Laptop Component Shortages Expected to Persist Into 2021, Says IDC
Global shipments of “traditional” PCs, including desktops, notebooks and workstations, increased 14.6% in Q3 to 81.3 million units, reported IDC Monday. “As the global pandemic rages on and many countries around the world enter the second wave of COVID-19 infections,…
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continuity of business and online schooling remain at the forefront.” Consumer and “institutional” demand approached records, said IDC. “Had the market not been hampered by component shortages, notebook shipments would have soared even higher during the third quarter as market appetite was yet unsatiated." CPU and LCD panel shortages meant a “missed opportunity” for many notebook vendors, it said. “The PC industry rode into the third quarter with a sizable backlog of unfulfilled orders," and it appears Q3 ended the same way, said IDC. “We do not anticipate a sudden surge in capacity. Consequently, this backlog will likely carry into 2021."