Lenovo is still the biggest brand in desktop market
As the most rapidly developing international manufacturer, HP's sales revenue is up with a 58.4% year-on-year growth rate and occupies the third place in the market. HP accounts for 6.9% of the total market. Tongfang accounts for 6.7% of the total market.
As for desktop's computer configuration, consumers have been paying attention to the dual-core processor, large-sized screens, large memory and HD. Dual core CPUs have become the market mainstream and the market share of 19- inch LCDs has been growing rapidly. User demand on security is very urgent and manufacturers have launched a new generation of PCs to cater to the demand. The secure PC's market has a bright future.
Competition is heating up; brand patterns need to be re-adjusted
The data in CCID Consulting's Research Report on China's Notebook Computers in 2007Q3 show that the sales volume of China's notebook market reached 1.626 million sets; the sales revenue reached 12.29 billion Yuan. Thanks to increasing demand during the summer, the notebook computer market developed rapidly. Lenovo's launch of its 3,999-Yuan notebook computer lead main manufacturers to launch their own low-price products. The competition in the low-end market is heating up and bringing with it a greater impact on the desktop market.
As for the brand market, the five top brands' sales revenues account for 72.3% of the total market. Lenovo is the top brand with its revenue accounting for 33.5% of the total market. As for the sales volume, Acer exceeds Dell and lists at fourth place. Acer's sales volume accounts for 8.7% and Dell accounts for 8.6% of the total market. With the competition heating up, Dell has decided to cooperate with GOME, to develop its retail market. Acer keeps upper growth speed in the consumer market and has acquired Gateway in 2007Q3. Acer will have a breakthrough in the international market. Although Gateway is still at a primary stage in China's market, its effect can't be ignored. Through the manufacturers' adjusting climate, China's notebook computer market faces new changes.
Quad-core chip brings new opportunities for PC servers
The data in CCID Consulting's Research Report on China's PC Server in 2007Q3 shows that the sales volume of China's server market has reached 158,000 sets, up 12.9% over 2007Q2 and up 15.3% over 2006Q3; the sales revenue is 2.89 billion Yuan, up 9.1% over 2007Q2 and up 13.3% over 2006Q3.
Barcelona AMD's launch led the quad-core battle between Intel and AMD. Meanwhile, we expect to see rapid development of quad-core products, as its high price-to-performance ratio gains user interest. More and more users are upgrading their dual-core systems to quad-core systems.
As for the market pattern, foreign manufacturers still maintain absolute dominance. They occupy 70% of the market share. In China's PC server market in 2007Q3, IBM was the most rapidly developing brand.
