Preliminary United States PC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 4Q09 (Thousands of Units)
Company | 4Q09 Shipments | 4Q09 Market Share (%) | 4Q08 Shipments | 4Q08 Market Share (%) | 4Q09-4Q08 Growth (%) |
HP | 5,954.1 | 30.0 | 4,081.6 | 26.0 | 45.9 |
Dell Inc. | 4,483.1 | 22.6 | 4,248.8 | 27.1 | 5.5 |
Acer | 3,104.9 | 15.6 | 2,091.8 | 13.3 | 48.4 |
Toshiba | 1,719.7 | 8.7 | 1,007.7 | 6.4 | 70.7 |
Apple | 1,483.0 | 7.5 | 1,203.0 | 7.7 | 23.3 |
Others | 3,100.6 | 15.6 | 3,053.4 | 19.5 | 1.5 |
Total | 19,845.4 | 100.0 | 15,686.3 | 100.0 | 26.5 |
Note: Data includes desk-based PCs, mobile PCs and X86 servers.
Source: Gartner (January 2010)
Apple’s Mac shipments grew 24% in Q4 2009, riding the industry’s strongest growth period in seven years, according to new numbers from research firm Gartner.
Worldwide, the computer market bounced back in a big way at the end of 2009, Gartner says, largely on the back of low-cost netbooks and consumer laptops, which were heavily-discounted for the holidays.
“These preliminary results indicate the recovery of the PC market on a global level,” said Mikako Kitagawa, principal analyst at Gartner in a statement.
Worldwide computer shipments grew 22.1% in Q4 (numbering 90 million units).
Hewlett-Packard displaced Dell as the biggest PC maker in the U.S., and Acer established itself as the low-price leader.
In the U.S., Apple saw gains of 23.2% compared to Q4 2008 (which was dismal). However, competitors like Toshiba led the PC pack with 70.7% growth, trailed by Acer (48.4%) and HP (45.9%). Dell lagged with only 5.5% growth, largely because it didn’t discount for the holidays. “Dell was not as aggressive on pricing as its competitors in order to protect profits,” Gartner said.
Growth was driven by the consumer market — not the business market — and the Windows 7 was did not create additional PC demand, although Gartner said “the launch was a good market tool during holiday sales.”
“It was the strongest quarter over quarter growth rate the worldwide PC market has experienced in the last seven years,” Gartner said in a statement.
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