Australia Quarterly PC Market Update, 3Q09

Abstract

This IDC Update reviews the 3Q09 PC market in Australia, highlighting recent vendor activities, form factor growth, and IDC' s forecast. The information in this update is extracted from IDC' s Asia/Pacific PC Tracker, a separate product that delivers a quarterly pivot table with detailed splits by segment, channel, and price band, among others. (For more information on our tracker product, contact your IDC representative.)

Table of Contents

• In this update
• Total PC Market Highlights
• The PC market in 3Q09 was 1.2 million units, 4% lower than IDC' s initial forecast
• Commercial Desktops
• The commercial desktop segment in 3Q09 was 371,530 units, in line with IDC' s initial forecast
• Consumer Desktops
• The consumer desktop segment in 3Q09 was 103,370 units, 2% higher than IDC' s initial forecast.
• Commercial Notebooks
• The commercial notebook segment in 3Q09 was 313,880 units, 4% higher than IDC' s initial forecast
• Consumer Notebooks
• The consumer notebook segment in 3Q09 was 402,980 units, 14% lower than IDC' s initial forecast
• Competitive Review
• Forecast and Assumptions
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• Related Research
• Table: Top 10 PC Vendor Unit Shipments, 3Q09
• Table: Top Vendor Temperature Reading, 3Q09
• Table: Australia PC Unit Shipments by Form Factor, 1Q09–4Q10 (' 000)
• Figure: Australia PC Market Unit Shipments and Year-Over-Year Growth
• Figure: Australia PC Unit Shipment Forecast Comparison