Folding smartphones with flexible screens no longer surprise anyone. But laptops with similar displays are still very rare. As reported, such a device is being prepared by HP. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold The news came as SK IE Technology announced that it would supply a transparent polyimide film that is used as a screen cover […]
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PC sales in physical terms decreased by 3%, but suppliers’ revenue increased by 15%
Almost simultaneously with the specialists of the analytical company IDC, analysts from Canalys summed up the results of the past quarter in the market for ready-made PCs. Unlike the IDC report, the Canalys report includes sales figures in monetary terms. According to Canalys estimates, 80.1 million PCs were sold in the first quarter of 2022, […]
Two-year growth of the PC market gave way to a contraction
According to IDC analysts, global deliveries of “traditional” PCs, which IDC includes desktop PCs, laptops and workstations, in the first quarter of this year amounted to 80.5 million units. This is 5.1% less than what was shipped in the first quarter of 2021. The PC market declined in annual terms for the first time in […]
HP buys Poly for $3.3 billion
HP said it was acquiring Poly for $40 a share, adding up to a “total enterprise value” of $3.3 billion, including debt. According to HP, “The acquisition will accelerate HP’s strategy to create a more growth-focused portfolio, further strengthen its industry capabilities in hybrid work solutions, and steer the company towards long-term sustainable growth and […]
IDC estimates that 22.3 million printers, MFPs and copiers were sold in the fourth quarter of 2021
Analysts at IDC have prepared a report for the fourth quarter of 2021 relating to the market for hard copy devices, i.e. printers, MFPs and copiers. According to their calculations, approximately 22.3 million devices of these categories were sold during the quarter. This is 17.6% less than in the same period of 2020. In monetary […]
Half a billion PCs and tablets shipped worldwide in 2021
The latest data from Canalys shows that global shipments of PCs, including tablets, fell 7% year-on-year to 133.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2021. Despite this drop, 2021 was a record-breaking year for PCs and tablets, with total yearly shipments up 9% to just under half a billion units. Chromebooks and tablets, which […]
Gartner estimates that PC shipments fell 5% in the last quarter
Gartner analysts have summed up the results of the last quarter of 2021 and the whole year in the ready-made PC market. According to Gartner estimates, in the fourth quarter of 2021, 88.4 million personal computers were shipped worldwide. This is 5% less than in the fourth quarter of 2020. This is the first year-on-year […]
IDC experts named the leader in the growing PC market
Analytics firm IDC has released a report for the fourth quarter of 2021 and for the full year 2021 on the “traditional PC” market. Analysts estimate that 92.7 million computing systems were sold in the fourth quarter in this category, which includes desktops, laptops and workstations. The figure given corresponds to an annualized growth of […]
Worldwide sales of printers, MFPs and copiers plummet 20.4% over the year
Experts of the analytical company IDC have summed up the results of the third quarter of 2021 in the market of printers, MFPs and copiers – everything that is usually combined under the wording “devices for making hard copies.” Data available to IDC shows a significant decrease in sales compared to the same period last […]
HP managed to reclaim its first place in the Western European PC market
In the third quarter of 2021, the Western European market for traditional PCs, which is customary to include desktops, laptops and workstations, grew by 21% compared to the same period in 2020. A total of 16.3 million systems were shipped during the quarter. Such data are cited by experts from the analytical company Canalys, noting […]