Consumer Electronics
PC Sales Rebounding: HP (HPQ) And Dell (DELL) Hold Lead
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According to Gartner Group, PC sales rose 12.1% in the second quarter to hit 61.1 million units. The research firm had previously predicted growth of 10.6%. Laptop sales were particularly strong.
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) was first in market share at 18.2% followed by Dell (DELL) at 15%.
Lenovo was next at 8%, followed by Acer at 7.2% and Toshiba at 3.9%.
Gartner explained the improvement in units by saying “The PC market experienced a boost from better than expected sales in the United States, Asia/Pacific and Latin America.”
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