For most Windows PC vendors it was a rough first quarter in the United States for PC shipments, except for Toshiba. The new PC shipments estimates for the first quarter of 2011 have been released today by research analyst group International Data Corporation (IDC). In the new figures the only two vendors that experienced any growth were Apple and Toshiba.
For Apple they still held tight in their 4th position in terms of market share with 8.5 percent total market share in the U.S. but the Cupertino giant did move 1.375 million Mac systems in the first quarter earning them the number two spot in growth for the quarter.
Toshiba placed just ahead of Apple in U.S. market share with 10.3% total for the country and their shipments for the quarter have been estimated as being 1.375 million units which puts them at the lead for growth in Q1 2011.
As for other top PC vendors HP, Dell and Acer Group (Acer, eMachines, Gateway and Packard Bell) were all down for the first quarter. The biggest drop for Q1 went to Acer Group who experienced a drop in shipments by a whopping 42.1%. The next big loser in Q1 was Dell who saw a drop of 11.8% in shipments here in the U.S. and behind them was HP who dropped a mere 2.4% in total shipments.
All of those drops by the way is being compared to Q1 of last year 2010. You can see the full chart just below for the U.S. PC shipments for both Q1 2011 and Q1 2010.
