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What I want to know is: how does this affect me as a PC Gaming enthusiast? I'm guessing these parts will still be made, but maybe not all completely assembled f

by swang 11y ago

What I want to know is: how does this affect me as a PC Gaming enthusiast? I'm guessing these parts will still be made, but maybe not all completely assembled for someone to take home. Does this PC label also include laptops? And does this list include Apple? It seems like they're mentioned but its a little ambiguous as to whether its included.

jacobolus 11y ago
Yes, this includes laptops. Yes this includes Macs, which are up 2.5% (thus the rest of the PC industry is down more than the headline number; supposedly vendors beyond the top 5 were hurt most, down like 20% year-over-year as a group). Beyond Macs, Asus also up 0.5%, all other PC vendors way down. Overall PC sales down ~10.5%. Does anyone know if those numbers include Chromebooks?
- dan1234 11y ago
  Yes, the IDC source article[0] indicates Chromebooks are included. "PCs include Desktops, Portables, Ultraslim Notebooks, Chromebooks, and Workstations and do not include handhelds, x86 Servers and Tablets (i.e. iPad, or Tablets with detachable keyboards running either Windows or Android). Data for all vendors are reported for calendar periods." [0]http://m.idc.com//pressRelease/prUS40909316 http://m.idc.com//pressRelease/prUS40909316
- pjmlp 11y ago
  Chromebooks don't have any market outside US, so I expect their numbers to be very minimal.
ionised 11y ago
As far as I am aware the PC gaming hardware market has never been stronger than it is now. PC gaming isn't going anywhere, the slowdown in PC sales is more about the lower powered general-purpose computers people buy from Dell, HP etc. to put in their homes for general browsing/word processing/email etc. Those kinds of PCs have been and are being largely replaced by the use of tablets and smart phones. Also individual hardware components like CPUs, motherboards and graphics cards generally aren't included in these declining numbers. It's more about full systems from manufacturers like those I mentioned above.

by swang 11y ago

jacobolus 11y ago

Yes, this includes laptops. Yes this includes Macs, which are up 2.5% (thus the rest of the PC industry is down more than the headline number; supposedly vendors beyond the top 5 were hurt most, down like 20% year-over-year as a group). Beyond Macs, Asus also up 0.5%, all other PC vendors way down. Overall PC sales down ~10.5%. Does anyone know if those numbers include Chromebooks?

dan1234 11y ago
Yes, the IDC source article[0] indicates Chromebooks are included. "PCs include Desktops, Portables, Ultraslim Notebooks, Chromebooks, and Workstations and do not include handhelds, x86 Servers and Tablets (i.e. iPad, or Tablets with detachable keyboards running either Windows or Android). Data for all vendors are reported for calendar periods." [0]http://m.idc.com//pressRelease/prUS40909316 http://m.idc.com//pressRelease/prUS40909316
pjmlp 11y ago
Chromebooks don't have any market outside US, so I expect their numbers to be very minimal.

ionised 11y ago

As far as I am aware the PC gaming hardware market has never been stronger than it is now. PC gaming isn't going anywhere, the slowdown in PC sales is more about the lower powered general-purpose computers people buy from Dell, HP etc. to put in their homes for general browsing/word processing/email etc. Those kinds of PCs have been and are being largely replaced by the use of tablets and smart phones. Also individual hardware components like CPUs, motherboards and graphics cards generally aren't included in these declining numbers. It's more about full systems from manufacturers like those I mentioned above.