There were 637,604 desktops and notebooks shipped in the Taiwan market during the first quarter of 2013, decreasing 9% on quarter and 16% on year, and the corresponding shipment value of US$408.9 million dropped 12% and 5%, respectively, according to IDC Taiwan.
Shipments of desktops and notebooks together in the Taiwan market in the second quarter will grow 5% sequentially, and shipments in the second half of 2013 will rise 18%. Whole year shipments will slip 10% from 2012, IDC Taiwan forecasts.
| IDC: Taiwan market desktop and notebook shipments, 1Q13 | ||||||
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| Volume (k units) | Value (US$m) | ||||
| Amount | Q/Q | Y/Y | Amount | Q/Q | Y/Y | |
| Desktop | 400 | (6%) | (17%) | 207.9 | (8%) | (5%) |
| Notebook | 237 | (14%) | (12%) | 201 | (16%) | (5%) |
Source: IDC Taiwan, compiled by Digitimes, June 2013
