CHENNAI: India overall PC shipments beat seasonality to touch 23.7 lakh units in Apr-Jun 2010 quarter, with an increase of 34 p.c Y-o-Y and 5.8 p.c Q-o-Q, says a recent report from IDC.

In the overall PC market combining of desktops and notebooks, Dell emerged as the market leader for the first time with a share of 15.2 p.c , followed by HP with 14.3 p.c and Acer taking the third spot with 11.5 p.c.

Desktop PC sales accounted for nearly two-thirds of total PC sales at 15.6 lakh units, representing a 24 per cent increase Y-o-Y. The sales of Notebook computers grew at 61 per cent Y-o-Y, recording 8.05 lakh shipments.

In terms of desktop PC shipments HP retained its top position with a market share of 10.2 p.c, followed by HCL and Acer in second and third spots, respectively during 2Q 2010.

In terms of notebook PC shipments, Dell reclaimed the top spot with a market share of 29.2 p.c in 2Q 2010; HP slipped back to second position, while Acer was ranked at number three.

"The April-June quarter traditionally shows a small sequential dip in PC sales. The sequential growth of 6 in overall India PC shipments in 2Q 2010 points to the continuing economic revival" stated Anirban Banerjee, associate vice president, Research, IDC India.

"An exciting product portfolio, strong channel support and an effective after sales service network are becoming increasingly important to sustain growth in this competitive market", stated Sumanta Mukherjee, lead PC analyst, IDC India.

Sumanta added that the timely rollout of 3G services in the country would influence the overall PC market fortunes in the first half of 2011, especially in the mini-notebook PC and notebook PC segments.