If you thought the PC market’s pandemic-era renaissance would proceed all through 2021… you guessed appropriately. Canalys estimates PC shipments jumped 15 p.c year-over-year to 341 million regardless of provide shortages. Simply put, lots of the prospects in 2021 have been including new PCs somewhat than changing present ones. Remote college students and seniors have been buying first computer systems, for instance, whereas a number of techniques have been “more common” in some areas.

Some PC manufacturers had a greater time than others, although. Lenovo, HP, Dell, Apple and Acer held on to their respective top-five positions in shipments, however Apple and Acer have been the shining stars after rising deliveries over 20 p.c in comparison with 2020. Frontrunners Lenovo and HP had the slowest development of the leaders in 2021, and noticed their shipments fall within the final quarter the place different rivals grew. Their dimension did not assist them capitalize on expanded demand for computer systems, to place it one other manner.

It additionally appears probably that 2022 shall be equally vivid. Principal Analyst Rushabh Doshi predicted the brand new 12 months could be one in all “digital acceleration” as folks shift towards high-end PCs and equipment that assist with distant work. It’s too quickly to say how correct that prediction could be, nevertheless it coincides with a PC revival we saw at CES — competitors seems to be as fierce as ever.