Institutional investors estimated that Acer shipped more than 10 million notebook PCs in the fourth quarter, a record quarterly high, and about 33 million to 34 million such devices in all of 2009.

Acer claimed that it aims to ship 40 million notebook PCs in 2010. Acer's CEO Gianfranco Lanci said that the fourth-quarter operation results basically met company expectations and his company's fourth-quarter notebook PC shipments are expected to grow 10% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ).

Acer had consolidate revenue of NT$167.6 billion (US$5.15 billion) in the third quarter of 2009, a record high, and the company's fourth-quarter results will likely be a new record again.

Acer actively pushed CULV (Consumer Ultra Low Voltage) notebook PC models in 2009, but won higher acceptance only in China and Japan. Company chairman J.T. Wang recently said that his company would promote surefire winners this year and these new products are expected to trigger a new trend worldwide. Industry sources believe such new product would be the Calpella-platform notebook PC featuring lightweight, efficiency, slim-line, and long battery life etc.