Acer’s high
There are a couple of important milestones in the latest IDC worldwide PC shipment report. Firstly, and most importantly, the global PC market has returned to growth, with PC shipments up 2.3 percent year-on-year in Q3, following declines in the previous two quarters. This seems to have been driven mainly by the US and China.
But another significant turning point concerned the relative decline of Dell, which relinquished its status as the second biggest global PC vendor to Acer and lost first place in the US to HP. Dell was the only one of the big five vendors to suffer a year-on-year decline in PC shipments. Lenovo seems to have raised its game a fair bit, no doubt helped by its dominance of the Chinese market.
Loren Loverde, program director for IDC's Tracker Program, commented: "The competitive landscape, the transition to portables, new and low-power designs, growth in retail and consumer segments, and the impact of falling prices are all reflected in the gains by HP and Acer, as well as overall market growth."
IDC's VP of clients and displays, Bob O'Donnell, added: "With the forthcoming launch of Windows 7 and expected commercial refresh beginning in 2010, the prospects for future PC market growth are very solid."
Top 5 Vendors, Worldwide PC Shipments, Third Quarter 2009 (Preliminary) (Units Shipments are in thousands)
|
Rank |
Vendor |
3Q09 |
Market |
3Q08 |
Market |
3Q09/3Q08 |
|
1 |
HP |
15,789 |
20.2% |
14,441 |
18.9% |
9.3% |
|
2 |
Acer |
10,956 |
14.0% |
8,720 |
11.4% |
25.6% |
|
3 |
Dell |
9,950 |
12.7% |
10,863 |
14.2% |
-8.4% |
|
4 |
Lenovo |
6,987 |
8.9% |
5,910 |
7.7% |
18.2% |
|
5 |
Toshiba |
4,036 |
5.2% |
3,777 |
4.9% |
6.9% |
|
Others |
30,382 |
38.9% |
32,643 |
42.8% |
-6.9% |
|
|
All Vendors |
78,100 |
100.0% |
76,354 |
100.0% |
2.3% |
Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, October 14, 2009
Top 5 Vendors, United States PC Shipments, Third Quarter 2009 (Preliminary) (Units Shipments are in thousands)
|
Rank |
Vendor |
3Q09 |
Market |
3Q08 |
Market |
3Q09/3Q08 |
|
1 |
HP |
4,467 |
25.5% |
4,327 |
25.3% |
3.2% |
|
2 |
Dell |
4,374 |
25.0% |
5,049 |
29.5% |
-13.4% |
|
3 |
Acer |
1,946 |
11.1% |
1,312 |
7.7% |
48.3% |
|
4 |
Apple |
1,640 |
9.4% |
1,467 |
8.6% |
11.8% |
|
5 |
Toshiba |
1,426 |
8.1% |
1,038 |
6.1% |
37.4% |
|
Others |
3,661 |
20.9% |
3,897 |
22.8% |
-6.1% |
|
|
All Vendors |
17,515 |
100.0% |
17,089 |
100.0% |
2.5% |
Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, October 14, 2009
