Mini notebook shipments plummet by 53 per cent

Dawinderpal Sahota
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PC shipments drop across the board as users turn to tablets and smartphones

PC shipments to Western Europe dropped to 12.7 million units in the second quarter of 2011, from 15.6 million units in the same period last year - a decline of 18.9 per cent. This is according t...

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