The PC market is again booming, after nearly disappearing. Equipped with slimmer exterior and longlasting batteries, PCs are, now, signaling their revival.

The global PC shipment for the second quarter recorded 75.8 million units, up 0.1 percent from the same period a year ago, according to a market research firm Gartner Thursday. This marks the first time for the global PC shipment to grow since 2012.

Industry observers believe that the reviving PC market is due to the “transformation” from the existing ones. An official within the IT industry noted, compact and slimmer tablet PCs encroached little by little on the PC market before. However, as tablet PCs are not as good as notebooks and notebooks became as slim and light as tablet PCs, they are regaining popularity from the rivalries.

The PCs also have price competitiveness. China and Taiwan offer notebooks priced at 200,000 won ($196) to 300,000 won. They are on a par with the existing products in terms of performance, but only one-third of tablet PCs in prices. Riding on the reviving mode of the PC market, the relevant component makers are also sharing the fruits signaling the mode’s further spread to far neighboring industry sections.

 
 
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