From a $399 netbook to a laptop with two screens, ASUS has made a business of moving the computer off its usual perch. Its next challenge is making ambitious hardware easier to own.
The smartphone brand survived by leaving Huawei. Its second act is a more interesting trick: making phones, PCs and wearables work like one AI system - while borrowing some of the best pieces from everyone else.
Acer spent decades as the value pick in a market ruled by giants. Now it is the world's sixth-largest PC vendor, betting on gaming, recycled plastic, and AI to stay in the fight.
Dell Technologies is a multinational technology company headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, that designs, sells, and supports personal computers, servers, data storage, networking, and IT services. Founded by Michael Dell in 1984, it pioneered the direct-to-customer, build-to-order sales model and grew into one of the world's largest infrastructure and PC vendors. Following its 2016 merger with EMC, Dell now spans consumer laptops, workstations, and a fast-growing AI-optimized server business serving customers in more than 180 countries.