CONNECT WITH US
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.
IN THE NEWS
Friday 30 July 2010
HP likely to remain leading notebook vendor followed by Acer in 2011
Hewlett-Packard (HP) is expected to remain as the leading notebook vendor in 2011 shipping over 50 million units, followed by Acer with around 47 million units. HP's OEM partners for...
Thursday 29 July 2010
Fujitsu to rely more heavily on Taiwan partners in the future
As Fujitsu plans to push US$400-600 notebooks in North America and Asia Pacific markets, and increased its outsourcing proportion to Taiwan makers from only 30% in 2009 to close to...
Thursday 29 July 2010
Quanta may lose number-one title in 2011, says paper
Quanta Computer, after losing two million units of Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) enterprise notebooks to Inventec for 2011, may lose its number-one position in the notebook manufacturing...
Thursday 29 July 2010
Quanta to benefit from new iMac launch
As Apple has announced the launch of its new iMac all-in-one PC, Quanta Computer, the manufacturer of the device, is expected to see strong sales coming from the machine, according...
Wednesday 28 July 2010
Acer, Asustek rank second, sixth globally in 2Q10 notebook shipments
Acer shipped 8.1 million notebooks in the second quarter globally, the second largest next to Hewlett-Packard (HP) with 8.51 million units, while Asustek Computer ranked sixth with...
Tuesday 27 July 2010
Compal and Wistron receive 25 and 15 million notebook orders from Acer for 2011, says paper
Acer has recently completed its notebook outsourcing plans for 2011 with Compal Electronics landing 25 million units and Wistron 15 million units, accounting for 50% and 30% of Acer's...
Tuesday 27 July 2010
Sony considers placing notebook orders with Pegatron for 2011
After its spin-off from Asustek Computer, Taiwan-based notebook maker Pegatron Technology has been working aggressively to gain orders with attractive quotes and the company has recently...
Tuesday 27 July 2010
Slim-type ODD prices likely to fall in 3Q10, say Taiwan makers
With global sales of notebooks in the second quarter of 2010 falling short of original expectations, OEM makers of slim-type optical disc drives (ODDs) are expected to lower their...
Monday 26 July 2010
Compal lands about 50% of Acer 2011 notebook orders, says paper
Taiwan-based notebook maker Compal Electronics has landed close to 50% of Acer's notebook orders for 2011 and the fact will make Compal the largest notebook supplier for Acer for the...
Monday 26 July 2010
Notebook shipments from Taiwan makers to grow 11.3% sequentially in 3Q10, says Digitimes Research
Despite that the euro depreciation is stabilizing, Taiwan notebook makers' shipments in the third quarter are expected to grow only 11.3% sequentially to 49.88 million units and will...
Friday 23 July 2010
Catcher announces 2Q10 results
Taiwan-based magnesium-alloy chassis maker Catcher Technology has posted consolidated revenues of NT$5.28 billion (US$164.31 million) for the second quarter, increasing 48% sequentially...
Friday 23 July 2010
Taiwan market: Toshiba introduces R700 and W100 notebooks
Toshiba, on July 22, introduced two of its 25-year-anniversary notebooks in Taiwan, of which the high-end 13-inch Portege R700 will cost NT$46,000-58,000 (US$1431.5-1804.9) depending...
Friday 23 July 2010
Acer to end notebook partnership with Inventec in 2011
Acer will exclude Inventec as a notebook OEM partner in 2011, ending their three-year cooperation as the two companies were unable to reach a consensus on various OEM details, according...
Thursday 22 July 2010
Wistron, Compal still top-2 notebook suppliers for Dell in 2011; Foxconn advances to third
Dell has recently completed its notebook order distribution for 2011 with Wistron and Compal Electronics the top-two suppliers, receiving 10-11 million and 7-8 million units. Meanwhile,...
Wednesday 21 July 2010
Taiwan component makers benefiting from growing shipments of Samsung notebooks
Samsung Electronics expects its monthly shipments of notebooks to increase from nearly one million units in the second quarter of 2010 to more than one million in the third, and therefore...