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DELL - Global PC shipments rise 12.9 percent in 1st qtr

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Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:41 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO, April 19 (Reuters) - Worldwide shipments of personal computers rose a better-than-forecast 12.9 percent in the first quarter, with nearly all regions doing better than expected, helped by strong notebook sales, according to data released by market researcher IDC on Wednesday.

Overall PC shipments climbed to 53.2 million from 47.1 million in the year-ago first quarter and Dell Inc. remained the No. 1 PC seller, with 18.1 percent of the PC market, although its growth slowed.

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"Market growth ahead of forecasts in almost all regions reflects continuing strong demand," said Loren Loverde, director of IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. "While this bodes well for the short term, Dell's relatively slow growth may set the stage for more aggressive pricing in coming quarters."

He noted that while such price declines would help drive higher shipments, it would crimp overall profitability.

Dell rival Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) retained its position as the No. 2 PC maker with a market share of 16.4 percent. Lenovo (0992.HK: Quote, Profile, Research) was third, with 6.4 percent of the market and Acer (2353.TW: Quote, Profile, Research) was No. 4, with 5.5 percent of the market. Fujitsu/Fujitsu Siemens