Slumping US PC Shipments Hit With Sharpest Decline In Nearly 3 Years
PC shipments in the U.S. cratered in the first quarter of 2026, marking the largest annual decline since the third quarter of 2023, according to market research firm Omdia. On the bright side, the quarter still saw millions of shipments with 15.8 million units, but that amounts to a 7% year-over-year decline as driving forces that spurred previous upgrades are no longer a factor.
Of course, the real root cause is the ongoing component supply shortage that is causing prices to surge on things like memory and storage. The situation is driving up the cost of prebuilt desktops and laptops, and those costs are being passed on to consumers, at least in part.
One example is a round of sweeping price increases announced Apple last week. Notably, Apple raised the starting price of its budget-oriented MacBook Neoto $699, a $100 increase over the previous $599 starting price, a move...
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