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Thursday 14 July 2022
Acer chair warns of weak 2H22 for PCs
The PC market is poised to experience a particularly weak second half of 2022, according to Jason Chen, Acer chairman and CEO.
Friday 10 June 2022
Acer warns of notebook oversupply
The global supply of notebook computers has already outpaced demand, according to Acer chairman and CEO Jason Chen. Whether the situation will worsen in the second half of 2022 is...
Friday 20 May 2022
Acer enjoys robust commercial notebook sales
Acer has enjoyed robust commercial notebook sales despite the impact of inflation and the Russia-Ukraine war on its overall sales performance, according to company CEO and chairman...
Monday 16 May 2022
Qaunta, Inventec positive about 2H22 notebook shipments
Taiwan's notebook ODMs Quanta Computer and Inventec both have released positive outlook for their shipment performance in the second half of the year, though some market observers...
Tuesday 4 January 2022
Acer cautious about market changes due to long shipment time, says chairman
Acer takes a cautious attitude toward unpredictable changes in market conditions which are likely to arise from long delays in shipping products, according to company chairman and...
Wednesday 22 December 2021
Acer chairman eyes component supply improvement in 1Q22
Acer chairman Jason Chen believes component shortages will have a chance to improve significantly in the first quarter of 2022.
Monday 18 October 2021
Brand vendors under pressure to raise new notebook prices
Notebook brands are facing the pressure of reflecting the extra costs from components, production and logistics on the prices of their new notebooks, according to sources from the...
Friday 15 October 2021
Chip shortage causes uneven inventories, says Acer chairman
Notebook inventories held by Acer's channel distributors are pretty low. The PC vendor still has a large backlog of orders from international distributors as uneven inventories across...
Thursday 23 September 2021
Chromebook demand turns to 15-inch models
Chromebooks with 14- to 15-inch displays are currently having the worst shortages as orders from the education segment are shifting from the elementary to middle school levels - which...
Tuesday 24 August 2021
Chromebook demand remains strong, says Acer chairman
Chromebook demand remains strong, with sales set to outperform the overall PC sales in terms of growth, according to Acer chairman and CEO Jason Chen.
Monday 5 July 2021
Acer eyes medical care business
Acer has been keen on making deployments in the smart medical care, antibacterial and eco-friendly product sectors in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to company chairman...
Wednesday 2 June 2021
Micron intros 176-layer NAND, 1α DRAM technology
Micron Technology has unveiled memory and storage innovations across its portfolio based on its 176-layer NAND and 1α (1-alpha) DRAM technology, as well as what the company...
Monday 31 May 2021
Global top-5 notebook brands expect 2022 shipments to remain stable
Global top-5 notebook brands, not including Apple, expect demand for notebooks to stay robust in the second half of 2021 and believe notebook shipments are unlikely to experience...
Thursday 1 April 2021
Notebook ODMs express concerns about overbooking
Notebook ODMs have expressed concerns about overbooking by clients who continue to step up their pace of orders, according to industry sources.
Thursday 4 March 2021
PC supply to remain constrained until 3Q21, says Acer chairman
The global supply of notebooks and other PCs will remain constrained all the way to the third quarter of this year as components continue to be in tight supply, according to Acer...