‘With volumes expected to surpass 21 million units, the US has not seen such volume since the end of 2009,’ research firm IDC says.
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The need for a laptop during the pandemic caused PC shipments in the US to soar to levels not seen in over a decade, according to the research firm IDC.
Globally, PC shipments were up year-over-year by 11.2 percent during the second quarter, for a total of 72 million units. And the demand was particularly pronounced in the US. “With volumes expected to surpass 21 million units, the US has not seen such volume since the end of 2009,” IDC wrote in a Thursday research note.
IDC attributes the demand to the stay-at-home orders in response to COVID-19, which has shut down schools and offices across the country. As a result, people have been buying laptops for themselves and their children.
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“The strong demand driven by work-from-home as well as e-learning needs has surpassed previous expectations and has once again put the PC at the center of consumers’ tech portfolio,” IDC analyst Jitesh Ubrani said.
