Laptop PC sales hit records in June after Santa Rosa lull
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Laptop PC shipments by two of the world's largest contract makers surged in June, rebounding from a Santa Rosa lull.
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(InfoWorld) - Strong chip sales in the Asia Pacific region and the U.S. helped lift global sales to $20.1 billion in the month of July, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). The figure represents an 11.5 percent increase over July, 2005, and is 1.8 percent higher than the $19.8 billion in sales registered in June, according to SIA. The industry association also noted thatÂ falling chip pricesÂ are helping pull down the cost of gadgets for end-users. "For example, the average selling price for a PC declined by approximately 7 percent year-over-year," the SIA noted in its report. Around 40 percent of all chips sold go into computer products. AÂ price warÂ between IntelÂ and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) could be a large part of theÂ fall in PC prices. The companies both halved prices on some desktop PC microprocessors, the most expensive PC component, in July. The global chip industry remains on course to set record high sales this year of over $240 billion, the industry group said, thanks to strong growth in the Asia Pacific and the U.S. But the figure the SIA noted isÂ lower than its May forecastÂ calling for $250 billion in chip sales this year. SIA representatives were not available to comment on the apparent full year sales target discrepancy.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.
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Notebooks and laptops show biggest growth Worldwide PC shipments are expected to rise by 12.6 per cent this year, according to new research by analysts IDC. The projected figure of 257.5 million units is up on IDC's prediction in June, which estimated growth of 12.2 per cent in 2007.â¦
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(InfoWorld) - Although a report indicates the world's largest PC vendor may be cutting back on some orders to PC manufacturers for the third and fourth quarters of this year, an executive at the company said the problem isn't in laptop PCs. A report published last week by Goldman Sachs Group said Hewlett-Packard cut orders to supply chain partners "mainly in desktop PCs and to a lesser degree on the notebook side," adding that the downward revision was "mainly from the U.S. with some from selected emerging markets, but so far no impact from Europe." The investment banking firm offered several reasons for the order pullback, including possible over-ordering, concerns of a potential end-demand slowdown attributed to the subprime problem in the U.S. and efforts to manage inventories ahead of the holidays. But a senior HP executive said it's business as usual in the company's laptop PC division. "There really has not been a slowdown in our order rate," said Ted Clark, senior vice president and general manager of HP's mobile computing global business unit. He said he could not comment on desktop PCs because that's not his area of expertise at the company. The PC industry has marked a stellar year this year with record shipments of laptop PCs in particular. But analysts and market researchers haveÂ grown more worried in recent weeksÂ that the weakening housing market in the U.S. and woes caused by risky home loans, called subprime loans, may cause consumers to slow their spending on new gadgets and computers. Most analysts say only time will tell whether theÂ housing issues have spilled over into consumer spending. The Goldman Sachs report is an attempt to gauge how consumer spending is affecting orders to PC manufacturers. Â
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By Mark Albright, St. Petersburg Times, Fla.  Feb. 2--KISSIMMEE -- Internet shopping sales soared 24 percent to  $100-billion in 2006, but it's hardly blues skies on the industry horizon.
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Retail sales slowed last month, official data showed Thursday, as the country&#39;s wettest June on record kept consumers away from the highstreet.
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Worldwide shipments of personal computers grew 13.7 percent in the fourth quarter on strong demand from small- and medium-sized businesses and holiday shoppers, IDC reported Tuesday.
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Analysts at iSuppli increasr predictions for PC sales in 2007, citing stronger-than-anticipated demand for laptops.
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The Wow starts now... It might have had a mixed response from critics but Vista is being credited with a big jump in US retail computer sales. The launch of Microsoft's latest operating system apparently helped PC sales jump 173 per cent compared to the week before.â¦
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Sales of laptops using Intel's mobile processor are picking up.
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By Alan Fram, Associated Press  Sun block. Beach umbrella. Laptop.   One in five people toted laptop computers on their most recent vacations, an Associated Press-Ipsos poll released Friday said.
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Sales of laptop computers continued to explode in the fourth 2007 quarter, as their share of PC market approaches 50%.
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By Alan Fram  Associated Press  WASHINGTON -- Sun block. Beach umbrella. Laptop.  One in five people toted laptop computers on their most recent vacations, an AP-Ipsos poll released Friday said.
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By Olympia Meola, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  May 29--St. Catherine's School rising seventh-graders can add laptops to their fall school-supply list.
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Jobs report shows robust economy in June.
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Aggressive prices and Microsoft's Vista spurred consumers to purchase more notebooks in the first quarter than expected.
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Growth of PC shipments in the U.S. nearly doubles at the end of 2007 due to the expansion into brick-and-mortar stores.