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Research and Markets: Global and Chinese Laptop and Tablet PC Industry Report, 2011-2012(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e71453/global_and_chinese) has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Laptop and Tablet PC Industry Report, 2011-2012" report to their offering. In 2011, laptop computer vendors encountered two major difficulties. First, Eurozone debt crisis deteriorated, while Europe is one of major laptop computer markets; second, the Thailand flood in October hit the HDD disk industry severely and impacted laptop computer shipment in best-season Q4 since nearly half of the hard disks worldwide were produced there. As a result, the laptop shipment registered 195 million units in 2011, just up 1.6% from 2010. 94% of global laptop computers are assembled by Taiwanese vendors, mostly ODMs instead of OEMs. Majority of vendors just define the product positioning, rather than design. In 2011, laptops witnessed two biggest changes. Above all, the traditional EMS corporations-- Flextronics quitted the laptop contract manufacture. Flextronics tapped into the field in 2009, but within two years, it only received HP's orders, and HP's order price was much lower than that of other vendors. Therefore, most of ODMs are reluctant to deal with HP's orders. Though Flextronics received orders, it suffered huge losses. Second, the laptop production transferred to western China. Although all laptop ODMs are from Taiwan, their production bases are located in Mainland China. According to the data of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), China's laptop output was 244 million in 2011, of which 230 million ones were exported. Herein, laptops cover Tablet PCs and Kindle Fire e-book readers. In 2011, Tablet PCs made great strides. Apple's iPad shipment reached 47.6 million, a substantial rise of 2.2 times. In fact, the biggest difference between Tablet PC and laptop lies in processors and screens. It is hard to make product differentiation in processors, while it is easier to differentiate screens, especially touch screens. Key Topics Covered: - Global Laptop Market - Chinese Laptop Market - Overview of Laptop Industry - Laptop CPU Vendors - Laptop ODMs - WLAN Modules - Laptop Battery Manufacturers - Case and Structure Manufacturers - Laptop Display Manufacturers - HDD Manufacturers - Cooling Module Manufacturers - Laptop CDD Manufacturers - Laptop PCB Manufacturers - Tablet PC - Tablet PC Supply Chain For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e71453/global_and_chinese CONTACT: Research and Markets Laura Wood, Senior Manager, [email protected] U.S. Fax: 646-607-1907 Fax (outside U.S.): +353-1-481-1716 ((M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected])). (c) 2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS |