#pc-shipment-forecast

#pc-shipment-forecast

The integration of cameras to enable various video-based services in commercial vehicle environments has become one of the strongest trends over recent years, in a fleet video telematics sector that is set to grow by 16% globally to 2020.

The fix, he told me, was temporary - he didn't have the right part and couldn't get it. This experience revealed a broader shift in how modern products are designed, sold, and owned - one that increasingly treats repair as optional and replacement as inevitable.

US PC shipments are set to fall by 13 percent this year thanks to the ongoing memory and storage crisis, with budget PCs hardest hit. Memory and storage costs will see at least a 60 percent increase during Q1 2026, compounding last year's rises of 40 to 70 percent.

Smartphone sales in China took a slight hit in the first two months of 2026 as shipments fell by 4% compared to the same period last year, indicating a decline in demand despite government incentives.

Bernstein's analysis suggests that the recent selloff creates an attractive entry point for investors, emphasizing that TurboQuant should have 'zero impact' on hard disk drive demand and 'negligible impact' on NAND demand.

The integration of 5G, AI-enabled productivity features, and smart note-taking capabilities is repositioning tablets beyond media consumption toward everyday productivity. As notebook prices rise, detachable tablets in particular are emerging as a practical, cost-effective alternative for students and young professionals.

The ongoing memory chip shortage is about to lead to a drastic drop in smartphone shipments this year. According to the latest forecast from TrendForce, the market will see a 10% drop in global smartphone shipments, which would result in an estimated 1.135 billion units shipped for the calendar year. There is, however, an even worse turn of events, which could see the drop go as low as 15%, which TrendForce describes as the "Bear-case scenario".

Memory shortages will likely stunt PC shipments in 2026, as available supplies will not be able to meet demand thanks to memory makers chasing the lucrative AI infrastructure market instead. Overall PC market performance in 2025 was healthy, according to research biz Omdia, but it notes that memory and storage supply was already tightening, with associated upward price pressure emerging around the middle of last year.