Quanta to Achieve 5-10% Growth in NB PC Shipment in Q4

Taipei, Dec. 3, 2008 (CENS)--Thanks to shipments of Apple's new notebook PCs and Acer's new Netbook PC, Quanta Computer Inc., world's largest contract supplier of notebook PCs, is expected to achieve a growth of 5-10% in its shipments for fourth quarter of this year, according to company sources.

The recent global financial tsunami has been upending PC makers' expectations for sales booms during this Christmas shopping season and will further dampen the market in the first quarter of next year than ever. According to institutional investors, overall PC shipments are estimated to decline 5% worldwide next year, with notebook PC to grow 10% and desktop PC to recede 19%.

Regardless of the deterioration and a host of doubts from institutional investors, Quanta is keeping its original projection at a 5-10% growth in its notebook PC shipments for the fourth quarter of the year, due mainly to its shipments to Apple and Acer to drive sales.

In addition to orders from Asustek for 5 million units of EeeTop, Quanta is also very likely to snap up switched orders from HP and Dell next year, and hence is expected to post a 16% growth in its annual notebook PC shipments to 42.7 million units for entire the year to keep its lead in the sector.

Shipment Projections of World's Top 4 NB PC Suppliers
Company	2008	2009	Year-on-year Growth Rate
Quanta Computer Inc.	36.8 million units	42.7 million units	16%
Compal Electronics Inc.	27 million units	30.3-32 million units	12-18%
Wistron Corp.	20.2-21 million units	22.5 million units	7-11%
Inventec Corp.	14 million units	16.5 million units	17%

Source: Institutional investors