Highlights of the day: Chromebook provide to enhance in November
DIGITIMES employees
Components shortages have hampered provide of Chromebooks, which have seen sturdy demand from customers staying at house in pandemic lockdowns. But the shortages are anticipated to begin easing in November as demand for typical notebooks drop, releasing up parts provide for Chromebooks. Pandemic-driven demand can also be anticipated to provide iPad shipments a greater than 20% on-year progress in 2020. Robust demand from the IT and TV sector can also be sending LCD panel pricing up. The LCD value rally will final until December.
Chromebook shortages might ease beginning November: The world provide of Chromebooks has been tight on account of part shortages, which however are anticipated to ease barely beginning November, in keeping with sources from ODMs.
Overall iPad shipments to develop over 20% in 2020, says sources: Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, Apple’s general iPad shipments are more likely to expertise an over 20% on-year progress in 2020, in keeping with sources citing the availability chain’s estimation.
LCD panel costs to maintain rallying by December: LCD panel costs will proceed rallying by December 2020 on sturdy demand from TV and IT sectors, however are more likely to bear a downward correction, albeit barely, within the first quarter of 2021, in keeping with trade sources.
