The Mac Observer | PC Notebook Shipments Tank, Apple's MacBook Air Surges The Mac Observer The global economy and shortages of hard disk drives (HDD) sent shipments of notebook computers by Taiwan makers down 5.7 percent in the fourth calendar quarter. However, Apple's MacBook Air shipments were up 20 percent for the quarter, according to ... CES Parades Apple Rip-Offs Can Wintel win the Ultrabook market? Apple sold 1.2M MacBook Airs over holidays, new models with Ivy Bridge loom |