Intel company announced that it will launch a compter desktop range that starts at Rs.5,000 (around $125).These devices will work as CPUs and carry out all the functions of a normal computer. But they will not include a monitor and users will have to shell out few thousands for those. Atom will launch low-cost internet devices and NetBook computers to revive the slowing demand for computers. Its target will be first-time internet users and children for basic computer functions such as listening to music and surfing internet etc. Intel's Atom-based devices are already being offered by Acer, Asus, HCL, Lenovo, Intex, Novatium, Wipro and Zenith etc.

PC-maker Zenith Computers also announced its foray into the low-cost computer market to target new customers. Zenith's low-cost desktops and laptops are priced between Rs 11,990 and Rs 14,990 and will work on Windows Vista and XP operating systems.

Collaborating with Intel are industry partners such as original equipment manufacturers and Internet service providers, as well as the government.

Less than a decade ago, personal computers came attached with a price tag of more than Rs.50,000, and the average person could at best own an 'assembled' desktop at anything between Rs.20,000-Rs.25,000.

Based on Intel's Atom processor - the chipmaker's lowest priced processor launched earlier this year - OEMs such as Acer, HCL, Zenith, Intex, Lenovo, Wipro and Novatium, showcased various designs at the event.

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