Worldwide PC shipments totaled 84.3 million units in the first quarter of 2010, a 27.4 per cent increase from the same period last year, according to preliminary results by IT research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc.
These first quarter results have exceeded earlier market outlook of Gartner, which had been expecting a 22 per cent growth.
"The stronger-than-expected growth was led by a robust recovery in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) PC market, which grew 24.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2010," said Mikako Kitagawa, principal analyst at Gartner.
"All other regions recorded double-digit growth rates, although the US And Latin America were slightly lower than what we had expected", he said.
HP continued to be the leader in worldwide PC shipments, but its growth was below the worldwide average in the first quarter of 2010.
Acer had strong shipment growth across all regions. Acer's business model allows it to meet price points that other vendors find difficult to match, Gartner said. Dell achieved year-over-year growth above 20 per cent for the first time in two years.
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