3 years without Dell: Asian laptop makers now dominate in Russia

[Redaktion]

Virtually all major US companies ceased official operations in Russia in H1 2022, making key day-to-day electronics such as laptops harder to get a hold of - and more expensive. Three years later, products from brands like Apple and HP are still purchasable in the heavily sanctioned country but Taiwan and China-based brands reign supreme.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/3-years-without-Dell-Asian-laptop-makers-now-dominate-in-Russia.1059437.0.html

[Privet]

Surprising. Guess people where right when they said the sanctions were doing very little in Russia.

The prices seem similar to what you would find in a non-sanctioned EU country.

Also, the "few deals, older components" and limited availability of mobile rtx 5000 along with strix halo is just something happening everywhere.

I think you could fool most people with replacing Russia with the UK, in this article and nobody would even notice.

[Sergey]

doing very little

Well, property and food prices have gone up significantly. If you live off the $250 monthly minimum wage (which dozens of millions of Russians do), you won't even be able to rent an apartment in most cities.

Travelling got more complicated and more expensive - there are no direct flights to the EU, Japan, etc.

The sanctions do make a difference. With electronics, there's also the question of currency exchange rates which are really volatile.