Q2 ‘Traditional’ PC Shipments Rose 2.7%, Best Quarterly Growth in 6 Years, Says IDC
Global Q2 shipments of “traditional” PCs, including desktops, notebooks and workstations, totaled 62.3 million units for “solid” year-on-year growth of 2.7 percent, said IDC Thursday. The results exceeded IDC's forecast of 0.3 percent growth and is the strongest quarterly year-on-year…
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growth rate since the 4.2 percent shipments increase in 2012's Q1, said IDC. “Business volume,” rather than consumer demand, appeared to be the key driver in Q2, with the top three companies -- HP, Lenovo and Dell -- “reaping benefits across both desktop and notebook” categories, it said. The market also continued to grow for premium and entry-level models, it said: “Chrome OS-based devices, premium notebooks, and gaming PCs all further fueled the mix in the wake of improved supply and prices of graphic cards.” The top five brands continued their leadership hold, and HP, Lenovo and Dell fortified their market-share standings from a year earlier, while Apple and Acer remained flat, said IDC. "Although traditional PCs may not be the default device for many usage scenarios, the market continues to show pockets of resiliency as PC usage experience evolves and improves," it said. "Even certain types of desktops are seeing growth amid this business-driven refresh cycle."