PC Market stories - Page 2

Declining demand and challenging macro-economic conditions have caused IDC to further lower its forecast for the worldwide PC and tablet markets.

Shipments reached 86.7 million units in the third quarter of this year, marking the sixth consecutive quarter of growth.

According to a new forecast by IDC, global shipments of PCs are expected to grow 14.2% to 347 million units in 2021.

Chromebook and tablet vendors are posting record first-quarter shipment numbers, according to the latest data from Canalys.

Worldwide smartphone shipments could achieve a 5.5% growth rate this year - and PC shipment rates will also grow 18.2%.

Global PC market experiences biggest growth in a decade with 10.7% increase in Q4 2020, driven by consumer demand, says Gartner.

Demand for education devices and discretionary spending drives 24.4% YoY growth in PC shipments in New Zealand, says IDC research.

Chromebooks were the best performing client PC product in Q3, as shipments grew 122% to a total of 9.4 million – tablets are making a comeback.

The NZ PC market for 2Q20 saw shipments of commercial and consumer PC devices grow by 61.5% YoY and 13% YoY respectively.

Global PC shipments see strong growth in Q2 2020, driven by demand for notebooks during work-from-home and e-learning, according to IDC.

PC market expected to improve in Q2-Q4 despite COVID-19 impact, with smaller YoY declines than Q1, says Canalys.

Of the top five PC vendors, Apple was hit hardest in Q1 as its shipments fell by over 20% to 3.2 million units.

Manufacturing disruption, closed borders, remote working and learning, economic downturn - it might pay to get that purchase in now.

The long list of ICT markets that are being disrupted by the virus’ effect on manufacturing includes desktops, laptops, workstations and tablets.

Despite a surprise year of worldwide growth for the PC market, Asia Pacific saw its fifth straight quarter of decline in 4Q19.

With the first year of full-year growth since 2011, Lenovo, HP and Dell took the lion’s share with 65% of the global PC market.

Shipments of personal computing devices expected to see modest growth in 2019 followed by a continued decline through 2023.

Despite supply chain issues, the global PC market grew in Q3 2019, with Lenovo leading nearly a quarter of shipments and HP seeing the fastest growth.

Device shipments decline by 3.7% in 2019, with smartphones at a 'tipping point' due to longer user retention, while 5G-capable phones are set to rise.

New Zealand's traditional PC market sees a surprising 1.1% YoY growth in Q2 2019, recovering from an earlier decline, but challenges loom ahead.