Apple bought a report variety of MacBooks final quarter | Engadget

Apple received a few of its MacE-book gross sales mojo again final quarter because of reductions on the MacE-book Air, in keeping with the analysis agency Strategy Analytics. The firm bought a report 6.5 million MacBooks in Q3 2021, up 10 % over final yr — little doubt contributing to its blockbuster Mac quarter. Meanwhile, Chromebook gross sales truly declined for the primary time because the pandemic began, IDC reported. 

Laptop gross sales generally have been up eight % over final yr to 66.8 million models, due largely to business and academic gross sales. That was aided partially by “higher discounts on premium products like MacBook Air and gaming notebooks,” in keeping with Strategy Analytics. 

Sales may have been even greater if not for a scarcity of parts and better freight prices that drove costs greater and prompted some delays. Lenovo topped the gross sales checklist for the fourth quarter in a row with 15.3 million models shipped, with HP, Dell, Apple and ASUS rounding out the highest 5. 

Chromebook and pill gross sales did not fare so effectively although, in keeping with IDC. Chromebook gross sales tumbled by 29.8 % year-over-year to six.5 million models, thanks largely to “saturation” within the training market. “Many schools and governments blew out their budgets to provide devices for remote learning and even consumers aggressively purchased devices for learning in 2020,” the agency wrote. Lenovo once more topped the gross sales checklist for Chromebooks, adopted by Acer, Dell, HP and Samsung.

Tablet gross sales slowed 9.4 % to 42.3 million models, attributable to decreased demand and restricted provide. The exception to that development was Apple, which noticed iPad gross sales develop 4.6 % over final yr to 14.7 million models. That dominated the class, as Samsung bought simply over half that quantity (7.5 million), adopted by Amazon, Lenovo and Huawei.