According to Manufacturers Association of Information Technology (MAIT) Industry Performance Review –- ITOPs — total PC sales between April 2009 and March 2010, with desktop computers, notebooks and netbooks taken together is 80.3 lakh units. Going forward, MAIT expects the PC sales to cross 93.5 lakh units in FY 2010-11, growing about 16 per cent. The growth rate of notebooks has surpassed the growth rate of desktops in 2009-10.
While desktop sales grew by 5 per cent to 55.2 lakh units, notebook and netbook sales together accounted for 25 lakh units, growing by 65 pc over the previous year.
Published 28 July 2010, 14:59 IST