Lenovo sees 40-50% growth in premium category laptops this quarter, expects trend to continue

New Delhi: PC maker Lenovo is expecting its premium category laptops to register a growth of 40-50 per cent in the ongoing quarter over the same period a year ago, a senior official of the company has said. Shailendra Katyal, executive director, consumer PCSD, Lenovo India, said the growth in the premium category has come from people in top 100 cities upgrading their existing devices for longer user.

“Premium category has grown 40-50 per cent (as per estimates for current quarter)… and when the year ends, it may be more. The market is likely to come close to the 6 million mark. Last 2-3 years, it was in the 4-4.2 million range,” Katyal said on the sidelines of launching a new model in Yoga convertible laptops.

The final numbers for the quarter are yet to come.

The company unveiled Yoga Slim 7i Carbon laptop for a starting price of Rs 1.1 lakh that will go on sale in the country from March 23.