HP reclaims top spot in PC sales, market as a whole climbs 21 percent

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/5-1-2012number1intel-hp-z1-workstation.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/01/hp-reclaims-top-spot-in-pc-sales-market-as-a-whole-climbs-21-pe/)Well, Apple's reign (http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/30/canalys-apple-leading-pc-manufacturer-if-you-count-ipads/) atop the list of the world's top PC makers was short lived. After clawing its way into the lead, if you counted the iPad as a PC, HP is back atop the heap (http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/17/idc-and-gartner-lenovo-leaps-past-dell-for-second-place-still/) -- even with Cupertino's tablet-inflated numbers. According to Canalys (http://www.engadget.com/tag/canalys), the Palo Alto company shipped 15.8 million units in the first quarter of 2012, barely sneaking passed Apple by 40,000 computers. Of course, remove Apple's 11.8 million iPads, and it's not even a competition. Lenovo, Acer and Dell rounded out the top five, with the total market shooting up 21 percent over the same time last year. However, there is plenty of reason to believe we won't see client PC fly out the door at such an incredible rate. Amazingly, according to Canalys, tablets accounted for 40 percent of all PC shipments in the US. For more details check out the PR after the break.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/01/hp-reclaims-top-spot-in-pc-sales-market-as-a-whole-climbs-21-pe/