Asia/Pacific PC
Reports IDC
IDC's preliminary results showthat the Asia / Pacific region (excluding Japan) PC market, salesfell 3 percent, but growth 32% year-on-year in 4Q09, beatingforecasts by 4%. Almost every country in the region, issued adouble-digit growth year on year, with Portable PCs as a keydriver. Lenovo is still the region's top vendor in the4Q09,particularly as momentum in China continue.
In 2009 whole year, the region's PC market grew 14%, which wasup from 9% in 2008 but still short of the 22% achieved in 2007.Lenovo was maximum suppliers again. Even though recently resurfacedconcerns about economic overheating in China is a risk to theoverall market, IDC expects at least 16% growth for the region in2010 followed by 18% in 2011.
"The Singapore PC market came in close to forecasts of 17%year-on-year this quarter," Reuben Tan said the Asia-Pacific SeniorManager / Asia-Pacific personal systems research at IDC,. “At thispace, the country is on track for over 10% growth in 2010 after amore tepid 6% in 2009.”
Kathy Sin, Asia Manager / Asia-Pacific Personal SystemsResearch IDC company, added: "Hong Kong's personal computer marketis doing better than we had expected with over 20% year-on-yeargrowth in 4Q09, so hopefully the woes of last year are behind us asthe global economic conditions continue to improve."
Table 1 Asia/Pacific(ex. Japan) PC Shipments by Vendor, 4Q09 (Preliminary) vs 3Q09 and4Q08
Rank | Vendor | 4Q09 MarketShare | 3Q09 MarketShare | 4Q08 MarketShare | Year-on-Year UnitGrowth |
1 | Lenovo | 22.6% | 20.1% | 19.6% | 53% |
2 | HP | 16.1% | 18.4% | 13.5% | 58% |
3 | Dell | 9.1% | 8.9% | 9.7% | 24% |
4 | Acer | 8.7% | 8.8% | 7.5% | 54% |
5 | ASUS | 4.6% | 5.3% | 4.0% | 52% |
| Others | 38.9% | 38.4% | 45.7% | 13% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 32% |
Source: IDC, January2010 |
Table 2 Asia/Pacific (ex. Japan) PC Shipments by Vendor, 2009(Preliminary) vs 2008
Rank | Vendor | 2009 MarketShare | 2008 MarketShare | Year-on-Year UnitGrowth |
1 | Lenovo | 19.7% | 18.3% | 22% |
2 | HP | 16.7% | 14.1% | 34% |
3 | Dell | 8.7% | 9.1% | 9% |
4 | Acer | 8.5% | 7.5% | 29% |
5 | ASUS | 4.5% | 3.7% | 37% |
| Others | 41.9% | 47.2% | 1% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 14% |
Source: IDC, January2010 |
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