PC sales post 22% growth in April-June quarter: IDC

Sales of personal computers (PCs), including desktops and notebooks, touched 1.53 million units at the end of the first quarter of 2007 (April-June), a growth of 22.1 per cent compared with corresponding period in 2006.

While desktop PC shipments clocked 11.3 per cent growth, notebook PC shipments registered 73.1 per cent growth, according to IDC's India Quarterly PC Tracker.

During the April-June 2007 period, the market was driven by the growth in the notebook PC segment which is expected to corner 40 per cent share of the overall client PC market in the country by 2010.

The consumer (home users) notebook segment was extremely active in this quarter, increasing from 29 per cent to 32 per cent. Piyush Pushkal, manager, computing products research, IDC India, said, "Notebook PC purchases will be influenced by brand value and service capabilities."

The company said the small and medium enterprises (SMEs), education and consumer segments will continue to drive the growth in the notebook PC category.

Northern India garnered a lion's share of total client PC shipments followed by south and west India. The eastern region moved from 7 per cent in the second quarter of 2004 to 11.6 per cent of the total India client PC market in the second quarter of 2007.

Among PC vendors, Hewlett-Packard (HP) retained the top spot with a market share of 22.2 per cent as the rankings for the overall client PC (notebooks and desktops combined) remained unchanged. HCL bagged the second spot with 12.8 per cent, followed by Lenovo at 10.3 per cent in terms of unit shipments during the second quarter of 2007.

HP also dominated desktop PC shipments as it regained its top position with a market share of 16.7 per cent, followed by HCL and Lenovo. Lenovo and Dell took the second and third place in terms of notebook PC shipments, while HP topped in this area with a market share of 40.4 per cent.