Figure 1. Magic Quadrant for Global Enterprise Notebook PCs

challengersleaders

ability to execute

Dell

HP

 

 

Lenovo

 

Acer

Fujitsu/

 

 

Fujitsu Siemens

 

 

 

MPC

Gateway

 

Toshiba

niche players

visionaries

completeness of vision

As of December 2005

Source: Gartner

Enterprises that operate globally

Enterprises with operations centered in one geographical region but that have some presence in other regions

Midmarket or large enterprises that operate in one or more countries and have more than 1,000 employees

Large-government customers are not included in this Magic Quadrant.

Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria

This Magic Quadrant focuses on notebook PC suppliers that work directly or indirectly with enterprise buyers.

Added

No new vendors have been added.

Dropped

No vendor has been dropped.

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