Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Grew 27 Percent in First Quarter of 2010

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According to a study by Gartner, worldwide PC sales totaled 84.3 million units in the first quarter of 2010, an increase of 27.4 percent over the first quarter of 2009. Growth was driven by a strong recovery in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

HP remains the leader in PC shipments worldwide, but its growth was below the world average in the first quarter of 2010. HP faces continued pressure from Asian rivals that are gaining share.

Acer for its part has shown a strong distribution across all regions, their business model allowed him to conceive of other sellers prices are hard to match.

Dell achieved a 21.4% growth over last year, attributed to strong international sales.

Lenovo's commitment to expand in the consumer segment seems to have been successful with 59.2%, despite its high dependence on China market remained unchanged.

ASUS enters the first global ranking of the 5 top selling manufacturers. The company not only increased its market share quickly with the launch of its line of netbooks in 2008, but has also established itself in the notebook market.

he professional PC market has begun to show some improvement, driven primarily by small businesses. The future remains positive in this segment when organizations begin to replace older equipment and migrate to Windows 7, "said Ranjit Atwal, an analyst at Gartner.

n Asia / Pacific, PC shipments reached 26.5 million units. Sales of PCs in China grew 45.4%, this growth was led by demand in the Chinese New Year holiday, when stimulated shopping promotions, especially for mobile devices.

The PC market in Latin America grew 35.4%, with 7.2 million units sold in the first quarter. About half are made in the region, especially in Brazil and Mexico and is expected in 2010 sold 27 million units.

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