INDICATORS - PCs - street price

Context examines the street price of printers and PCs in France, Germany and the UK.

xt examines the street price of printers and PCs in France, Germany and the UK.
 ALL CONFIGURATIONS
 SECTOR           COUNTRY        ECU           PROCESSOR       SPEED
 Desktop PC       France         1,662         all             all
                  Germany        1,402         all             all
                  UK             1,808         all             all
 Mobile PC        France         2,366         all             all
                  Germany        2,748         all             all
                  UK             2,870         all             all
 PC server        France         3,707         all             all
                  Germany        4,164         all             all
                  UK             6,974         all             all
 When comparing desktops, regardless of their specifications, Germany sells
 cheaper PCs than France and the UK, with an average street price for
 desktops of Ecu 1,402, approximately 30 per cent cheaper than the UK, and
 20 per cent cheaper than France.
 Mobile PCs in the UK are only marginally more expensive than Germany (4.2
 per cent) at Ecu 2,870, but 18 per cent dearer than France.
 The price of servers varies, from Ecu 3,707 in the UK to Ecu 6,974 in
 Germany.
 
 SAME CONFIGURATION
 SECTOR           COUNTRY        AVERAGE       PROCESSOR       SPEED
 Desktop PC       France         2,147         Pentium II      233
                  Germany        1,754         Pentium II      233
                  UK             2,184         Pentium II      233
 PC server        France         2,815         Pentium II      233
                  Germany        2,374         Pentium II      233
                  UK             2,513         Pentium II      233
 This configuration is more expensive than the average PC, by about 25 per
 cent. Nonetheless, in Germany they are still 24.5 per cent cheaper than
 the UK and 22 per cent cheaper than France.
 Server prices are fairly comparable across France, Germany and the UK,
 although slightly higher in the UK.