Worldwide notebook shipments, not including detachable 2-in-1 devices, were weaker than expected and arrived at only around 41.15 million units in the fourth quarter of 2017, registering their first on-year decline after four consecutive quarters of on-year growths. However, Digitimes Research expects worldwide notebook shipments to return to the on-year growth trend in the first quarter of 2018, fueled by new Chromebooks, the China gaming market, and recovery of enterprise demand.
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Chart 3: Notebook shipments to top-10 clients, 4Q16-1Q18 (k units)
Chart 4: Notebook shipment share by top-10 clients, 4Q16-1Q18
Chart 5: Global top-10 vendors' shipments, 4Q16-1Q18 (k units)
Chart 8: Notebook shipments by screen size, 4Q16-1Q18 (k units)
Chart 10: Notebook shipments by maker tier, 4Q16-1Q18 (k units)
Chart 12: Top makers' notebook shipments, 4Q16-1Q18 (k units)
Chart 16: Taiwan and worldwide notebook shipments, 2014-2017 (k units)
Chart 18: Global top vendors' shipments, 2014-2017 (k units)
