PC shipments fell sharply in the third quarter. One research firm also says Lenovo has overtaken HP as the world's largest manufacturer of personal computers, although another disagrees.
According to estimates by Gartner and IDC, these are the top 5 PC manufacturers in third quarter of 2012.
GARTNER:
Worldwide:
Lenovo Group Ltd., 13.8 million shipped worldwide, 15.7 percent share
Hewlett-Packard Co., 13.6 million shipped, 15.5 percent
Dell Inc., 9.2 million, 10.5 percent
Acer Group, 8.6 million, 9.9 percent
AsusTek Computer Inc., 6.4 million, 7.3 percent
Others, 36.0 million, 41.1 percent.
Total: 87.5 million
United States:
Hewlett-Packard Co., 4.1 million shipped in U.S., 27.0 percent share
Dell Inc., 3.3 million, 21.4 percent
Apple Inc., 2.1 million, 13.6 percent
Lenovo Group Ltd., 1.4 million, 8.9 percent
Acer Group, 989,725, 6.5 percent.
Toshiba, 989,600, 6.5 percent
Others, 2.5 million, 16.2 percent.
Total: 15.3 million
Source: Gartner
IDC:
Worldwide:
Hewlett-Packard Co., 13.9 million shipped worldwide, 15.9 percent share
Lenovo Group Ltd., 13.8 million shipped, 15.7 percent
Dell Inc., 9.5 million, 10.8 percent
Acer Group, 8.4 million, 9.6 percent
AsusTek Computer Inc., 6.4 million, 7.3 percent
Others, 35.7 million, 40.7 percent.
Total: 87.8 million
United States:
Hewlett-Packard Co., 4.3 million shipped in U.S., 26.1 percent share
Dell Inc., 3.4 million, 20.7 percent
Apple Inc., 2.1 million, 12.5 percent
Lenovo Group Ltd., 1.4 million, 8.3 percent
Acer Group, 1.0 million, 6.1 percent.
Others, 4.3 million, 26.2 percent.
Total: 16.4 million
Source: IDC
