Acer's Q2 PC shipments stay weak in Western Europe

Taipei, Aug. 18 (CNA) Taiwan's Acer Inc. has lost much more soil within your Western European PC market within your next quarter with this year, since the organization ongoing to come throughout inventory adjustments, based on modern advances research organization Gartner Inc.

PC shipments in Western Europe totaled 12.7 million models within your next quarter of 2011, a decline of 18.9 % through precisely the exact same period of your time in 2010, mentioned a assertion released Wednesday by Gartner.

Hewlett-Packard Co. remained in earliest area possessing a market reveal of 25.1 percent. it experienced been observed by Acer (16.2 percent), Dell Inc. (10.8 percent), Asustek pc Inc. (8.1 percent) and Apple Inc. (7 percent).

Acer shipped 2.05 million models all through this period, suffering the best year-on-year deprivation of 44.6 % between the best 5 PC vendors. The company, which owned and operated a 19.3 % market reveal within your earliest quarter, ongoing to struggle within your area getting a end result of considerable inventory adjustments as well as a reduce in mini-notebook sales, Gartner said.

Shipments of Asustek, Acer's more compact Taiwanese rival, also declined 22.9 % from the twelve weeks earlier to 1.02 million models as customer need remained weak and mini-notebook shipments fell rapidly.

"The PC market in Western Europe suffered from weak need in the two the experienced and customer sectors, a market which also faced inventory issues brought on by overstocking in 2010," mentioned Meike Escherich, principal analyst at Gartner.

The cell PC market was especially strike difficult possessing a 20.4 % decline, as mini-notebook shipments decreased 53 percent. Desktop PCs declined 15.4 % year-on-year.

Escherich additional that PC shipments within your experienced segment declined 9 % within your next quarter of 2011, even although the best decline ongoing to arrive through the customer segment at minus-27 % year-on-year.

"The a great offer anticipated uptake within your experienced segment, within your wake of migration to glass windows 7, was subdued with the undesirable financial outlook," she said.

This quarter's effects highlighted the continuing weakness of customer demand, and could show a structural alter within your market that threatens to hold on within your near to future, Escherich said.

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