Although desktop system sales growth
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 7:11 am
will continue to be quite modest, primarily driven by the need to renew the installed base, the explosion in demand for notebooks in business environments and the consumer segment will sustain business expansion.
"Spurred by falling prices and increased attractiveness and performance, notebook demand will continue unabated, with sales growing at an average annual rate of 15%," says Eszter Morvay, research analyst at IDC's EMEA Quarterly PC Research group. "In contrast to the strong demand for notebooks, desktop PC sales will grow only 1.2% during this period, impacted by the transition to mobile systems and increasing market saturation."
The year 2005 marked a turning point in the market, marking mobile database the beginning of a transition in the EMEA region characterized by the growing commoditization of laptops, forcing PC manufacturers to develop increasingly efficient business models. The proliferation of low-cost entry-level systems and generally falling prices have acted as sales drivers, especially in the consumer segment, boosting penetration rates for this type of equipment.
More Modest Revenue Growth
. As a result, in 2005, laptop PC sales increased by a whopping 31.1%, although desktop sales still registered a healthy increase of 7.5%. Overall, PC shipments in Western Europe reached 47 million units last year, representing a 16.3% increase over the figure reached in 2004. Sales value (€42 billion), however, only increased by 4.1% year-over-year.
"Spurred by falling prices and increased attractiveness and performance, notebook demand will continue unabated, with sales growing at an average annual rate of 15%," says Eszter Morvay, research analyst at IDC's EMEA Quarterly PC Research group. "In contrast to the strong demand for notebooks, desktop PC sales will grow only 1.2% during this period, impacted by the transition to mobile systems and increasing market saturation."
The year 2005 marked a turning point in the market, marking mobile database the beginning of a transition in the EMEA region characterized by the growing commoditization of laptops, forcing PC manufacturers to develop increasingly efficient business models. The proliferation of low-cost entry-level systems and generally falling prices have acted as sales drivers, especially in the consumer segment, boosting penetration rates for this type of equipment.
More Modest Revenue Growth
. As a result, in 2005, laptop PC sales increased by a whopping 31.1%, although desktop sales still registered a healthy increase of 7.5%. Overall, PC shipments in Western Europe reached 47 million units last year, representing a 16.3% increase over the figure reached in 2004. Sales value (€42 billion), however, only increased by 4.1% year-over-year.