India's personal computer shipments crossed 4 million unit landmark to close the year 2005 at a record 4.3 million units with HP leading the overall market with 17 per cent share while the important desktop segment was led by domestic vendor HCL Infosystems.
Indian client PC market (Notebook +desktop PCs) witnessed a 26 per cent year-on-year growth in unit shipments in 2005 over 2004, according to sectoral tracking firm IDC.
In the overall client PC market, MNC vendor HP retained the top slot with a market share of 17 per cent, followed by HCL at 13per cent, and Lenovo at 7 per cent in terms of unit shipments.
In terms of total desktop shipments, HCL led the market, while in terms of total notebook PC shipments, HP was the top vendor. There was 148% year-on-year growth in Notebook PC shipments.
The commercial desktops category witnessed a 14 per cent year-on-year growth with HCL maintaining the top rank in terms of unit shipments, followed by HP and Lenovo. Apart from large enterprises, the Small and Medium Business segment also contributed to a significant portion of shipments in the category.
The consumer desktop category witnessed a 29 per cent year-on-year growth in unit shipments in 2005 over 2004. HCL led this category over HP, with LG following the market leaders at the third slot.
Coupled with aggressive marketing by vendors, the notebook PC segment as a whole witnessed a massive growth of 148 per cent year-on-year, recording landmark sales of 474,000 shipments.
HP continued to lead this category with a market share of 40% in unit shipments. Lenovo and Acer were at second and third slots with market shares of 17 per cent and 14 per cent, respectively (in terms of unit shipments).