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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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Thursday 21 May 2015
Shipments of 2-in-1s to grow over 60% on year in 2015, says MIC
Notebook shipments, which are being impacted by tablets, are expected to drop 2.7% on year to reach 167 million units in 2015, but 2-in-1 device shipments are expected to grow 62.5%...
Tuesday 19 May 2015
Asustek expects good 2H15 notebook sales, Acer remains conservative
Acer and Asustek Computer both expect their performance in the second quarter to stay flat sequentially as consumers are delaying their notebook purchases until the release of Windows...
Tuesday 19 May 2015
Quanta, Inventec lead in 1Q15 net EPS, gross margin among notebook ODMs
Among the four largest Taiwan-based notebook ODMs, Quanta Computer recorded the highest net EPS at NT$0.95 (US$0.030) and Inventec the highest gross margin at 5.90% in the first quarter...
Friday 15 May 2015
Lenovo interested in acquiring MSI gaming notebook business
Micro-Star International (MSI) has been successful in selling gaming notebooks and Lenovo is interested in acquiring MSI's gaming notebook business unit, according to sources from...
Tuesday 12 May 2015
Wistron ships 1.4 million notebooks in April
Wistron has announced it shipped 1.4 million notebooks, 900,000 smart handheld devices, 600,000 LCD monitors, 1.1 million desktops, 500,000 LCD TVs and 160,000 servers in April 201...
Monday 11 May 2015
Acer aiming to become top-3 in India PC market in 2 years
Acer's president of Pan-Asia Pacific Regional Operation Oliver Ahrens pointed out that the company is looking to become the third-largest notebook vendor in India in two years and...
Friday 8 May 2015
Digitimes Research: Top-5 notebook vendors see sequential drop of 32% in April shipments
Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell, Lenovo, Acer and Asustek Computer, the five largest notebook vendors, saw combined shipments in April decrease 32% on month, while Quanta Computer, Compal...
Friday 8 May 2015
Pegatron expects 2Q15 notebook shipments to grow 15-20% sequentially
Pegatron expects its notebook shipments in second-quarter 2015 to increase 15-20% sequentially, according to company CEO Jason Cheng.
Monday 27 April 2015
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments to grow 11% sequentially in 2Q15
Global notebook shipments are expected to stage a rebound in the second quarter of 2015, reaching a sequential growth rate of 11%, while narrowing the on-year decline rate to 1.2%...
Friday 24 April 2015
Taiwan notebook shipments down 16% sequentially in 1Q15, says MIC
Taiwan makers shipped about 31.62 million notebooks in the first quarter of 2015, decreasing 16% from a quarter earlier, the government-backed MIC (Market Intelligence and Consulting...
Friday 24 April 2015
Acer re-launches Predator gaming notebook lineup
Acer has resumed its gaming notebook business line and re-launched a series of products under its Predator-sub-brand.
Thursday 16 April 2015
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments see over 19% sequential drop in 1Q15
Global notebook shipments not including detachable models reached less than 38 million units in the first quarter of 2015, down 4.7% on year and 19.4% sequentially, according to Digitimes...
Monday 13 April 2015
Notebook ODMs partnering with IoT startups
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs have been accelerating their paces building partnerships with Internet of things (IoT) startup companies and are providing financial, production and technological...
Friday 10 April 2015
Digitimes Research: Microsoft new Windows 8.1 licensing subsidies to boost notebook ASPs, but may see limited demand
Microsoft launched its latest Windows licensing fee subsidy program for Windows 8.1 in March which expanded the coverage of notebook models, adjusted subsidies, canceled the previous...
Thursday 9 April 2015
Wistron, Inventec see revenues grow on month in March
Wistron has announced consolidated revenues of NT$56.4 billion (US$1.81 billion) for March, up 25.61% on month and 10.22% on year, while fellow maker Inventec saw its revenues in...