IDC: PC market sees 35.9% growth in Q1

The domestic PC market grew by 35.9% in the first quarter of this year, against the same period last year, with the number of units sold (desktop PCs, notebooks and x86 servers) exceeding the 155,000 mark, according to a study conducted by IDC. “The highlight of the quarter was the delivery of 11,000 desktops and 1,000 x86 servers to the Ministry of Justice and a further 2,000 desktops to the Public Ministry,” Laurentiu Popescu, Branch Manager of IDC Romania told ZF. “As a result, the desktop market increased by 22.7% to 117,606 units. Local assemblers continue to dominate this form factor, constituting the top four vendors and more than 85% of shipments in the first quarter,” Popescu added. Flamingo cemented its lead on the Romanian PC market with the delivery of 25.573 units, reflecting annual expansion of 117.8% against the first quarter of last year, garnering a 16.5% market share. HP ranked second on the market, delivering 15,086 units, a 114.8% increase, thus securing 10.2% of the market. ZF