IANS | 17 May, 2024
India's traditional PC market (inclusive of desktops, notebooks, and
workstations) shipped 3.07 million units in the first quarter (Q1) of
2024, up 2.6 per cent year-over-year, a report said on Thursday.
According
to International Data Corporation (IDC), the desktop and workstation
categories increased by 10.1 per cent year-over-year and 2.7 per cent
year-over-year, respectively, and notebooks dropped by 1.7 per cent
year-over-year.
Even with reduced demand for notebooks, premium notebooks (over $1,000) increased by a healthy 21 per cent year-over-year.
"The
consumer segment had a third consecutive quarter of year-over-year
growth. However, the demand softened from the high double-digit growth
in the previous two quarters to under 5 per cent growth," said Bharath
Shenoy, Research Manager, IDC India & South Asia.
In Q1, the
consumer segment grew by 4.4 per cent year-over-year due to low volumes
in Q1 of 2023. while the commercial segment increased by 1.3 per cent
year-over-year on the back of 56.9 per cent year-over-year growth in the
government segment despite a decline in enterprise orders, the report
mentioned.
HP led the market with a share of 30.1 per cent in Q1
as it topped the charts in both commercial and consumer segments, while
Dell secured the second spot with a share of 17.5 per cent.
As
per analysts, the PC market in the country is facing challenges in the
commercial segment due to reduced PC procurement from the IT/ITES sector
and global accounts, which traditionally drive significant volumes.
"The
market is expected to start recovering by the end of 2024 with refresh
buying from the enterprise segment. The vendors have also fast-tracked
the local assembly of commercial notebooks, which will help in reducing
the imports in the next few quarters," said Navkendar Singh, Associate
Vice President, Devices Research, IDC APAC.