Australian PC shipments up 10% in Q4 2003

There were 618,827 units (desktops and notebooks) shipped in Australia in the final quarter of 2003, according to IDC, which represented a 2% increase from Q4 2003 and a 10% increase from the fourth quarter of 2002. The desktop market grew by three% year-on-year, although it remained flat over the third and fourth quarter, while the notebook market increased by nine% in the fourth quarter over the third quarter and 38% year-on-year.