Taipei - Taiwanese deliveries of
notebook personal computers (PCs) surged 15 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2009 to 34.99 million units, an industry
research agency reported Monday. The rise was spurred by strong global demand and the launch of
Microsoft Windows 7 operating system, the Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute (MIC) said in a report.
The value of the PCs was 16.51 billion US dollars, up 5.8 per cent from the previous quarter, the report said.
The average selling price (ASP) of Taiwanese-made notebook PCs, though still on the decline in Q4, did not see the major decrease as previously expected, MIC's industry analyst Nicole Huang said in the report.
"The shipments of new products and high value-added models featuring
3D applications, touch pads, and touch panels served to uphold the ASP," she said.
In the fourth quarter, the ASP of Taiwanese notebook PCs fell to around 472 US dollars from 485 US dollars in the third quarter, the report said.
