The Hindu Business Line : PC shipments log 5.2% sequential growth in Q2: IDC

New Delhi, Aug. 27 In an indication that the market inching towards recovery, India’s overall PC shipments for the second-quarter ended June 2009 touched 1.76 million units, logging a sequential growth of 5.2 per cent.

For the same period (Q2 2009 over Q1 2009), the desktop PC shipments rose 4.4 per cent, while notebook PC shipments were up 7.2 per cent on a sequential basis.

However, seen year-on-year, the overall PC shipments at 1.76 million were 15.3 per cent lower than the year ago period.

The desktop and notebook PC shipments dropped 16.2 per cent and 13 per cent, respectively, over the corresponding period previous year.

HP retains top slot

In the overall PC (notebooks and desktops combined) market, HP retained the top slot with a market share of 17.8 per cent, followed by HCL and Dell, according to IDC India’s Quarterly PC tracker 2009.

“In terms of desktop PC shipments, HP retained its top position with a market share of 12.7 per cent, followed by HCL and Acer in second and third spots, respectively, during the second quarter. In terms of notebook PC shipments, HP retained the top spot with a market share of 30.9 per cent Dell retained the second spot while Acer came in at the third spot,” an IDC release said.

Commenting on the numbers, Mr Kapil Dev Singh, Country Manager, IDC India, said, “The India PC market performance in the second quarter of calendar year 2009 has shown, what may be termed as early signs of a revival, as the decline in overall PC shipments year-on-year reduced from a high of 22.7 per cent (Q4 of calendar 2008 against Q4 of calendar 2007) to 15.3 per cent in the current quarter. Demand was buoyant during this quarter on account of a higher off-take by the consumer and education segment.”

While the SME segment responded positively, the large enterprise segments are still waiting for cues of a sustained global economic recovery. With the festive season around the corner, the third quarter presents an opportunity for vendors to spruce up their shipments performance, it said.

Mini-notebooks

In the emerging segment of mini-notebook PCs, enjoying a newfound liking among home users, the shipments doubled quarter-on-quarter.

With more vendors slated to enter this space and with the launch of Microsoft’s Windows 7 OS lined up for October, the India mini-notebook PC space could see a lot more activity in forthcoming quarters, IDC added.

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