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Global PC Shipments Drop Over 20 Percent in Q3 Amid Price Hikes

Counterpoint Research reports global PC shipments fell 21 percent year-over-year in Q3 2026 due to rising RAM costs, a trend IDC and Omdia also confirmed.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 22 Oct 2026 · updated 3h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 22 Oct 2026. RSS 2.0 published first, on 22 October at 15:56 UTC; The Verge followed 5h 34m later. The most recent article, from The Verge, appeared on 22 October at 21:30 UTC.

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  1. PC shipments dropped over 20 percent in Q3 due to RAM price hikes The Verge ·
  2. PC shipments are in the toilet, plunging over 20 percent from last year RSS 2.0

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