An 11.3% increase of the MacBook sales in Q3 2017.
Apple sold more MacBook in Q317 than the same period last year. The company sold 11.3% more MacBook in the third quarter of the year, resulting in a 10.4% market share. The overall sales of notebooks have also increased by 6.8%, exceeding the expectations.
Apple is now the fourth biggest manufacturer in this market, shipping around 4.44 million MacBooks in the quarter, according to a report from TrendForce.
HP remains a leader (share of 25.8%), with an impressive year-to-year increase in the third quarter of 17.6%. HP sold 11 million laptops in Q3 2017, which would be sufficient for the estimated number of 40 million sold units for the year. Lenovo has a 20.1% market share, followed by Dell with 15.6%.
Apple announced recently that the MacBook division has earned the record $25.8 billion for the fiscal 2017 year. The good sales are fueled by the strong demand for new models of MacBook Pro which grew 25%, according to Tim Cook.