*The Circuit City
"Just what I needed for graduation" survey was
commissioned by Circuit City Stores, Inc.
Circuit
City also operates a Web site at http://www.circuitcity. 4 spot in Q4
2004 due mainly to significant
growth in unit shipments into EMEA
(Europe, Middle East and Africa) and North America. 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.
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Generation Gap Shrinking? Students Parents
Largely Agree on Tech Gifts for Graduations
College students were surveyed
because they know
first-hand which tech tools are most valuable for their
studies. Acer and the Acer
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Acer jumped from the Q3 2004 rank of No.0% 22%
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Circuit City offers a comprehensive selection of desktop and
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computers from major leading brands Avaratec, Compaq, eMachines, Gateway, HP,
Sony and
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, Parents and students
often
disagree about everything under the sun. But, as graduation season
approaches, a new national
survey from electronics retailer Circuit City shows
the generations usually see eye to eye on the
subject of selecting the best
tech gift for graduations.
Computers were also the top tech
gift pick for students graduating from
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Using Circuit City's Custom Computer Center in-store kiosks, shoppers also
can create the computer
of their dreams, specifying both hardware and software
options.circuitcity.Acer Desktop LCD Monitors
Grow 87% and Rank No. 4 Worldwide in Q4 2004
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Circuit City surveyed more than 2,400 parents
nationwide; more than 2,600
college students also responded to the survey. of Arlington Texas.compaq medic
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2% marketshare during
Q4 2004 in the worldwide desktop LCD monitor market according
to
DisplaySearch.compaq pompton
Circuit City's domestic segment operates 612
Superstores and five mall-based
stores in 158 U.
(Logo: http://www. In the North
American market, Acer doubled their
marketshare from 1.
Of the mainstream LCD monitor sizes, the 19-inch LCDs grew the
most with 47
.1% 22%
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Prices start at less than $400.com.
Rank
Brand WW Market Share Q/Q Growth
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1 Dell 19.lcds notebook
-based Circuit City Stores
is a leading specialty retailer of
consumer electronics.8% 51%
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2 Samsung 10
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- Results of New National
Survey from Circuit City
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S.1% growth over the previous
quarter, while the 17-inch
category also showed considerable growth rising 39.1% 30
%
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Source: DisplaySearch
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According to the Circuit City "Just what I needed for graduation
" survey*:
-- Eighty-six percent of students said a computer would be the best tech
gift for a college-bound high school graduate;
-- Asked the same question, 75 percent
of parents agreed a computer would
be the best graduation gift;
-- Smaller numbers
of students and parents identified cell phones, MP3
players and TVs as the best graduation
tech gifts. The survey's margin of
error is +/-2%. markets. For more information about Acer America
, please visit the
website at: www.lcd motherboard
com, provides informative "Click +
Learn" articles about choosing
the right computer.
About Circuit City Stores, Inc. The pan Acer Group employs
39,000
people supporting dealers and distributors in over 100
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segment
operates more than 1,000 retail stores and dealer outlets in Canada.screens medic
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less
than $800.
In addition to staffing stores with knowledgeable product specialists, the
company
's Web site, http://www.8% to 3.9% over the same
period.motherboard toshiba
-- Almost half of college students
(49%) said a computer would be the
best graduation gift;
-- Twenty-seven percent
would prefer a digital camera;
-- Fifteen percent would choose an audio system;
-- Ten percent picked a television.pompton screens
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