Highlights
- As per HP, India is the first place where HP is starting a programme to sell renewed PCs.
- The programme is aimed at retail consumers and small businesses in India.
- HP will run the programme on a subscription model, with after-sales and warranty support too.
PC maker HP has announced refurbished laptops that are aimed at students, micro and small businesses (MSMEs), startups and freelancers in India. The company stated that it will use an approved HP partner to distribute these reasonably priced HP computers to both individual shoppers and businesses.
HP refurbished laptop programme details
- According to the company, India is the first place where HP is starting a programme to sell renewed PCs, and they plan to do this in other areas in 2024.
- In India, the company runs the programme on a subscription basis for businesses, where they can use up-to-date tech for 6, 12, or 24 months.
- The company is now expanding this to offer refurbished PCs to regular customers and small businesses on a pay-as-you-go basis.
- At first, HP says it is focusing on refurbishing notebooks, but it wants to grow and offer more things.
- HP’s approved partner will get devices from businesses and regular customers, fix them up according to HP’s rules, and then sell them. They’ll also give good support after the sale, including a warranty.
- The refurbishment scheme is based on HP’s earlier trial projects, like the reusing of around 20,000 devices annually for their own employees.
- The company said it aims to reach 75 percent circularity for its products and packaging by 2030.
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