Several top-ten PC vendors including Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Acer and Asustek Computer are expected to reduce their PC order volumes in the first quarter of 2009 by around 50% compared to the same period in the previous year, according to sources at component makers. HP is planning to cut orders by around 50%, Dell 50-60%, and Acer and Asustek 40-50% each.

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