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Dataquest Insight: The Top Five Original Design Manufacturers of Mobile PCs in 1H08
9 October 2008
 
Tracy Tsai  

More than 79% of worldwide mobile PCs were manufactured by the top five ODMs (Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron, Inventec and Pegatron) in 1H08. The mini-notebook, the emerging mobile-PC category, will bring new opportunities for ODMs but will not improve their profitability.




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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

    
 Performance of Top Five Mobile-PC ODMs in 1H08
    
 Business Update — Top Five Mobile-PC ODMs

    
 Quanta
    
 Compal
    
 Wistron
    
 Inventec
    
 Pegatron

    
 Background and Context

    
 Consolidation of the Industry
    
 Pressures on ODMs
    
 The Small Form Factor (Mini-Notebooks and MIDs)

    
 The Impact

    
 Increasing Threat of EMS Companies to ODMs
    
 Diversifying Into MIDs

    
 Conclusion

    
 Maintaining Prices Competitive While Keeping Profit Margin
    
 Thinking Beyond the Shipment "Box"
    
 Balancing Orders Among the Top Five ODMs
    
 Increasing Outsourcing of R&D and Testing to ODMs
    
 Improving Supply Chain Management

    
 Recommended Reading


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Table 1.  
 Top Five Mobile-PC ODMs' Market Share, Worldwide, 2006, 2007 and 1H08 (Shipments in Thousands)
 

Table 2.  
 Gross Margins of the Top Four Mobile-PC ODMs (Percent)
 

Table 3.  
 Mobile-PC ODMs' Target Shipments and Their Estimated Market Share and Yearly Growth Rate for 2008
 

Table 4.  
 Top Five Mobile-PC ODMs and Their OEM Partners, 1H08
 

Table 5.  
 Total Market Shares of the Top 10 Mobile-PC Vendors in 2006, 2007 and 1H08 (Percentage of Total)
 



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