'HP leads in laser printers'

Hewlett Packard has emerged as the market leader in laser printers, consumer desktops and notebooks for the third quarter of calender 2005, according to The International Data Centre (IDC).

In the laser printer category, HP reported a 75 per cent market share. While the industry grew 9 per cent, HP's market share increased by 12 per cent.

Most notable was the increase in the share of monolasers in the 21-30 ppm (pages per minute) space where HP captured a market share of 90 per cent as against 66 per cent share in the previous quarter.

According to IDC, in the consumer notebook category HP recorded a 29 per cent growth as against the market growth of 25 per cent. The Q3 notebook marketshare closed at 36 per cent recording a 1 per cent increase over the previous quarter.

HP's share of the consumer desktop segment was maintained at 33 per cent. HP Inkjet all-in-ones grew by 1 per cent to capture 88 per cent market share while HP scanners retained its marketshare of 52 per cent.

Said Ravi Aggarwal, vice-president, imaging and printing group said: "HP's continued dominance in the market is a reflection of a business strategy which is clearly focused on delivering on customer needs and requirements. Our innovations are in line with providing solutions that are simple to use and offer value for money along with the promise of the best after-sales support and service. Our endeavour is to provide choice to our customers and further fuel the growth in the Indian market together with our partners."