The desktop PC is making a comeback - here’s why
Consumers turned to desktop PCs when notebooks were hard to find
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Sales ofdesktop PCscontinued to surge worldwide during the second quarter of this year according to new research from the International Data Company (IDC).
According to the market intelligence firm’slatest tracker, worldwide shipments of traditional PCs including desktops, notebooks andworkstationsreached 83.6m units in the second quarter which is up by 13.2 percent when compared to sales during the same quarter last year.
Whilebusiness laptopsales were increasing before the pandemic, elevated PC demand andcomponent shortagesimpacted the supply of notebooks last quarter which led to desktop PC growth outpacing that of notebooks.
Research manager for IDC’s Mobile and Consumer Device Trackers, Jitesh Urbani provided further insight on the results of the firm’s latest Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker in apress release, saying:
“The PC market’s hot streak continued to drive heavy investments from the supply side including the entry of new vendors as well as additional spend from underdogs,. And while the top 5 continue to drive volume, the smaller vendors have helped drive growth by offering unique features or niche designs.”
Worldwide PC shipments
When it came to the vendors with the most PC shipments during the second quarter of 2021,Lenovotook the top spot with 23.9 percent market share followed byHP IncandDell Technologies. Meanwhile,AppleandAcertied for fourth place with 7.4 and 7.3 percent of the global market share respectively.
Although annual growth remains high in the PC market, it has begun to taper off somewhat as most consumers already purchased new devices whileworking from homelast year. The 13 percent growth rate in Q2 of this year is far lower than the 55.9 percent growth rate during the first quarter and the growth rate of 25.8 percent seen during the fourth quarter of 2020.
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While consumer demand looks to be slowing down somewhat, businesses are preparing to implementhybrid workpolicies when they return to the office and this could lead to higher demand formobile workstationsas well as2-in-1 laptops.
ViaIDC
After working with the TechRadar Pro team for the last several years, Anthony is now the security and networking editor at Tom’s Guide where he covers everything from data breaches and ransomware gangs to the best way to cover your whole home or business with Wi-Fi. When not writing, you can find him tinkering with PCs and game consoles, managing cables and upgrading his smart home.
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