The global top-5 notebook brands not including Apple saw their combined shipments pick up 10% from a month ago in November. The top-3 ODMs also had an on-month growth of nearly 10% in the month.
Among the top-5 brands, Hewlett-Packard (HP) had the highest on-month growth at over 46% in November, followed by Acer at around 10%, while Lenovo and Asustek Computer both suffered an on-month decline. Dell's November shipments were flat from a month ago.
Compared to the same month a year ago, the top-5 brands' November shipments all achieved growth with their combined volumes rising more than 19% on year.