Early laptop sales fuel rising shipment forecasts

13 Jun 2008

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PC shipments for the year may be higher than first expected

Researcher IDC has upped its forecast for annual pc shipment figures, predicting a 15.2 per cent rise over 2007.

The firm previously gave an estimate of 12.8 per cent growth, but adjusted this total following an early surge in laptop sales.

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Rival group Gartner has also increased its forecast from 10.9 per cent to 12.5 per cent.

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