However, according to some estimates, about 30,000 personal computers are sold in Croatia each year, that is, about 100 every day. There is not a single computer hardware factory in Croatia, which is not surprising in view of the socialist heritage of most companies. However, the Hungarians have managed to attract capital from the biggest foreign computer firms. The Croatian computer hardware industry consists mainly of a few dozen companies which assemble PC-compatible computers from cheap components imported from the Far East. But this does not pose a major problem - the prices of such computers are indeed low, and the traders who assemble the computers always try hard to replace a faulty or old component with a new one.
Computers produced by renowned international companies are comparatively scarce on the market.
It is used mainly by compositors, among whom it has a good reputation. Only the biggest and wealthiest companies, some government ministries and some state institutions can afford such computers. Computers with a well-known name are mostly marketed through companies acting as agents or licensed producers and distributors. In spite of all the obstacles, almost all the major computer hardware manufacturers in the world are represented in the Croatian market through agents and distributors. This is a significant achievement for such a small market as ours.