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Laptop festival held at Ctg

StarTech Desk

Hundreds gather at the fair ground to see the latest mobile computing devices during the Laptop Festival 2009 held at Chittagong.

The port city of Chittagong recently enjoyed a cool breeze of digital wave in this hot summer as a laptop fair recently concluded in the metropolis. The three-day event, organised by event management company 'Creation and Works,' took place at Chittagong Engineers Institution from May 1. Industries Minister Dilip Barua inaugurated the fair as chief guest. A large number of enthusiastic people crowded the fair every day. Members of all age-groups starting from teenagers to middle-aged people were seen throughout the fair, purchasing or taking interest in buying notebook computers. Prices of the notebooks available at the fair range from Tk 22,500 to Tk 1,00,000 plus. Renowned brands HP, Acer, Asus, Fujitsu, Toshiba, Dell took part in the fair. HP, Lenovo and Acer were the co-sponsors of the event. Visitors enjoyed Wi-Fi facility at the fair venue.