HP kicks Dell in the PC goolies

GARTNER SAID HP had a clear lead in PC sales over Dell in the last quarter of 2006.

For the second consecutive quarter, HP was the number one vendor and that meant it tied with Dell for the entire year.

HP's worldwide PC shipments rose by 23.9 per cent in the quarter, while Dell shipments fell by 8.7 per cent.

Overall, "price erosion" was the defining theme of the quarter, said Gartner. Here are the figures, with numbers in thousands of units. The figures include all X86 based machines. µ

Firm	Q406 ship	Q4 share	Q405 ship	Q45 share	Growth
HP	11,687	17.4%	9,431	15%	23.9%
Dell	9,385	13.9%	10,284	16.4%	-8.7%
Lenovo	4,773	7.1%	4,365	7%	9.3%
Acer	4,593	6.8%	3,451	5.5%	33.1%
Toshiba	2,576	3.8%	2,070	3.3%	24.5%
Others	34,339	51%	33,085	52.8%	3.8%
Total	67,352	100%	62,686	100%	7.4%