Personal computer sales in India jumped 33% to 22.40 lakh units during the January-March quarter over the year-ago period, indicating a broad based recovery in the market, research firm IDC said. Sequentially, sales rose 14%.
Desktop sales generated two-thirds of overall PC sales at 14.36 lakh units, a growth of 18% over the year-ago quarter. The high traction was attributed to spending on IT infrastructure by large and very large businesses as well as from the government segment. Notebook sales continued its strong momentum, climbing 72% to 8.03 lakh shipments, driven primarily by a revival in demand.
IDC said in the combined notebook and desktops market, HP retained the top spot with a market share of 16.5%, while Dell (13.6%) and Acer (13.0%) took the second and third spots, respectively.
In desktops, HP had a market share of 11.2%, followed by Acer and HCL in second and third spots during the Jan-March quarter. In notebook shipments, HP reclaimed the top spot from Dell with a market share of 25.9%; Dell slipped to the second position, while Acer was ranked at No. three.
The market research firm said fiscal year 2010 saw the revival of PC sales growth. The market grew 7.6% over 2008-09. In FY2009, sales had dipped 8.1%. ?Continued consumer confidence and a revival of growth in the economy led to upward trend. The commercial segment also saw a demand growth,? Anirban Banerjee, associate vice-president of Research at IDC India said.
