Taiwan makers' notebook shipments dropped 15.7% sequentially and 14.3% on year to 36.89 million units in the first quarter of 2013 as more consumers chose tablets over conventional notebooks. Seasonality worsened the market conditions for notebooks. Taiwan's notebook industry will see its worst-ever on-year drop in the second quarter.
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Chart 2: Taiwan's share of worldwide notebook shipments, 1Q12-2Q13 (k units)
Chart 5: Global notebook shipments by brand, 1Q12-2Q13 (k units)
Chart 6: Global notebook shipment share by top-10 brands, 1Q12-2Q13
Chart 9: Notebook shipments by screen size, 1Q12-2Q13 (k units)
Chart 11: Notebook shipments by maker tier, 1Q12-2Q13 (k units)
Chart 13: Notebook shipments by top-6 makers, 1Q12-2Q13 (k units)