A business in Malir, Saudabad (Karachi) is selling working Computers by weight. The ad guarantees Pentium IV microprocessor PCs available in 10 or 15 kilogram versions.
The first line of the ad reads:
save thousands of rupees. Buy computers by weight
Main text in red reads:
Pentium IV Computers (available) at Rupees 399 [approx. US$6] per kilogram only
Does it show abundance of PC hardware in Pakistan? or is the country fast becoming a dumping ground for old PCs from rest of the world.
Photo Credits: Ahmed at Flickr.com. This photo also appears in Karachi Metroblogs.
I couldn’t really make up my mind whether this is a nice thing or not. On one side people get affordable PCs, but on the other side, obviously not all of the dumped hardware gets recycled for building these. What happens to the left overs?
Ok, lets consider this is a good thing for 1 minute, what would people do after actually buying one? 90% of the internet infrastructure in PK is below 15kbps. (You can’t expect a person who buys this to be able to afford high-speed broadband). This means 90% of the young generation uses it for chatting/ email purposes. Other than that, these computers are a source of wasted nights for students.
Not really useful unless the communication infrastructure for the internet and a healthy environment in pursuing IT as a profession is available. At the moment the buyers are only buying these for entertainment purposes. Either as a Movie player, Music player, Games console or chatting :)
when doodhwala can sell MILK in kilogram then why can’t computer wala???
as they write,
doodh 40 rupay KILO
Nagori milk shop.
someone’s got to tell them that sab MAYA hai
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I’ve seen a news report where solder lead (Pb) out of computer PCBs is melted, collected and then resold in scrap markets of Pak. Similarly there must be a gold extraction process from gold plated IC and connector pins. The news report I saw was from Dawn of last year and showed children going through heaps of computer PCBs and salvaging whatever could be resold.
Well, for him is the samartest idea of selling, as he seems to know the people psychology