In line with expectations, the EMEA PC market maintained healthy trends in Q1 2006 with shipments expanding 15.0% YTY, according to IDC. The market continued to be driven by buoyant notebook demand in the consumer and SMB space, with total portable sales recording over 30% growth, while desktop shipments were also in line with expectations at 7%.
| EMEA PC market in Q1 2006 | |||||
| Shipments, 000 | Share | Growth | |||
| Q1 2005 | Q1 2006 | Q1 2005 | Q1 2006 | YTY | |
| HP | 2,403 | 3,032 | 16.1% | 17.7% |
26.2% |
| Dell | 1,981 | 2,347 | 13.3% | 13.7% |
18.5% |
| Acer | 1,232 | 1,591 | 8.2% | 9.3% |
29.2% |
| Fujitsu Siemens | 1,193 | 1,325 | 8.0% | 7.7% |
11.1% |
| Toshiba | 532 | 794 | 3.6% | 4.6% |
49.3% |
| Others | 7,598 | 8,084 | 50.9% | 47.1% |
6.4% |
| Total EMEA | 14,937 | 17,172 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
15.0% |
| Source: IDC | |||||