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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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Friday 15 January 2016
Dell pushing Inspiron 7000 series for mid-range gaming sector
Dell has recently been pushing its Inspiron 7000 series notebooks to compete against Acer, Asustek and Micro-Star International's (MSI) mid-range gaming notebook products and will...
Friday 15 January 2016
Notebook competition to grow fiercer in 2016
The notebook market is expected to see fiercer competition in 2016 than the previous years due to factors including Samsung Electronics having reorganized its notebook business to...
Wednesday 13 January 2016
Global notebook demand to remain weak in 1H16
While Taiwan-based ODMs shipped more notebooks than originally expected in December 2015, this was not due to rebounding demand, and global notebook demand will remain weak in the...
Tuesday 12 January 2016
Pegatron notebook shipments up in 2015, says paper
Pegatron Technology is estimated to have shipped 3.4-3.5 million notebooks in the fourth quarter of 2015, up 48% sequentially, while its notebook shipments for 2015 reached 10 million...
Tuesday 12 January 2016
Asustek shifts back notebook orders from BYD to Taiwan partners
Asustek Computer originally outsourced part of its 2016 notebook orders to China-based EMS provider BYD, but has recently retracted some of the orders and given them back to its Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 12 January 2016
Notebook players to take measures to save costs and expand into non-PC market in 2016
With the notebook market expected to continue seeing a single-digit percentage shipment decline in 2016, brand vendors and ODMs are expected to become more aggressive pushing into...
Monday 11 January 2016
Notebook component makers expect to see flat revenue performance in 2016
Taiwan-based makers of notebook components such as connectors and stamped parts are unlikely to see any significantly growth in revenues in 2016 as demand for desktops, notebooks and...
Monday 11 January 2016
HD on the rise in notebook displays, says IHS
With demand for notebooks stagnating due to the economic downturn and the rise of tablets, notebook brands and panel makers are increasingly turning to higher display resolutions to...
Monday 11 January 2016
Notebook ODMs see combined 1Q16 shipments to drop 15% on quarter, says paper
Taiwan ODMs' combined notebook shipments are expected to drop 15% sequentially to reach 25 million units in the first quarter and the volume is unlikely to recover until their clients...
Monday 11 January 2016
Quanta, Compal report increases in December notebook shipments
ODM Quanta Computer shipped four million notebooks in December, increasing 5.3% on month, while fellow maker Compal Electronics shipped 3.7 million units, growing 12.1%, according...
Tuesday 5 January 2016
ECS sees revenues up slightly on month in December
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.983 billion (US$87.4 million) for December 2015, representing a 4.36% increase on month but a 51.07% decline...
Monday 4 January 2016
CES 2016: Acer to showcase new high-end 2-in-1 and tablet for kids
Acer is planning to showcase its latest high-end 2-in-1 device, the Aspire Switch 12 S at CES 2016, adopting magnetic hinges and support different usage models, including notebook,...
Thursday 31 December 2015
Intel gives Xiaomi special deal on notebook processors
To strengthen its partnership with China-based Xiaomi in the mobile device market, Intel has provided special deals to the China-based vendor. For every notebook processor Xiaomi purchases,...
Wednesday 30 December 2015
Taiwan market: Acer desktop, notebook, tablet shipments to fall in 2015
The Taiwan market will see desktop PC shipments decrease 20% on year in 2015, consisting of a decline of 30% for brand vendors and 10% for white-box vendors, according to Towny Huang,...
Wednesday 30 December 2015
Commentary: Gaming notebooks, VR devices may not be as promising as expected
While the production of gaming notebooks and VR (virtual reality) devices looks to be promising in 2016, keen competition in the gaming notebook sector and a lack of supply chain in...