{"id":20971,"date":"2026-10-10T12:05:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T12:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=20971"},"modified":"2026-10-10T12:05:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T12:05:50","slug":"pc-shipments-fall-20-1-percent-in-sharpest-decline-since-q1-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=20971","title":{"rendered":"PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in \u201csharpest decline\u201d since Q1 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ars Technica •
\n Scharon Harding
\n • October 9, 2026<\/strong><\/div>\n\n

PC shipments fell by 20.1 percent in the third quarter of 2026, marking the steepest drop since the first quarter of 2023. According to Omdia, global laptop, desktop, and workstation deliveries dropped 21.2 percent year over year to reach 58.1 million units. Desktop shipments specifically decreased 23.5 percent to 11.7 million units, while laptop shipments declined 20.6 percent to 46.4 million units. IDC reported similar figures, noting a 20.1 percent decline to 62.7 million units compared to the previous year’s third quarter of 2025.<\/p>\n

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Industry analysts attribute this sharp contraction to supply chain pressures and high component costs. Since 2025, surging demand for memory and storage chips used in artificial intelligence workloads has limited manufacturing capacity for consumer devices. Ben Yeh, a principal analyst at Omdia, explained that memory and storage now make up nearly 40 percent of the bill of materials for PC manufacturing, up from the typical 15 percent. This has driven PC prices to increase more than fourfold over the past few quarters.<\/p>\n

Jitesh Ubrani, research director for consumer devices at IDC, stated that sales channels are worried about carrying too much inventory into a market where high prices suppress demand. While this situation might lead to promotions offering short-term relief, Ubrani warned that pricing will remain elevated and macroeconomic conditions could worsen the outlook for the next few quarters before any improvement occurs. Omdia expects PC shipments to decline another 24 percent year over year in the following quarter.<\/p>\n

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Source:<\/strong> Ars Technica •
\n Scharon Harding
\n • October 9, 2026<\/p>\n

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AI-rewritten: This is a summary of an article from Ars Technica, rewritten by AI (Qwen, running locally) to make it easier to read. The facts come from the original article – read it for the full story. Ars Technica • Scharon Harding • October 9, 2026 PC shipments fell by 20.1 percent in the third<\/p>\n

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