APAC PC market falls 5%
ConvergenceAsia staff
21/04/2009

IDC's preliminary results show that the Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market declined 5 per cent sequentially and 5 per cent year-on-year in 1Q09. But total shipments came in close to forecasts, as portable PCs in key markets such as China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan were strong, lifting that segment to a 12 per cent year-on-year growth. Lenovo remained the market leader despite the seasonal Lunar New Year slowdown, while HP was one of the few vendors to post a year-on-year gain in the midst of difficult economic conditions.

"Even though the quarter was soft, it was somewhat relieving to see that the region's market was able to hold up to forecasts this quarter, especially compared to a dismal 4Q08," said Bryan Ma, Director of Asia/Pacific Personal Systems Research at IDC. "That does not mean that we are out of the woods yet though. The economy is still showing mixed signals, and recent political instability in markets like Thailand created further uncertainty. Commercial buying is thus still likely to remain questionable this year, but hopefully consumer portables can help offset that."

“Commercial PC purchases were still sluggish in Singapore, especially in the private sector," said Reuben Tan, Senior Manager of Asia/Pacific Personal Systems Research at IDC. "However, portable PC procurement was surprisingly strong for the polytechnic student purchasing programme as well as at the IT Show in March, which gave the market a 20 per cent sequential growth in portables."

 

Table 1 Asia/Pacific (ex. Japan) PC Shipments by Vendor, 1Q09 (Preliminary) vs 4Q08 and 1Q08
Rank	Vendor	1Q08 Market Share	4Q08 Market Share	1Q09 Market Share	Year-on-Year Unit Growth
1	Lenovo	16.1%	19.6%	16.9%	-1.0%
2	HP	14.4%	13.5%	16.1%	6.4%
3	Dell	8.6%	9.7%	8.5%	-6.8%
4	Acer	7.4%	7.5%	7.4%	-5.7%
5	Founder	4.1%	4.3%	4.5%	3.0%
	Others	49.3%	45.4%	46.6%	-10.5%
	Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	-5.3%
Source: IDC, April 2009

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