Indian PC sales soar: survey

0 Comments | AFP, February, 2008

BANGALORE, India (AFP) — Indian computer sales jumped 20 percent last year, led by laptops, as falling prices prompted more consumers to log in and companies accelerated automation, a survey said Wednesday.

Personal computer sales rose to 6.5 million in the year ended December, from 5.4 million in 2006, according to the survey by the market-research firm IDC India.

Notebook PC sales surged to 1.8 million, from 980,000, as prices that fell below 20,000 rupees (500 dollars) made laptops the favoured choice of young first-time buyers.

"Notebooks are reaching out to more people because of the falling price point, portability and the power back-up option they offer," Piyush Pushkal, manager of PC Research at IDC India, said in an interview.

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