Covid-19 Effect: Work from Home, online learning push up laptop prices by 30%

The sudden surge in demand for laptops triggered by work from home (WFH) culture and online learning, has pushed up prices of new and refurbished laptops by 30-40%.

In the last three months, prices of refurbished laptops have gone up by Rs 5,000 to 8,000, depending on the configuration. New laptops powered by Intel processors have seen an average price rise of Rs 12,000 to Rs 15,000, according to retailers.

The cost of a 4-year old refurbished Dell Latitude laptop with i5 processor which was Rs 16,000 three months ago, is now 25,000. A Lenovo T450 business laptop is now sold at Rs 24,000 from Rs 16,000 to Rs 18,000 before the lockdown, according to refurbished laptop sellers.