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Taiwan notebook ODMs
Taiwan notebook Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) account for more than 90% of global notebook production and Digitimes is there to provide daily updates on shipments, supplier contracts and financial data on the more than 10 Taiwan makers involved in notebook manufacturing.
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Thursday 29 May 2014
Computex 2014: Dell to showcase new AIO PCs, tablets, notebooks and Chromebooks
Although not having a booth at the Computex 2014, Dell will still rent a space around the exhibition center to showcase its products such as all-in-one PCs, tablets, notebooks and...
Tuesday 27 May 2014
Notebook brand vendors to start RFQ in June; ODMs may see order reshuffling
Notebook brand vendors will start their request for quotation (RFQ) processes for notebook orders for 2015 in June and ODMs are already preparing for the event, according to sources...
Monday 26 May 2014
Lenovo raising in-house notebook production in 2014 and 2015
Lenovo's joint venture with Compal Electronics is expected to ship 15 million notebooks in 2014, up significantly from a year ago and the volume is expected to surpass 20 million units,...
Monday 26 May 2014
Gigabyte, Asustek step up gaming notebook competition against MSI
Gigabyte Technology and Asustek Computer are pushing their gaming notebook businesses aggressively to compete against Micro-Star International (MSI), which has had strong sales in...
Thursday 22 May 2014
Digitimes Research: Top-5 notebook vendors and top-3 ODMs see shipments drop in April
The global top-5 notebook brand vendors' combined shipments in April dropped 24% on month and 3% on year, while shipments of the top-3 ODMs dropped 15% on month and 9% on year, according...
Thursday 22 May 2014
Microsoft introduces Surface Pro 3
Microsoft has introduced the Surface Pro 3, a tablet and also a notebook. The device has multiple processor, RAM and storage options intersect with a design that, with a simple snap...
Wednesday 21 May 2014
Panel makers expect 2-in-1 notebook panel orders to be steady in 2014
Panel supply chains are increasing competition with one another in terms of pricing amid positive market outlooks for 2-in-1 notebook orders in 2014.
Wednesday 14 May 2014
Quanta expects 10% sequential growth in 2Q14 notebook shipments
Quanta Computer expects its notebook shipments in the second quarter of 2014 to increase 10% sequentially mainly due to growing global demand for low-price models, according to company...
Monday 12 May 2014
Rising labor costs to impact notebook supply chain in 3Q14
With several provinces and cities in China continuing to raise their minimum wages and some even planning to have another increase in July, notebook component suppliers are expected...
Monday 12 May 2014
Pegatron only Taiwan notebook ODM to see sequential growth in April revenues
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs Compal Electronics, Inventec, Wistron and Pegatron have reported consolidated revenues for April, with only Pegatron seeing on-month growth, according to...
Friday 9 May 2014
Notebook vendor shipments see instability due to lack of panel access
Some notebook vendors' shipments are being affected due to lack of panel access as panel makers shift their production capacity to mobile and TV panels.
Friday 9 May 2014
Supply chains see increased orders for 2-in-1 notebooks
Supply chains are seeing increased orders from notebook vendors for 2-in-1 units. Lenovo, Asustek Computer and Acer are all putting in orders to supply chains for the units as they...
Friday 9 May 2014
Pegatron expects sequential growth of up to 5% in 2Q14 notebook shipments
Pegatron expects ODM notebook shipments in the second quarter of 2014 to grow up to 5%, and motherboard and desktop shipments to decline 15-20%, company CEO Jason Cheng said at a May...
Friday 9 May 2014
Compal expects over 10% sequential growth in 2Q14 notebook shipment, says president
Compal Electronics shipped 8.9 million notebooks in the first quarter of 2014 and expects an on-quarter increase of over 10% in the second quarter, company president Ray Chen said...
Thursday 8 May 2014
Asustek, Acer, Lenovo snatching notebook market share from Samsung and Sony in Europe
Asustek Computer, Acer and Lenovo are expected to see their notebook market shares in Europe grow as both Samsung Electronics and Sony are paying less attention on their notebook businesses,...