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November 05, 2005
Asia PC Sales Remain Robust
Personal computer (PC) market in Asia Pacific totalled 10.9 million units in the third quarter of 2005, representing a sequential growth of 11% and a year-on-year growth of 19% powered strong notebook sales according to a report by IDC.
Notebook shipments grew by 54% annually. Markets such as China, Taiwan, India and Korea contributed much towards the region's growth in notebooks.
During the period, market leader Lenovo widened its lead on runner-up HP, as its total PC shipments surged 22 per cent quarter compared to the latter's 14 per cent. In China 64 bit PCs showed strong demand powered by AMD chips.
Posted by admin at November 5, 2005 07:32 AM