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Notebook growth sprinted forward at 17% vs. 3.5% for PCs, according to IDC.
"It looks like mini-notebooks are definitely stronger than regular notebook growth rates and may be eating up traditional notebook shipments," says Gartner analyst Mika Kitagawa.
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Research firm IDC expects notebook computer growth to hit 138.6 million units in 2008, surpassing 4.0% desktop computer growth at 26.0%.
Last year, notebook computer sales growth was even stronger than PC sales in Latin America as the region muddled through widespread economic stagnation.
Through the end of 2012, NPD predicts that year over year growth for notebook PCs will only be at around 2percentt, with a 28percentt drop for the mini-notebook category.
The firm expects growth in notebook sales of 32percentt in the quarter.
Lenovo and Apple both saw very large growth in notebook shipments in the third quarter.
"Previously, most ODMs enjoyed an over 20% sequential growth in notebook shipments in the third quarter, the sources noted".
Demand is driven not only by growth in notebook PCs, but also by the rise in flat-screen monitors to replace bulky cathode-ray tubes.
Desktop revenue was flat year-over-year despite 9% unit growth, while notebook revenue increased 27% driven by 60% unit growth.
LCD demand has soared in the past few years because of fast growth in notebook computers, computer monitors and mobile phones.
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