The Romanian laptop market showed the first signs of revival inthe third quarter of the year compared with the first half of theyear, with the sales rise likely to continue into December,according to PC manufacturers. "The third quarter was definitelyour best quarter. We sold 15,000 units. The start of a new schooland university year has generated a rise for the overall ITsector," Ciprian Donciu, country manager of Asus, told ZF. Notebooksales will also rise in the fourth quarter against the third, saysAurel Netin, Country Manager of Lenovo, citing a report of researchfirm IDC. "The fourth quarter will perform at least similarly wellto the third one. Sales started to see a rebound. We noticed risesfor all our partners," says Bogdan Iftemie, manager of the salesdepartment of Acer. Despite the sales revival, producers say itwill not be possible to make up for the sales collapse in the firsthalf of the year. However, players in the sector say this year'soverall sales will be much lower than last year's. For instance,the head of Asus Romania puts the Romanian laptop market at 300,000units, compared with almost 500,000 last year.
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