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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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Wednesday 11 November 2015
Quanta sees on-month declines in both revenues and notebook shipments
Quanta Computer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$89.86 billion (US$2.74 billion) for October 2015, slipping 11.3% on month but rising 9.6% on year, and NT$821.96 billion for...
Tuesday 10 November 2015
Pegatron optimistic about 4Q15
Pegatron Technology CEO Jason Cheng expects the fourth quarter to benefit from seasonality and its notebook shipments will grow 20-25% sequentially in the quarter, while its handheld...
Tuesday 10 November 2015
Compal, Wistron see notebook shipments drop in October
Notebook ODMs Compal Electronics and Wistron saw their October notebook shipments drop from a month ago with Compal shipping three million units, down 1.5 million units from September...
Wednesday 4 November 2015
Consumer notebook shipments may fall significantly after 2015 year-end
Despite recent rebounding shipments of consumer notebooks due to replenishing inventories, global demand is still weak and therefore shipments are likely to significantly drop after...
Thursday 29 October 2015
China tablet makers turn production lines to entry-level notebooks
A number of China-based white-box tablet makers have switched their production lines to notebooks and showcased a bunch of entry-level models at the recently concluded Global Sources...
Monday 26 October 2015
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments to decline 17.5% on year in 4Q15
Global notebook shipments (not including detachable 2-in-1 products), are expected to drop 17.5% on year and 5.3% sequentially in the fourth quarter as most notebook vendors already...
Monday 26 October 2015
Xiaomi notebook to enter mass production in 1Q16
China-based Xiaomi's first notebook products reportedly will enter mass production in the first quarter of 2016 and the vendor plans to release two models, a 12.5-inch and a 13.3-inch,...
Thursday 22 October 2015
Notebook brand vendors strengthening high-end product lines
Seeing that Microsoft plans to push Surface Book into the high-end segment, first-tier notebook brand vendors have started strengthening the quality and design of their high-end product...
Monday 19 October 2015
Digitimes Research: Worldwide notebook shipments grow 6% sequentially in 3Q15
Worldwide notebook shipments started seeing growth in September after over six months of inventory digestion. The growth was stimulated by Microsoft Windows 10 released at the end...
Tuesday 13 October 2015
Acer positive about Microsoft Surface Book release
Commenting on market watchers' concerns that Microsoft's Surface Book could potentially hurt its PC brand partners, Acer's president of corporate business planning and operations...
Tuesday 13 October 2015
Acer, Toshiba finishes RFQ for 2016 notebook orders
Acer and Toshiba have recently finished their request for the quotation (RFQ) process for notebook orders for 2016 and Acer's orders for 15-inch notebooks, which account for the largest...
Monday 12 October 2015
Acer pushing new business operation to achieve growth
Acer is aggressively trying to find a new path within the PC market and has launched products such as gaming tablets and PCs, looking to stay away from price competition. In addition,...
Thursday 8 October 2015
Microsoft Surface Book may bring more pressure to notebook vendors
Microsoft has unveiled its latest Surface Pro 4 2-in-1 device and the Surface Book, also a 2-in-1 device, but featuring notebook-class performance. Some market watchers are concerned...
Wednesday 7 October 2015
Inventec enjoys revenue growth in September
Inventec has announced consolidated revenues of NT$40.5 billion (US$1.25 billion) for September, up 23.85% on month and 10.15% on year, thanks to growths in all three major product...
Wednesday 7 October 2015
Asustek, Acer see large sequential growth in September notebook shipments
Asustek Computer shipped two million notebooks globally in September, hiking 127.3% from 88,000 units in August, while Acer shipped 1.7 million units, increasing 41.7% from 1.2 million,...