DailyTech - Acer Slips Past Dell in Worldwide Notebook Shipments

Submit News

Gadgets Acer Slips Past Dell in Worldwide Notebook Shipments
Shane McGlaun (Blog) - March 5, 2008 3:41 PM

E-mail

del.icio.us

80 comment(s) - last by Pirks.. on Mar 13 at 5:31 PM

Chart Showing Number of Notebooks Shipped Worldwide (Source: DisplaySearch)

Acer passes Dell as the number two notebook PC maker in the world

Notebook manufacturers are always fighting it out for global supremacy, measured in the number of computers sold and shipped around the world. Market research firm DisplaySearch routinely ranks the companies according to the number of notebooks shipped.

DisplaySearch released a new report this week that shows some interesting information. While HP maintained its worldwide market dominance of the notebook PC industry holding on to its number one spot for the sixth straight quarter, Acer is making huge gains on the list. Acer overtook Dell as the number two notebook maker in the world.

HP moved more than 6 million notebook computers in Q4 2007 while Acer showed big gains shipping 5.25 million notebooks worldwide leaving it about 1.4 million units behind number one HP. Dell ranked third with shipments of 4.64 million units.

Acer’s acquisitions of rival PC makers Gateway and Packard Bell enabled it to beat Dell out of the second place spot on the DisplaySearch list. However, DisplaySearch points out that Acer was able to dramatically narrow the gap between it and Dell with Acer branded notebooks alone.

Fourth place on the list goes to Toshiba with 2.86 million notebooks shipped in Q4 2007. Fifth place went to Lenovo with 2.73 million and Fujitsu captured sixth place with 1.62 million shipped. Sony, Asus and Apple rounded out the list with 1.59 million, 1.56 million and 1.34 million unit shipped respectively. All other PC makers not listed by name in the report account for 5.55 million units shipped.

Some other interesting facts from the report were that the most popular size notebook was the 15.4-inch with 1280 x 800 resolution. In a distant second place were notebooks with 14.1-inch screens.

Comments

Threshold

Username
Password
remember me

This article is over a month old, voting and posting comments is disabled

So much for Apple's taking over

By darkpaw on 3/5/2008 5:20:23 PM , Rating: 2

Love how the Apple Fanatics have been saying they are becoming so popular and will own Vista.

They actually went down a bit in market share for laptops this year from 4.7 to 4.1%. Since laptops are the big growth market, so much for the Apple revolution.

Reality to Apple fanatics: They will always be a niche product for the yuppie Starbucks set.

RE: So much for Apple's taking over

By Pirks on 3/5/08, Rating: -1

By Pirks on 3/5/2008 5:37:42 PM , Rating: -1

The only thing that saves anti-Apple zealots from shame is the fact that nobody publishes marketshare by CONSUMER DOLLARS spent. Sure, everybody knows that Dell/HP/Acer and other cheapo-makers churn out tons and tons of cheapo $500-$1000 notebooks. I even own one of them, a 17" Dell Vostro 1700 - pretty large and heavy beast, much larger and much heavier than Apple MacBook Pro 17", and much _much_ cheaper than Apple 17" notebook of course. So yeah, all these Dells and HPs really beat Apple easily on units sold. Of course Dell sells A LOT of cheapo notebooks, much more unit-wise than Apple MacBooks.

But now, HERE COMES A SURPRISE FOR ALL OF YOU JOBS HATERS - think about it - HOW MUCH _MONEY_ does Apple grab? No, I'm not talking about units sold - I'm talking about how much MONEY the consumers do pay Apple for their Mac notebooks? Hard question huh? Easy to rate me down, but really really hard to answer? Of course, since zealots are characterized by rating me down, not by thinking about those tough questions.

Now if there is rare non-zealot here who can say something reasonable in reply - you are welcome.

Let the rating me down fest begin! :P

Parent

RE: So much for Apple's taking over

By darkpaw on 3/5/2008 6:02:18 PM , Rating: 4

Is our customers give us more money for something that does the same exact thing actually a selling point?

Maybe for the shareholders, but the customers are all getting screwed (most of them quite willingly).

Parent

RE: So much for Apple's taking over

By Pirks on 3/5/08, Rating: -1

By Pirks on 3/5/2008 7:01:18 PM , Rating: -1

My post was in fact a suggestion, I suggested everyone to try to think not in units sold, but in DOLLARS paid.

Why?

Because when you start thinking this way, the picture of the infamous "tiny Apple marketshare" _drastically_ changes.

My post was a call to those people who dare to keep their eyes open. I was a victim of that narrow fanboyish typical-DT-forum-poster-like "Apple is nothing 'cause they sell just a few computers" attitude, but then one day I realized that maybe looking at the units sold WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF THEIR PRICE is stupid?

Did you notice that recent line from Microsoft: "yeah, we sell maybe just a few consoles compared to ubiquitous Wii, but based on our UNIT PRICE we GRAB 45% OF THE MARKET MONEY" - does it tell you something?

This is the kind of stuff that I wasn't thinking when I was mindless young teen-like PC enthusiast pouring money in a new hardware all the time like most of DT-reading hardware fanatics/"enthusiasts" do... but then I grew older, I started asking myself questions - you know, thing that very few people from DT readers do - for example why does Apple stock grow so fast, why their revenue is so large, they sell only a few computers you know - how can it be?

Now I know why, and I just post here to see if there are any other people who have their own mind and are not afraid to try and open their eyes.

Are there any? I noticed a few fanatics already downrating me, but this is normal for DT readers, I wonder if there are people who think out of the box like yours truly :)

Parent

RE: So much for Apple's taking over

By xti on 3/6/2008 12:18:02 PM , Rating: 2

uhhh...dont you think market share is much more important? or did you only want to have a killer year as far as your margin goes...with no future in sight?

it takes money to make money, yes that is one of the first steps...everyone else is way ahead in the process.

Parent

RE: So much for Apple's taking over

By Pirks on 3/6/2008 12:46:28 PM , Rating: 1

Market share for what kind of cars is better? Is it better for your company if you control 60% of the market of the premium $100,000+ cars (3% of the total car market, including ALL cars) or if you control 90% of the market for the cheapo $10,000+ cars? (80% of the total car market)?

Will you rather sell one Bugatti or a hundred of Russian Ladas?

Tough questions about market share, eh? Use your brain, try to stop being a PC fanboy for a sec - see anything interesting now? ;)

Parent

RE: So much for Apple's taking over

By maven81 on 3/6/2008 1:02:46 PM , Rating: 2

quote:
Will you rather sell one Bugatti or a hundred of Russian Ladas?

That comparison is retarded. After apple switched over to intel processors the only thing really separating them from PCs now is the operating system.
Hence for example why I own a mac pro, as that was actually the cheapest way to get an 8 core xeon workstation.

Parent

RE: So much for Apple's taking over

By Pirks on 3/6/08, Rating: 0

RE: So much for Apple's taking over

By maven81 on 3/6/2008 2:00:24 PM , Rating: 2

quote:
You don't understand and likely never will. Ok, one more try. How about comparing $400 Dell Vostro 1000 notebook with $2800 MacBook Pro 17" notebook? See anything interesting here? Reminds maybe of Bugatti and Lada? If not, then you will never understand.

I don't think you realize that you're talking about apples and oranges. (pardon the pun). If that Vostro was the only computer that Dell made that would be one thing, but Dell also makes 17" inch high end notebooks as well. And apple makes cheaper macbooks.

Car comparisons in general are silly because you forget that lots of cars are built for a specific purpose. You would not take that Bugatti on a dirt road in the middle of the Russian country side. You probably wouldn't even get very far before that high performance car broke down on some pothole. Similarly you'd never take a Lada to a race track. It wasn't ever meant to be able to do that.
If anything Macs and PC would have to be some sort of GM cars, using the same engine, but housed in a different "brand" body. Both with the same or nearly the same horsepower, torque and everything.

Parent

RE: So much for Apple's taking over

By Pirks on 3/6/08, Rating: -1

By Pirks on 3/6/2008 3:31:50 PM , Rating: -1

My point was that "tiny" marketshare of Apple become very far from "tiny" if you stop following the PC loving sheep and start looking into the details. And details tell us that Apple holds a major segment of high-end PCs, except the gaming ones (after MS went with consoles these are dying breed anyway).

So when people tell ya - hey how much of those puny Macs were sold - you can either join the other mindless Wintel PC sheep and start laughing with them... or you can try to llok into the details and ask yourself what are these Macs are and what their price is? Hey, Apple, as it turns out, sells high-end machines, one of the most expensive ones. Now, how much money does it bring in? How does it affect Apple stock price?

Stupid PC sheep laugh, and smart people think. No, not differently :) Just think.

All I'm saying is that you can't relly compare a lot of cheapo goods with fewer units of the more expensive and quality goods. You probably don't understand that Apple DOES _NOT_ sell any cheapo $300 desktops and cheapo $400 notebooks, but Dell and other PC clonemakers sell a LOT of those.

So yeah, okay, Dell sold gazillion cheapo PCs, all those $300-$400 inspirons and vostros, and Apple sold just a few of their MacBook Pros for, say, $2000-$3000 each.

So what? Right, Ferraris and BMWs are sold in much lower quantities compared to Ladas or Chevys or any other cheap car. Cheap PCs are sold in much bigger quantities than much more powerful and expensive Macs. Well, is there anything new here? I mean, what revelations are you trying to find? I though this is standard marketing crap everyone knows about, and now I see some PC lovers not aware of that... weird

Parent

RE: So much for Apple's taking over

By xti on 3/6/2008 3:53:14 PM , Rating: 2

you do realize that apple stock is huge because of that little thing called the ipod and iphone right?

you make it sound like they didnt have a low-end line, but you forgot the iMac from back in teh days and the lamp looking version. They dont dominate the low end market at all...which is where the market has the most opportune buyers.

seems like you arent understanding the basic concepts either.

Parent

RE: So much for Apple's taking over

By Pirks on 3/6/08, Rating: -1

RE: So much for Apple's taking over

By deeznuts on 3/5/2008 6:15:31 PM , Rating: 4

quote:

quote:
But now, HERE COMES A SURPRISE FOR ALL OF YOU JOBS HATERS - think about it - HOW MUCH _MONEY_ does Apple grab?

Now THAT is an example of how to make your customers take it in the arse and like it, be proud of it and show it off.

Sort of like 360 owners who say RROD isn't even an inconvenience because of the warranty.

Parent

RE: So much for Apple's taking over

By Pirks on 3/5/2008 7:40:46 PM , Rating: 1

How is it different from taking it in the arse from nVidia who always sells you another $600 video card while big-budget high-quality games are mostly done for the consoles these days, or from Intel who's glad to sell you another stupid OvErC1OCkEd Ch1p for a grand or so? You DT hardware fanatics take it in the arse every day, when Intel, nVidia, OCZ, Mushkin and many others sell you their "enthusiast" branded stuff. You pay thousands of dollars for what? For EXACTLY the same thing that Mac fanatics gladly pay for - for the bragging rights.

How different you are from the Mac fans paying thousand of dollars to Steve Jobs and his fruity church? Think about it.

Parent

RE: So much for Apple's taking over

By BladeVenom on 3/5/2008 9:14:55 PM , Rating: 2

I have never spent $600 for a video card in my life. Nvidia's 9600GT is only $169.99.

PC gaming still gets plenty of exclusives. There are 144 PC exclusives scheduled for 2008. http://www.systemwars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=...

Parent

RE: So much for Apple's taking over

By Pirks on 3/5/08, Rating: -1

RE: So much for Apple's taking over

By BladeVenom on 3/5/2008 11:09:21 PM , Rating: 2

You're just being a troll. I didn't say $600 video cards didn't exist, just that I have never bought one. Nor do I see a need for one. A new $170 video card gives good enough performance for me.

So what that Spore is only a timed exclusive. It will be better on the PC anyway. Ok, 143 exclusives then. Happy now?

Parent

RE: So much for Apple's taking over

By Pirks on 3/6/08, Rating: 0