- A new IDC study shows an increase in desk and laptop PC sales in North America compared to the first 2024 quarter
- This is likely to be the result of American tariff uncertainty, with manufacturers warning consumers about the possible shortage
- There is the possibility that the 90 -day pause can go back
Although the PC hardware market has always had cases of high demand for certain desktop components (especially GPU) and laptops, it could be said that it now reaches unprecedented levels due to US rates, and a new study corroborates this.
As reported by Notebookckck, the evidence of IDC (which tracks hardware sales) suggests that desk and laptops in North America have increased since US tariffs were implemented, and manufacturers have also warned consumers about the possible shortage in the offer, which has effectively led to the purchase of panic.
The study shows that in the first quarter of 2025, compared to Q1 2024, laptop sales have increased by 26.9%and desktop computers increased by 35.3%. This seems derived from a fear that prices can be shot suddenly or, worse, sales can stop. We have seen that this happened with Razer, which previously stopped its portable computer sales due to US rates.
In particular, there is still a 90 -day pause active in larger tariffs, while the base tariff of 10% of imports to the USA. UU. It maintains. However, there is uncertainty about whether this will be missed, which could affect PC hardware sales. A large majority of PC hardware manufacture is carried out in China, and tariffs now have up to 145% in all their imports to the US.
It is not surprising, then, seeing the increase in sales significantly, before issues get out of control, and based on the GPU market trend, it could be a good idea to buy any pc hardware at the retail price, while things are relatively stable, like who knows what the US chaos knows.
Now is the best time to buy what he needs, but not at any ridiculous price
The PC hardware demand is possibly at the top it has been (particularly compared to the COVID-19 period), but the only thing we should not do is buy expensive products.
While I will say that this is particularly true when it comes to GPU, with prices that rise well above what they launched, the same applies to PCs and laptops of preconstructed desktop. Fortunately, I have not seen cases of previously constructed systems or laptops that are obscenely expensive, which is probably due to the fact that they have always been a bit expensive (especially high -end configurations).
I am sure that we all hope that the rates do not get out of control, and since there is not much clarity about how the PC market will be affected in the near future, it could now be the best time to take advantage of the attractive hardware offers it finds.
