00:00Global PC shipments have plunged 21% compared with the same quarter last year.
00:05About 57 million computers shipped in the third quarter, down from over 70 million.
00:10Shipments also fell 13.8% from the previous quarter, signaling a fast downturn.
00:16Forecasts point to a drop of around 27% year-over-year in the fourth quarter.
00:21Rising prices for memory and other components are a major reason.
00:25An AI-driven memory crunch and global tariffs are pushing system prices higher.
00:30Many shoppers are delaying replacement purchases as affordability becomes critical.
00:35Lenovo still leads the market, though its shipments fell 23%.
00:39HP dropped 31%, and Dell fell 25%.
00:43Apple declined only 11%, growing its overall market share.
00:47Asus posted the smallest decline among top vendors, at just 7%.
00:52Many buyers rushed to purchase computers in 2025 and early 2026, before prices climbed.
00:58Research suggests 2027 could bring more of the same.
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