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Worldwide PC shipments jump 15.8 pct in Q4 - IDC

NEW YORK, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Global shipments of personal computers jumped 15.2 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, helped by strong U.S. holiday sales of low-cost notebooks, according to IDC's quarterly survey released on Wednesday.

The research firm said sales of low-cost notebook computers during the holiday season helped drive U.S. shipments up by a higher-than-expected 24 percent.

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"In this context, low-cost notebooks and mini-notebooks were the biggest contributors to the successful fourth quarter. Once again, the consumer market overcame the weak commercial sector to save the quarter," he said.