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Notebook boom: IBM and Dell steal a march on Toshiba
IBM has taken top spot in notebook sales, deposing long time leader Toshiba.

By Joey Gardiner

Published: Monday 29 January 2001

Market figures from analyst house Dataquest show IBM commanding a 13.5 per cent market share with Toshiba's falling 1.5 per cent to 12.5 per cent. Toshiba slipped a further place as Dell also overtook the company to claim second spot with 13 per cent market share.

The study also found overall notebook sales are continuing to grow strongly, with a 21 per cent rise year on year, compared to a mere 1.6 per cent rise in PC sales over the same period.