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Taiwan notebook ODMs
Taiwan notebook Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) account for more than 90% of global notebook production and Digitimes is there to provide daily updates on shipments, supplier contracts and financial data on the more than 10 Taiwan makers involved in notebook manufacturing.
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Tuesday 14 February 2017
Hewlett-Packard expected to be top notebook vendor in 2017
Hewlett-Packard (HP) is expected to replace Lenovo as the top notebook vendor worldwide in 2017, according to data from Digitimes Research.
Monday 13 February 2017
Quanta continues to be largest notebook ODM for HP in 2017
HP has decided on the distribution of orders among its four main Taiwan-based ODMs for notebook to be launched in 2017, with Quanta Computer maintaining the status as the largest...
Thursday 9 February 2017
Wistron, Inventec see mixed January shipments
Wistron has announced notebook shipments of 1.3 million units for January, up 18.18% on year from January 2016's 1.1 million units. Meanwhile, Inventec shipped 1.15 million PC devices...
Thursday 26 January 2017
Acer covering all bases with niche notebook offerings in 2017
With the kickoff of the 2017 British Educational Training and Technology Show (BETT) in London, Acer announced multiple notebooks targeting the education market, adding to an already...
Thursday 26 January 2017
Microsoft to partner with notebook vendors to push Lunar New Year promotions
Microsoft has cooperated with its notebook partners including Acer, Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International (MSI) to promote their notebooks over the Lunar New Year holidays.
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Global notebook shipment forecast, 2017 and beyond
Digitimes Research estimates that 2016 was another down year for the global notebook market, with shipments dipping below 150 million. While the market will continue shrinking in...
Thursday 19 January 2017
Xiaomi to launch notebook with magnesium-lithium chassis in 2017
Xiaomi Technology will launch a notebook featuring a chassis made of magnesium-lithium alloy in 2017. The chassis will be exclusively produced by a China-based joint-venture established...
Tuesday 17 January 2017
Acer, Asustek see notebook sales rising in Russia, says paper
Acer and Asustek Computer saw their notebook sales in Russia grow strongly in the second half of 2016 thanks to an economic recovery triggered by rising oil prices, according to a...
Friday 13 January 2017
BYD wins price negotiation priority for 2017 Asustek notebooks
Asustek Computer for the first time adopted online bidding for requests for quotations (RFQ) for notebooks to be launched in 2017, and China-based OEM BYD has won the first right...
Wednesday 11 January 2017
Quanta sees growth in December revenues; Acer suffers drops
Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$104.97 billion (US$3.28 billion) for December, the company's second highest record with on-month growth of 13.42% and on-year...
Friday 23 December 2016
Huawei Technologies chooses Pegatron, Quanta as notebook ODMs in 2017
Huawei Technologies will launch a 13.3-inch and 15.6-inch clamshell notebook in 2017 and has selected Taiwan-based Pegatron and Quanta Computer as ODMs, according to industry sourc...
Monday 19 December 2016
Worldwide notebook shipment update - November 2016
The worldwide top-5 notebook brand vendors' combined shipments grew 8% on-month in November, while the top-3 ODMs had 10% growth thanks to rising sales from North America during Black...
Friday 9 December 2016
Wistron reports record monthly sales in November due to new smartphone orders
Wistron saw its November consolidated revenues rise 12.94% on month and 25.81% on year to reach NT$74.13 billion (US$2.32 billion) in November, a new historical record, while the...
Friday 9 December 2016
Inventec revenues increase in November
Inventec has announced consolidated revenues of NT$37.64 billion (US$1.18 billion) for November, up by 1.59% on month and 3.59% on year. The company's consolidated revenues for the...
Thursday 8 December 2016
Worldwide notebook shipment update - October 2016
The top-5 notebook brand vendors worldwide and top-3 ODMs saw their combined shipments drop 22% and 12% on month in October, respectively as the brand vendors started adjusting their...