Desktops, Fueled by Enterprise, Only PC Segment to Grow in '21: Canalys
Despite a 24% dropoff in Q4, U.S. PC shipments eked out a 1% gain in 2021, said Canalys Wednesday. Notebook shipments fell 28% year on year to 17.5 million, led by a 73% Chromebook decline due to saturation in the…
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education market, it said. Tablet shipments dropped 31% to 12.7 million on slower consumer demand. Desktops were the best performing category, growing 9% year on year to 3.6 million units, fueled by the commercial segment. The PC market is well-positioned for “impressive performance” in 2022, amid strong business demand, said analyst Brian Lynch. The commercial segment was the only area to maintain shipment volume levels from Q4 2020; revenue rose 13% to over $9 billion, Lynch said. The U.S. was a prioritized market in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, but many firms still struggled to acquire specific models and features, “leading to ongoing pent-up demand,” he said. Firms will step up efforts first-half 2022 to outfit employees with PCs for their “elevated needs.” Though demand for PCs tailed off in the consumer segment, shipments are expected to remain higher than before the pandemic, Lynch said.