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Acer regains second-rank for 1Q12 notebook shipments, says IDC

Acer regained the status of the second-largest notebook vendor in terms of shipments in the first quarter of 2012, according to IDC.

Acer was surpassed by Lenovo in the third and fourth quarters of 2011.

IDC: Top-5 notebook vendors, 1Q12

Vendor

Shipments (m units)

Global market share

Hewlett-Packard

8.928

17.5%

Acer

7.342

14.4%

Lenovo

6.808

13.4%

Dell

5.558

10.9%

Asustek Computer

4.989

9.8%

Source: IDC, compiled by Digitimes, May 2012

Source: DigiTimes