This IDC study examines the dynamics of the Malaysia desktop and notebook market. It discusses vendor performance and profile, competitive landscape, market drivers and inhibitors, the forecast and its assumptions.

"The demand for portable PCs will continue to grow and the proportion of notebooks will nearly match that of desktops. While mature markets such as Singapore with notebook-to-desktop ratios of about 60:40, Malaysia is expected to attain a comparable ratio in the mid- to long term," says Chean-Chung Lee, associate analyst, Personal Systems, IDC Malaysia.