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The Asia Pacific personal computer market fared better than expected in the three months to September thanks to demand from China and India, says research firm IDC.
Shipments in Asia-Pacific excluding Japan grew 8 per cent to 26.6 million units in the third quarter from the previous quarter. And even though the regional market declined 5.1 per cent over the period last year, IDC said it still beat its initial forecast.
The market, it said, was supported by higher-than-expected shipments in the two biggest markets, China and India.
"In general, the third quarter is a seasonal back-to-school for most markets in Asia-Pacific, which drove up demand for new PCs," said Handoko Andi, research manager for client devices research at IDC Asia-Pacific.
"India and China grew substantially due to the strong spending in India during the festive season and PC vendors' aggressive push into the retail market in China."

For the personal computer market for the whole of this year, Andi expects it to contract from last year. "We're expecting the year-on-year drop to be less than 10 per cent this year. In comparison the figure for 2013 was 10 per cent," he said.
Among suppliers, Lenovo retained the top spot with high quarter-on-quarter double-digit growth in most markets in the region, including China and India.
The world's largest supplier of personal computers saw its market share in the region increase 0.9 percentage points to 17.4 per cent in the third quarter.
"Lenovo continues to be strong in their home market and it's still a great strategy considering China is one of the largest markets in the world," Andi said. "And due to the sheer size of the China market in Asia-Pacific, it also means Lenovo should secure its ranking in the near future as we don't see the market contracting at a faster pace in coming years."
Dell retained the second spot with a market share of 11.1 per cent, backed by entry-level growth in key emerging markets such as India and Vietnam.


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The Asia Pacific personal computer market fared better than expected in the three months to September thanks to demand from China and India, says research firm IDC.


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Back-to-school buying buoys PC sales in Asia Pacific

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}The Asia Pacific personal computer market fared better than expected in the three months to September thanks to demand from China and India, says research firm IDC.

The Asia Pacific personal computer market fared better than expected in the three months to September thanks to demand from China and India, says research firm IDC.