Acer now world's leading notebook manufacturer

According to Digitimes, Acer last month became the world's leading manufacturer of notebook computers, ahead of traditional market leaders, HP and Dell.

With around 3.5 million computers sold (of which 1.2 million in the popular Aspire line which we have looked at here), Acer is clearly ahead of HP with 2.6 million units shipped and Dell which doesn't even scrape across the 2 million line. 

Dell isn't giving up without a fight though, and Michael Dell has promised to extend his company's market share in Europe, leading to suggestions that competition may be about to hot up.

The new-found popularity of netbooks, currently dominated by Asus and their EeePC line could serve to reignite this market ...

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