With the rise in non-Apple tablet PCs, Taiwanese hardware makers are expecting large shipments in the first quarter of 2011. Digitimes reported that Quanta Computer Inc. has started the production of one million RIM PlayBook tablet PCs.
RIM is known for making products targeted towards corporate people. Its BlackBerry smartphone is very much popular among business people. Quanta Computer expects such huge demand for RIM PlayBook as well.
Motorola Xoom is reported to have placed orders for 700,000-800,000 tablet PCs and it would top one million units in the first quarter. However, Quanta Computer officials did not comment on the matter.
With shipments of more than one million Samsung Galaxy tabs, total supply of
non-iPad tablet PCs would go up to three-million in the first quarter of 2011.
RIM PlayBook was unveiled in September 2010. In March, RIM will launch a Wi-Fi only version of the PlayBook while a 3G version with Push Mail functions will be launched after that. RIM would also launch another version of PlayBook supporting 4G-LTE in cooperation with Sprint Nextel in the second quarter.
The Motorola Xoom on the other hand, will be launched in February 2011 and another version supporting the 4G LTE network will be launched later this year.
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