17 Apr 2008
PC vendors shipped a total of 71.1m computers in the first quarter of 2008, up 12 per cent year on year, according to preliminary calculations published by Gartner today.
The figures include desktop PCs and x86 based servers, as well as mobile PCs which saw an average price decline, said the research company.
Further reading
The top six manufacturers were HP, which increased its market share to 18.3 per cent, followed by Dell at 14.9 per cent, Acer 9.5 per cent, Lenovo 6.7 per cent and Toshiba 4.3 per cent.
Whereas US sales remained largely flat at 15.2m units, sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) increased 14.9 per cent to 24.8m units compared to the first quarter of 2007.
Have your say on this article
Newsletters
Latest stories from Client
Latest videos
You may also like
Client jobs
Technology Patent Wars
Case studies from large organisations across all sectors
... And rich media, and flexible working, and peaks in traffic ...
Upcoming Events
Join us for this Computing web seminar, in which the Head of BI at the Co-operative Group Nick Colebourn will be explaining just how he reigned in the Group’s sprawling database estate and how significant savings were realised and data quality improved as a result.
Date: 31 May 2012
Time: 11:00 AM
Live June 13th 11:00am: Register now. During this web seminar we will be looking at the sorts of incidents that can bring data centres grinding to a halt and what can be done about them.
Date: 13 Jun 2012
Time: 11:00 am
Receive the latest jobs direct to your inbox
Are you being paid what you are worth?
