A fair featuring notebook computers, digital cameras, light-emitting diode (LED) TVs and other electronics opened in Taipei yesterday, with exhibitors competing to offer discounts and incentives to boost sales, an organizer said.
“Taking notebook computers as an example, the average discount is NT$4,000 (US$124), meaning the prices of notebook computers range from NT$27,000 to NT$30,000,” said Wing Wang, a spokeswoman for this year’s Taipei Multimedia Show.
The average discount this year is double that of last year, she said. Some of the companies are offering discounts of NT$8,000 on a limited number of notebook computers, the organizer said.
Unlike Computex Taipei — the world’s second-largest computer trade exhibition, which concluded early last month-- the Multimedia Show targets local consumers rather than foreign buyers, the organizer said.
The show, which will run until Monday, boasts 300 companies in 700 booths, slightly up from 280 companies in 680 booths last year, the organizer said.
The organizer estimated that the number of visitors to the annual show, now in its 11th year, would increase from last year’s 210,000 to 230,000 this year.
The organizer also offered three iPads — the popular Apple tablet computer not yet available in Taiwan — at the price of NT$49 to winners of a raffle on the opening day.
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