultaneously at the same venue that is eating up into the numbers at the Shopper. “Many families who come to visit both the events first go to the clearance sale and are too tired to get into the Shopper. Next year the Trade Centre should not club the two shows together,” said a senior official from a retail firm. The organisers too feel the same and we hope it will not be repeated,” he added.