Sign in to your SiliconIndia account
Email:       Password:  
Don't have SiliconIndia account? Sign up     Forgot your password? Reset

High notebook sales to trigger surge in PC market

By SiliconIndia,Tuesday, 06 January 2009, 03:32 Hrs
New Delhi: Augmenting sales of notebooks will trigger a surge in the personal computer market in the country, which is expected to grow by 13.7 percent to 11.1 million units in 2009. The PC market grew by more than 17 percent to 9.76 million units in 2008.

The research firm Gartner also anticipates the laptop market to cover one third of total PC market in 2009, which is projected to grow by 37 percent in 2009 to 3.69 million units. Amidst recession, the firm had lowered the forecasts for the current year from their earlier expectations of 51 percent increase in the sales of laptops. "We expect the first two quarters to see sluggish sales but pick up in the last two," Diptarup Chakraborti, Gartner's principal research analyst told Economic Times. The firm has made its forecast based on the expectations of a revival in the global economy by mid-2009 and a surge in consumer spending during the festive season towards the year end. While government spending is likely to support computer sales during the January-March quarter, consumer spending is expected to lead the growth.
Is social media more addictive than cigarettes?
YES
NO


Apart from the lowered forecast for laptop sales, a renewed interest in the desktops is witnessed to increase. "The larger price differential between desktops and laptops after the price hikes in 2008 has made a set of users veer towards desktops," said George Paul, Executive Vice President of HCL Infosystems. Yet, companies, such as Samsung has re-entered the laptop market as they believe that it continues to witness exponential growth.

   
Write your comment now     |     Submit your news/press release


Your Name    Email: 
Type the characters you see in the picture

  Cancel
Let our editorial department know about any news about your company, your organization, or yourself, or any press release that you have. If we find it suitable for our audience, we will contact you and make a news. Please also share any links for the news.

Chr left
Your name     Email 
Type the characters you see in the picture

Beautiful and dress selection, please go to Dresses
Plan on visiting the Lotus Temple? Get Great Deals on Delhi Hotels !
Buy India Wholesale Products on DHgate.com
SPOTLIGHT



News:           Technology   |   Enterprise IT   |   Tech Products   |   Startups   |   Finance   |   Business   |   Career   |   Magazine  |   Dailydose   |   News archive   |  
RSS
Network:       Network   |   Profile   |   Messages   |   Scrapbook   |   Find   |   Blogs   |   Communities   |   Events   |   Q&A   |   CXO Insights  
Career:        Jobs   |   Companies     |   Mentorship   |   Videos   |   Career blogs   |   Training institutions  |   Freshers
Online courses:   Web developer   |   Java developer   |   CCNA training   |   SEO   |   SAS   |   SQL server 2005   |   J2EE
Education:   MBA   |  MCA   |   Engineering   |   Overseas Education   |   Internship
Life:                  Jokes   |    Bookstore   |   Relocate  |  Marketplace
Cities:             Startup   |  Real estate   |   Finance  
Company:   About us   |   Contact   |   Help   |   Community rules   |   Advertise with us   |   Sitemap
Member directory:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z   
and help us continue to improve SiliconIndia
© 2010 SiliconIndia all rights reserved