Acer notebooks demonstrate highest year-on-year growth in the U.S., and rank No. 1 in EMEA and No. 3 in Asia Pacific SAN JOSE, Calif., (February 10, 2006) – Acer announced today that they surpassed Toshiba as the world's No. 3 notebook brand in Q4 2005, with 66.7% year-on-year growth – highest among the top-five notebook vendors, according to preliminary data from Gartner Dataquest. Acer notebooks ranked No. 1 in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), and No. 3 in Asia Pacific with 117.1% growth, the highest among the top-ten vendors. For the Total PC market, Acer ranked No. 4 and demonstrated the highest year-on-year growth of 56.2% among the top-ten vendors. Acer also ranked No. 3 in EMEA and No. 5 in Asia Pacific, with respective year-on-year growth of 48.3% and 62.4%, both growth rates were the highest among the top-five vendors. In the U.S. market, Acer is showing its strength as a rapidly rising PC player, by delivering 145.3% growth for Total PCs, and 202.6% for notebooks – highest among the top-ten brands. Moreover, Acer was the only desktop brand that demonstrated growth among the top-ten players. Q4 2005 Worldwide notebook shipments Market Share Growth (YoY) 1. Dell 17.1% 50.9% 2. Hewlett-Packard 16.5% 41.8% 3. Acer 12.2% 66.7% 4. Toshiba 10.5% 20.9% 5. Fujitsu Siemens 8.1% 18.0% Source: Gartner Q4 2005 preliminary data About Acer America Corporation Established in 1984 as a subsidiary of Acer Inc., Acer America Corporation designs and markets client and server solutions for professionals who require reliability, enhanced productivity and greater value of ownership. As one of the largest global suppliers of PCs, more than 50 million Acer systems have been purchased throughout the world, solutions for living, learning and working. Acer America's award-winning products include tablet PCs, desktop PCs, notebook computers, servers, displays and peripheral solutions for business, government, education and home users. For more information about Acer America, please visit the website at www.acer.com/us.

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