Articles tagged with: Acer and Displaysearch

Strong Mini-Note PC Demand Expected to Buoy Notebook Market in 2009

Despite what is looking to be a rather dismal year for the PC industry as a whole, mini-note PCs, or netbooks, are forecast to grow at more than 65% Y/Y in 2009, while the "traditional" notebook PC market is forecast to grow at just 3% in 2009, according to a DisplaySearch report.  more

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Strong Netbook Shipments Buoy Notebook PC Market in Q3'08

Despite what is looking to be a rather dismal fourth quarter for the PC industry as a whole, one very bright spot has emerged. The mini-note PC, also called netbook, category grew at more than 160% Q/Q in Q3'08 as most of the top tier PC brands have now entered the market. Asus, which had essentially created the market in late 2007, lost significant share as acer surged to the top spot, capturing more than 35% of this market.  more

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