Global market demand for notebook PCs is forecast to be stable in 2017 thanks to the commercial replacement demand and new rollouts. As the demand for consumer PCs is returning to the normal level, the market decline is slowing down with an estimated market volume of approximately 153 million units in 2017. Meanwhile, major brands have devoted to enriching their own VR ecosystem by improving hardware and accessories that create interactive user interface, and by developing VR software and content. This report provides a thorough analysis of how the global and Taiwanese PC industries perform from the notebook PC, desktop PC, and tablet perspectives over the years. Also included are the highlights that we feel would have significant impacts on the PC industry as a whole.

Table of Contents
Global Market Overview
Taiwan Industry Overview
Development Highlights

List of topics:

The global PC system market volume forecast for the period 2015-2020, comprising mainly of desktop PCs, notebook PCs (including convertible ones), and tablets (including detachable ones)
Global desktop PC, notebook PC, and tablet shipment volume share forecast by key vendor for the period 2014-2017; also included are global tablet shipment share by screen size
The Taiwanese mobile computing market share forecast for the period 2013-2017
Taiwanese desktop PC, notebook PC, and desktop PC shipment volume on a quarterly basis until 2Q 2017; the industry's shipment share forecast by product type for the period 2014-2017, touching on notebook PC shipment performance by production location
Major development trends of the PC system industry with coverage including commercial and gaming PC, Chromebooks, VR- and AR-ready devices, AI, and other emerging applications, as well as major players' strategic deployments