Global Chromebook shipments hit a new record


Popular with students, Chromebooks can offer a practical solution for home computing at a lower cost than regular notebooks. — AFP Relaxnews

Chromebook shipments totalled 13 million units worldwide in the first quarter of 2021, compared to just 2.8 million over the same period last year. Since the onset of the pandemic, sales of these notebook computers have been surging.

These 13 million shipments set a new record for the Chromebook sector, topping last quarter’s 11.2 million high, according to the latest figures from IDC. HP is the top-selling Chromebook maker from January to March 2021 (4.4 million), followed by Lenovo (3.3 million), Acer (1.9 million), Dell (1.5 million) and Samsung (1 million).

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