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Dell, Toshiba, Acer, Lenovo and ASUS battle it out for supremacy in the market for low-cost tablets pre-installed with Microsoft Office
Acer is firing on all cylinders with its powerful new Predator gaming PCs, which can also provide the processing power for virtual reality headsets.
One wouldn't typically imagine liquid cooling in a tablet, but Acer has pulled it off with its latest Switch Alpha 12.
Lenovo has restructured its operations as part of a management shakeup, and some interesting names have been promoted.
“With shipment volumes slowing over four consecutive quarters, the market appears to be in transition.”
Windows 10 was launched in the third quarter of 2015, but it had a minimal impact on shipments in the quarter.
“Year 2016 is expected to remain difficult for the industry..."
IDC expects the current weakness witnessed in the desktop market will be negated by the growth of entry level notebooks and Chromebooks.
Contrary to its 2014 performance, the first quarter of 2015 was rather tepid for the New Zealand PC market.
"Vendors are struggling with exchange rate fluctuations which is making financial planning more difficult and forcing price increases."
“However, this decline is not necessarily a sign of sluggish overall PC sales long term."