Beancounters at research outfit Canalys say that PC shipments in Western Europe jumped 21 percent annually to hit 16.3 million in the latest quarter.
Figures for the third quarter showed that HP regained the top spot after three quarters in the second position, shipping 4.4 million units and taking a 27 percent share.
Lenovo came second, shipping 4.1 million units to take a 25 percent share with Dell, Apple, and Acer rounding up the top five at 14 percent, 12 per cent and eight per cent shares respectively.
Canalys research analyst Trang Pham said the numbers showed a “continuous demand for PCs.
“This isn’t just about fulfilling backlog orders anymore, but about managing a longer-term demand and this is good news for every single vendor operating in the market.
“However, we’re now seeing a marked shift to commercial, as the segment grew 31 per cent versus 11 per cent in consumer. Looking ahead, commercial demand should sustain growth well into 2023.”
Western Europe’s PC market has now been trending upwards for six consecutive quarters, but tablet shipments in Western Europe shrank 20 percent in the quarter with a total of 6.9 million units shipped.
In the third quarter, tablets had an extraordinary performance as they filled a gap created by PCs shortages.
“They are now seeing a corrective decline as penetration within the primary userbase saturates.”
