Notebook makers expect steeper winter dropoff in 2012

Unofficial claims from notebook contractors pointed to there being a steeper than usual drop-off in notebook shipments for the wholesale batteries usual post-holiday drop. They expected a 10 to 15 percent slump, owed in acer laptop batteries uk part to companies watching hard drive shortages stemming from Thai flooding. There had already been a five-point sequential drop in the fall where shipments had grown 15 percent at the same point a year ago.

Most of the hope for the industry was Acer Aspire One 533 battery hinging on Ivy Bridge, Intel's first 22-nanometer chip design. It and a resumption of hard drive production wouldn't ACER UM09H36 Battery arrive until the spring, however, leaving them with a soft spot for at least the next few months.

The shortfall might not UM09H36 necessarily affect some notebook makers, including Apple. The MacBook Air's use of Acer UM09H41 Battery solid-state drives alone for storage makes it immune from hard disk shortages. Apple has also historically grown significantly faster than the market for the past few years and isn't as likely to shrink its supply as its peers.