With notebooks fast replacing desktop PCs, Taiwan’s 14 notebook makers shipped a total of 13.55 million units, up 52% on-year in the third quarter of 2005. While Taiwan’s major makers have raised their goals for the entire year, they are generally a little conservative about the fourth quarter since vendors are trying to reduce the risk of inventory pile-ups for older models ahead of Intel’s expected launch of its NAPA platform early in 2006.
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Chart 4: Proportion of Taiwan makers’ shipments going to Top-10 vendors, 2Q04-2Q05
Chart 6: Individual makers’ shares of shipments to top-10 vendors, 3Q05
Chart 7: Top-10 vendors’ shares of individual notebook maker’s shipments, 3Q05
Chart 11: Taiwan’s worldwide notebook market share, 3Q04-4Q05
Chart 12: Proportion of Taiwan makers’ shipments going to Top-10 vendors, 3Q04-4Q05
Chart 17: Taiwan’s share of worldwide notebook market, 2003-2007
