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Friday 5 August 2022
Inventec, Quanta to embrace sales growth in 2H22
ODMs Inventec and Quanta are expected to post sales increases in the second half of 2022 despite market observers' anticipation of a particularly weak second half of the year for...
Wednesday 3 August 2022
Notebook shipments may slip below 200 million units in 2022
Global notebook shipments will likely slip below 200 million units in 2022, due to a particularly weak second half of the year, according to sources at brand companies.
Friday 15 July 2022
Notebook vendors launch promotions to clear inventory
Brand notebook vendors have turned aggressive in launching price cuts to promote sales and digest inventories, particularly in the euro zone, China and North America, where consumer...
Wednesday 13 July 2022
Notebook ODMs conservative about 2H22 demand prospects
Notebook ODMs are bracing for a particularly weak second half of 2022 due to weaker-than-expected gaming and commercial notebook product sales, according to industry sources. Whether...
Tuesday 5 July 2022
Wintel notebook sales affected by weakening consumer demand in 2H22
Wintel notebook sales may be affected negatively by weak consumer sentiment and the launch of new Apple MacBooks in the second half of 2022, according to industry sources.
Monday 13 June 2022
Notebook prospects vary with device models, supply chain segments
As a whole, the notebook market has seen a reversal in demand, with consumer models bearing the brunt of sales downturn. Shipments of education-use Chromebooks, which played a pioneering...
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...
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...
Friday 1 April 2022
Brand notebook vendors slash shipment goals for 1H22
Most brand notebook vendors have slashed their shipment goals for the first half of 2022 by double-digits, and may cut back their orders with some suppliers for the period by as much...
Tuesday 22 March 2022
Server chip and component shortages likely to carry through 2022
Server-use chips and components remain in extremely tight supply, and their shortage will be more severe than that of notebook components and may stay unresolved through the end of...
Tuesday 8 March 2022
IC design houses seeking long-term contracts with notebook clients
Taiwan-based IC design houses are striving to reach long-term supply agreements with their notebook customers to support the order commitments required by their foundry partners,...
Monday 7 March 2022
Notebook ODMs see shipments fall short of orders by 20%
Notebook ODMs now still see their shipments fall short of orders by 20% as their production remains constrained by persistently tight supply of power management ICs (PMICs), MOSFETs...
Monday 14 February 2022
Notebook shipments to plateau for next 5 years
Global notebook shipments reached 247 million units in 2021, an increase of more than 20% over 2020. The annual growth rate was slightly less than that of 2020, but there was a net...