According to IDC Korea, the total reached 1 million units, including 490,000 desktops and 510,000 laptops.
Public sector strengthens security with measures such as introduction of network-separated PCs... Changes expected in the PCaaS market

Domestic PC shipments in the second quarter remained at the level of the previous year.

According to a recent analysis of the domestic PC market by IDC Korea (CEO Hong Yoo-sook), domestic PC shipments in the second quarter of 2017 totaled 1 million units, comprising 490,000 desktops and 510,000 laptops.

Distribution by sector is as follows. In the consumer sector, the distribution of gaming desktops equipped with Intel Core i5, i7 and AMD Ryzen 5, 7 expanded, and for gaming laptops, products equipped with the cost-effective NVIDIA GTX 1050 gained popularity. Desktop graphics cards experienced temporary supply difficulties due to Bitcoin, but they are currently showing signs of stability.



The public sector is actively replacing aging PCs that had been delayed and is paying special attention to security, such as introducing network-segregated PCs to counter ransomware attacks, so continuous investment is expected in the future. Although demand in the education sector decreased by 3.5% year-on-year in the second quarter due to large-scale PC replacements carried out from the fourth quarter of 2016 to the first quarter of 2017, the decline was not significant as there was a remaining volume of replacements.

While large corporations have consistently carried out replacements, small and medium-sized enterprises are delaying the timing of replacements for the purpose of cost reduction. However, the adoption of laptops is increasing to boost the work productivity of mobile workers, and as a result, the share of laptops in the enterprise sector is exceeding 30% in the second quarter, following the first quarter.

Kwon Sang-jun, a senior researcher at IDC Korea, explained, "Although the domestic PC market faced another period of stagnation in the second quarter of this year, this was due to adjustments made in the second quarter to clear out inventory received during the new school year in the first quarter." He noted that total shipments for the first half of the year reached 2.63 million units, a 3.2% increase year-on-year. Kwon further assessed, "Compared to the global PC market, which has turned to a slight downward trend, the domestic market is relatively encouraging." He added that gaming PCs, ultra-slim laptops, and network-isolated PCs are emerging as opportunity markets, and that from a long-term perspective, a market shift is expected toward PCaaS (PC as a Service), which bundles PCs with solutions to provide differentiated services.