An IDC report predicts a soft personal PC market, slipping into further decline with the exception of notebooks, gaming PCs, and business PC upgrades.

Despite the bleak forecast, IDC assures there are actually several pockets of opportunities and growth like gaming & ultraslim notebooks.

Australia’s traditional PC market has bucked the global trend to record growth in Q2, driven by strong consumer, enterprise and public sector spend.

IDC has released their report that details a slight decline in the personal computing devices market through to 2021 - it's not all bad though.

“Our focus on innovation extends beyond R&D and product design, to the way our products are manufactured."

"Similar to worldwide PC trends, Asia Pacific is witnessing continued market consolidation in the PC industry."

"The contraction in traditional PC shipments experienced over the past five years finally appears to be giving way."

All hope is not dead for the PC market as the decline has slowed down, according to the latest statistics from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker.

“More than half of PC buying from retail and exclusive stores in India is done through cash."

“Lenovo, already the world’s largest PC supplier, is continuously seeking opportunities to further grow its core business in the global market."

"Early indicators illustrate an immediate impact on retail purchase and drop observed in online channel business."

The preliminary results of one of Gartner’s more recent studies paints a pretty gloomy picture for the PC market.

“We will need a strong holiday season to ensure that we don't enter 2017 in a poor inventory situation."

"For the PC market to stay on pace for flat growth in 2017, business spending needs to flourish."

PC vendors face a stark choice and must decide between overhauling their businesses or leaving the PC market, according to Gartner.

Intel is currently working to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, and investing in visual cloud, PC innovation, IoT and 5G.

Acer has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2016, with figures not looking so great for the Taiwan-based PC vendor.

IDC says while stabilisation of the PC market remains an elusive goal for now, there are some areas where there's money to be made.

Strap yourself in for a bumpy year in the Kiwi PC market in 2016, with IDC NZ expecting declining shipments - and vendor consolidation.

“Increased competition particularly after Lenovo’s entry in the consumer space combined with strong spending in the education and government segments.

In Q2 2015, Lenovo had a 15% share of the PC market, which was enough to bump the company into the top position.

There's good news on the way for PC resellers according to IDC's latest PC market report, though for Apple resellers the good times are already here.

PC shipments in New Zealand slumped in Q1, with exchange rates one of the key factors – and the months ahead aren’t looking much better.

The PC market is in a state of flux, with shipments expected to fall in 2015 but grow in 2016 and 2017, according to IDC.