Hewlett-Packard Co has cut the prices across its range of Brio and Vectra personal computers, by up to 13%, as it attempts to demonstrate its commitment to becoming the world’s leading PC vendor by 2000 (CI No 3,398). The price cuts affect all of HP’s Brio and Vectra models containing Intel Corp’s Celeron and Pentium II processors. A Brio machine with a 266MHz processor with 32Mb of Random Access Memory running Windows 95, will now sell for around $900, a 13% cut. A Vectra VE with a 250MHz Pentium II with 64Mb of RAM will receive a 5% price cut and will retail for around $1,870. HP launched new Brio and Vectra models at the end of April and announced the completed implementation of a new channel partner program designed to reduce distribution costs.
