US notebook brand vendors' stronger-than-expected sales fueled their Taiwan-based ODM partners' shipment growth in the third quarter. In general, the enterprise segment saw better shipment momentum than the consumer segment, as Microsoft's termination of support for Windows XP continued to prompt companies to replace their PCs.
Table of contents
Chart 2: Notebook shipments to top-10 clients, 3Q13-4Q14 (k units)
Chart 3: Notebook shipment share by top-10 clients, 3Q13-4Q14
Chart 4: Global top-10 vendors' shipments, 3Q13-4Q14 (k units)
Chart 7: Notebook shipments by screen size, 3Q13-4Q14 (k units)
Chart 9: Notebook shipments by maker tier, 3Q13-4Q14 (k units)
Chart 11: Top makers' notebook shipments, 3Q13-4Q14 (k units)
Chart 12: Taiwan and worldwide notebook shipments, 2010-2014 (k units)
Chart 14: Global top-10 vendors' notebook shipments, 2010-2014 (k units)
Price: NT$25,200 (approx. US$900)