Q1 PC Shipments Were ‘Above Expectations,’ Declining 3% Globally, Says IDC
Global shipments of “traditional” PCs, including desktops, notebooks and workstations, declined 3 percent in Q1 to 58.5 million units, reported IDC Wednesday. That performance was “above expectations,” it said. The shortage of Intel processors remained a market headwind, but most…
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regions exceeded forecasts, it said. Stronger than expected desktop shipments further boosted volume, it said. "Desktop PCs were surprisingly resilient as the commercial segment helped drive a refresh during the quarter," said IDC. "The U.S. market saw year-over-year volumes decline in notebooks as consumer demand softened during the quarter, offsetting the modest gains we saw in desktops." Of the top U.S. PC vendors, only Lenovo had notebook growth from the year-ago quarter, it said.