Worldwide PC shipments grew at a modest pace in the third quarter, according to both IDC and Gartner, in part due to the continuing Windows 10 refresh cycle. According to IDC, shipments grew 3 percent year-over-year to 70.4 million units. Gartner tallied a 1.1 percent year-over-year increase to 68 million units.
For the second quarter in a row, Lenovo topped the list of vendors, while HP came in second, both Gartner and IDC reported. Dell rounded out the top three, followed by Apple and then Acer. The top three vendors all saw year-over-year growth, while Apple’s shipments declined compared to a year prior.