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20% Fall Forecast for PCs

by Tom Allen

Efforts to clear inventory have limited PC shipments worldwide in Q1’15. It is thought in Taiwan that this will cause a 20% QoQ fall in shipments, according to ODMs and component makers. PC demand …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 11

German Market Remains Steady in 2014

by Tom Allen

The positive trend in consumer electronics (CE) sales in Germany continued through 2014. Compared to 2013, sales were up 2.1%, and stable growth is predicted for 2015. The Consumer Electronics Market Index (Cemix), published …

Tags:Germany| GFU| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| PCs| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Dell Momentum Continues with 8 Consecutive Quarters of PC Gains

by Vanessa Browning

Dell’s momentum in its client solutions (PC) business continued during the fourth calendar quarter of 2014 as it registered its eighth consecutive quarter of year-over-year gains in global share and grew faster than the …

Tags:Dell| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Thin Clients

Acer Holds Leading Position in Multiple Markets

by Vanessa Browning

Acer has achieved excellent sell-through results during the latter months of 2014, according to the latest data by GfK Retail and Technology on PC shipments which represents actual sell through figures. The fourth quarter …

Tags:Acer| Europe| Notebooks| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)

IDC chart Top 5 EMEA PC Vendors Shipments

Western European PC Shipments Save EMEA Region

by Tom Allen

25.5 million PCs were shipped in the EMEA region in Q4’14, according to IDC: a 2% YoY increase. The market remained positive for the third consecutive quarter, thanks to strong consumer demand. Over the …

Tags:Acer| Asus| Convertible PCs| Dell| HP Inc| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| PCs| Vol 22 - Issue 04

IDC Expects Easing in APAC PC Contraction

by Tom Allen

The APAC PC market (excluding Japan) was down 6.3% YoY in 2014, to 101 million units. While still a fall, the decline was still an improvement on the 10.3% contraction experienced in 2013. The …

Tags:APAC| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 22 - Issue 04

PC Decline Slowed in 2014, Say Gartner and IDC

by Tom Allen

PC shipments increased 1% YoY in Q4’14, indicating a slow but steady improvement in the market after two years of declines. Shipments reached 83.7 million units, according to Gartner. PC displacements by tablets peaked …

Tags:Acer| Asus| Dell| Gartner| HP Inc| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 22 - Issue 03| Worldwide

Thin Clients Grow in PC Battle

by Bob Raikes

Thin clients achieved single-digit growth in EMEA in Q3’14, says IDC, competing directly (and intensely) for market share with commercial PCs. While these products are still niche in the region, they have grown faster …

Tags:Europe| IDC| Large Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Thin Clients| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Education and Calmer Egypt Drives MEA PC Growth

by Bob Raikes

PCs in MEA enjoyed 2.1% volume growth YoY to reach 4.26 million units in Q3’14. According to IDC, the result was boosted by two large education deals in Pakistan and the revival of the …

Tags:Dell| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Touch Growth Helps PC Monitors

by Bob Raikes

Global PC monitor shipments in Q3’14 fell 5.1% YoY, to 33.4 million units, according to IDC. Shipments are expected to remain flat, at around 33.5 million units, in Q4’14. Two of the world’s largest …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Large Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Touch PCs| Vol 21 - Issue 50