Many vendors reported an immediate impact in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the US, affecting the tail end of the quarter where business uncertainty delayed IT purchasing.

IBM delivered a substantial number of Intel Servers to New Zealand Post during Q3 2001. This resulted in the vendor capturing number one position in the market from traditional leader Compaq.

The portable market remained very competitive in Q3 2001. Hewlett-Packard's growing presence in the retail notebook market began to have an impact on the established players in the space. Intel's BTO scheme also began to take off, seeing local assemblers grabbing more share of the New Zealand notebook market.

Q3 2001 PC Market Total Units

Vendor Position Q3 2001 Q3 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2000

1. Compaq 20.2% 25.3% 24.2%
2. Hewlett-Packard
3. IBM
4. Dell

Grand Total 79,236 86,570 92,302

Annual growth -14.2%
Sequential growth -8.5%

Q3 2001 Desktop Market Units

Vendor Position Q3 2001 Q3 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2000

1. Compaq 19.9% 25.1% 23.6%
2. Hewlett-Packard
3. Dell
4. The PC Company

Grand Total 63,382 69,618 76,892

Annual growth -17.6%
Sequential growth -9.0%
Q3 2001 Portable Market Units

Vendor Position Q3 2001 Q3 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2000

1. Toshiba 28.3% 30.8% 31.0%
2. Compaq
3. Dell
4. IBM

Grand Total 12,938 14,697 13,278

Annual growth -2.6%
Sequential growth -12.0%
Q3 2001 SIAS (Intel Server) Market Units

Vendor Position Q3 2001 Q3 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2000

1. IBM 38.8% 18.0% 18.4%
2. Compaq
3. Dell
4. Hewlett-Packard

Grand Total 2,916 2,255 2,132

Annual growth 36.8%
Sequential growth 29.3%