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Taiwan notebook ODMs
Taiwan notebook Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) account for more than 90% of global notebook production and Digitimes is there to provide daily updates on shipments, supplier contracts and financial data on the more than 10 Taiwan makers involved in notebook manufacturing.
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Monday 14 November 2016
Wistron reports decreased earnings for 3Q16
Wistron has reported net profits of NT$512 million (US$16.08 million) for the third quarter of 2016, down 16.97% on quarter and 22% from a year earlier. EPS for the quarter stood at...
Friday 11 November 2016
Pegatron expects 4Q16 notebook shipments to grow
Pegatron expects fourth-quarter 2016 notebook shipments to increase 25-30% on quarter and those for motherboards and desktops to decrease 15-20%, according to the company.
Friday 11 November 2016
Quanta expects 4Q16 notebook shipments to drop 2-3%
Quanta Computer shipped 10.9 million notebooks in the third quarter of 2016, increasing 2.83% on quarter, and expects shipments to decrease 2-3% in the fourth quarter sequentially...
Thursday 10 November 2016
Panel shortages expected to hurt notebook demand in 1H17, says Compal president
LCD TV panel shortages are prompting panel makers to shift their capacity and the issue has caused notebook panels to see tight supply, according to Compal Electronics president Ray...
Tuesday 8 November 2016
Demand for USB Type-C to pick up with more notebook adoption, says paper
Market watchers expect Apple's decision to fully adopt USB Type-C connectors for its new MacBook Pros to accelerate other notebook vendors' adoption of USB Type-C technology in their...
Wednesday 2 November 2016
Taiwan market: Acer unveils Swift-series ultra-thin notebooks
Acer on November 1 unveiled four Swift-series ultra-thin notebooks for launch in the Taiwan market, with the 14-inch Swift 1 for sale at a recommended retail price of NT$18,900 (US$598),...
Friday 28 October 2016
Acer, Asustek adjusting notebook strategies for 2017
Acer and Asustek Computer will adjust their strategies for marketing notebooks in 2017, with Acer to decrease shipments of entry-level models and focus on gaming, 2-in-1 and slim models,...
Monday 24 October 2016
EMEA PC market stabilized in 3Q16 thanks to strong commercial notebook shipments in Western Europe, says IDC
PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) performed above expectations, reaching 17.9 million units and posting a 3.3% on-year decrease in the third quarter of 2016,...
Thursday 20 October 2016
Digitimes Research: Worldwide notebook shipments grow sequentially in 3Q16
Worldwide notebook shipments (not including 2-in-1 devices) increased 8.6% sequentially in the third quarter thanks to growing demand from the enterprise sector, vendors preparing...
Tuesday 18 October 2016
Acer new Swift 7 ultra-thin to enter into Taiwan market in November, says paper
Acer's new Swift 7 ultra-thin notebook has recently been released in the US, selling for US$1,099 and will make its arrival to Taiwan on November 1, according to a Chinese-language...
Tuesday 18 October 2016
Digitimes Research: Worldwide notebook shipments to drop 7.2% in 2016
Worldwide notebook shipments are expected to drop 7.2% on year to reach less than 150 million units in 2016 because Microsoft's free Windows 10 upgrade program caused many consumers...
Tuesday 18 October 2016
Notebook ODMs may see exchange losses in 3Q16, says paper
Appreciation of the New Taiwan dollar and depreciation of the Chinese yuan are expected to create exchange losses for Taiwan ODMs in the third quarter, especially Inventec since the...
Friday 14 October 2016
Clevo gaming notebook capacity at full utilization
Clevo has fully utilized its monthly production capacity of 160,000 gaming notebooks since September 2016 due to booming orders from China, according to the company.
Thursday 13 October 2016
Taiwan market: Asustek Transformer Mini becomes available
Asustek Compute has started selling its new 10-inch Transformer Mini 2-in-1 device in Taiwan and expects the device to boost its shipments in the fourth quarter as tablet demand has...
Tuesday 11 October 2016
Wistron September notebook shipments hit 2016 high
ODM Wistron shipped 2.1 million notebooks in September, the highest monthly level so far in 2016 and increasing 16.7% on month, 5.4 million units in the third quarter, sequentially...