Most Popular Computer Brands 1996 - 2023 (updated)

Do you remember your first computer?
This video shows the performance of the top computer brands in terms of market share. Apple dropped by a lot in the late 90s, hence why they brought back Steve Jobs. I did not include them with the "others" because they have been very influential to the computer industry. Those that dropped to 0% were either acquired or left the computer market. Computer brands that sold less than 3% are part of the "others" group, those included brands like Sony Vaio, Microsoft Surface, Packard Bell and hundred others. In the 90s computer sales were based on price and performance instead of style since they were seen as a business tool.
I included popular computers from each year so you can see the progression of computer designs and so you can have an idea of what was selling at that time. I did not include many laptop images because it's difficult to see their progression other than thinner bodies.
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[@X150t]

No one ever believes me when I tell them Others is a great computer brand.

[@IronPickMinecraft]

😂

[@GamerBruh13]

💀

[@jamesofficial6829]

My first computer was the Others brand and I loved it!!! 😂Lol No but seriously the first computer I had back as a kid in the 90's was a custom built Pentium II MMX 233 with Windows 95 32 MB of ram, a 24x CD-ROM drive and a 32 bit Video card Expert Color Pro it was called Lol. My dad paid about $2000 at the time knowing that computers were going to be the way of the future. I miss my dad he was the best dad ever!😭

[@marvin902x]

Never had something else then Others. Makes absolutly no sence for me to buy a brand. I am building my own computers and ever did so. Thats the only way to have full control of all the parts.

[@OldAussieAds]

Does Others play Crysis?

[@youtuber-tc8yk]

My first computer was Toshiba Satellite. 2 gb ram, 500 gb hard drive. It was the most costly one that time, and I still have it :)

[@dwaynelangerhr6985]

lucky you my first computer was a Vic 20. 4K ram and a Tape drive. the first computer that I learned on was an I don't know. We had a Dumb terminal in school. we used a modem to call it. there was a paper print out for the screen and saved our programs on a paper Tape. God I am old.

[@souradeepghosh7559]

Mine first computer was a gigabyte intel pentium g3240 4 gb of ddr3 ram and 1 tb hard disk

[@dwaynelangerhr6985]

@@souradeepghosh7559 IF you have not owned a Commodore, you have not had a real computer.

[@TechBaffle]

My first computer was an eMachines T-Series tower with Windows XP Home Edition, running an Intel Celeron, 128 MB of RAM, 80GB Hard Drive, with a CD, DVD and floppy drive 😀

[@scottkrafft6830]

That must've been a dog! My first was a Dell Dimension with 2GB and a 120GB hard drive. Oh, and a 2.8Ghz Pentium 4. It was still usable into the late 2010s!

[@mymomsaysimcool9650]

Watching this on my 2011 HP Pavilion notebook. It’s been on almost continuously since the spring of 2011.

[@ElectricoGamez]

Finally another upload from Captain Gizmo! I'm wondering what took him so long... Also where is Gateway on this list?

[@Lyothere]

Read the description

[@CaptainGizmo]

The data videos were getting few views so I was trying out other types of videos, but those got even less views. So I would end up deleting them so they don't drag the channel down.

[@quicksilver462]

Still using an HP slimline w7 from 12/2011, it is on 24/7/365, only real problem I had with it was the power supply went bad after five years, replaced it and had no problems since, only upgraded the cpu, and the ram!

[@TechBaffle]

I didn't realise how popular Lenovo are now - I always assumed they were like 4th of 5th most popular!

[@raynash4748]

Cheaply made.

[@MrVariant]

Lol that would be the others 🤣

[@M167A1]

Widely used in business

[@jackjackum]

I thought Dell would be further down the list. The only Dells i see are old laptops from the 00s that people kept

[@TechBaffle]

@@jackjackum The XPS line I think is pretty popular though. I have a Dell myself so probably a bit biased 😂

[@comixfan]

My first computer was a Commodore VIC-20!

[@seanthoman2676]

Commodore 64k here

[@ashleywalls4097]

Commodore 64 here

[@arejayseeottawa]

My first computer, which I got as a Christmas present 25 years ago, was a clone, which would belong with "others!"

[@dwaynelangerhr6985]

Basically, all computers are clones they were based on the IBM 8088 processer even the ones made today. So, Compaq, HP, Hewlett Packard and ECT. were all IBM clones.

[@ElectricoGamez]

(P.s. Music is "Epic Motivation" & "Epic Motivation 2" by music artist "Roman Cano")

[@captainkeyboard1007]

My first microcomputer was Cybernet. It was an American-made model. It enabled me to learn to use Microsoft Windows XP Professional like a computer technician, and it had Microsoft Office XP Professional that enabled me to work higher than just a keyboard specialist (that is, a typist with strong keyboarding skills). In 2017, I bought my first Dell microcomputer, but replaced it with an advanced Dell microcomputer that works great, as you may read my accurately-typed comment. I call my microcomputer my Keyboard, because it is my powerful typewriter. I enjoy using it a lot. Keep the shows coming through!🙂

[@frankroni]

My VERY first computer was a Timex Sinclair. It had 1K of memory. NO drive storage, not even tape. You entered a simple program of no more than 1,000 total characters. When you turned it off you could not save the program. Monitor was a TV. It cost $99 assembled or $49 if you wanted to assemble it yourself. Not very practical, but that's how I learned. My computer #2 was a Radio Shack CoCo. Still have it.

[@jrsc01.]

Packard Bell, 20GB HDD (was blue coloured too, from PC WORLD) around 2002?

[@oeao2841]

My first computer was that iMac in late 90s early 2000s it was orange 🍊 colored

[@marklangren3142]

My first work computer was an Apple 2e, upgraded to the first IBM PC with a HD in the twin cities. My first personal computer I built. Presently built my own desktop Dell laptop and no name tablets

[@NITISHBHATT008]

HP Compaq Presario SR1050NX, my first machine.

[@Yucaste]

My first computer was a Compaq pentium II, 128 MB of RAM 10gb hard drive, year 1999

[@TheKdcool]

Someone should do a video that starts way earlier to include commodore and such

[@user-glg20]

I am really amazed that there was no MSI which is very popular among gamers

[@GuyCezar-pf2vc]

But gamers are not popular so, and their setup pc are very expensive so 🤷

[@BenjyDale]

My desktop is an Asus and my laptop is a Lenovo, so that puts me at the bottom of the list and the top of the list at the same time hehe! My 1st computer was a BBC Micro from 1981, from the early age of home computers. If we're talking the era in this video (1996-2023), then my 1st PC I had was from a local PC shop, so would have been classed as 'others' on this list. It was a Pentium II with 350MHz, March 1999

[@mactire6045]

I've always wanted to try an Others.

[@roberthaas1016]

At work I have an acer and my coworkers use HP too. At home I still have a Fujitsu Amilo and an Apple MacBook Pro. I had an Lenovo ThinkPad but gave it to my aunt.

[@DR-wp6gy]

My first computer was a Commodore 64. Then later in the 1990 I bought a PC clone built from a local puter builder called BetaComp. Then in the 2000s i built my own AMD system.Now I own a Gateway laptop and HP desktop.

[@datainmotion3996]

great statistic video

[@maniackolder]

Got my Dell in 2008. After few upgrades and replaced parts still just as quick as anything new Ive used today

[@ryanmick8090]

My first computer was an eMachines EL1360g, 4gb ram I upgraded to 8, 500gb hard drive I upgraded to 1 tb ssd, with a dvd cd drive. I still use it

[@flickering_wick]

I'm gonna rush out and buy stock in "Others"

[@SinusPrimus]

My First PC was a Peacock Laptop with Windows 98. My latest ist a MacBook Air M3. Greetz from Switzerland

[@antioch44channel]

Is it for laptops only or for the all desktop and notebooks personal computers?

[@Ikreisrond]

Perhaps you should read the description of the video…?

[@oxintoma32dev]

I have a suggestion for a video Make the most popular Linux Distros

[@HappyPlaysWasTaken]

Others is my favorite brand

[@honzam.1953]

And what about handmade computers or computers made by sellers? I have one and it hasn't any brand

[@batman_2004]

Please do a video of no. Of users of different android versions.

[@peterwilson9699]

My first computer, 1986, was an Amstrad.

[@RealAyzeNZ]

I want to get me an "Others" computer

[@haoiliforyou]

Lol

[@jasonalex7640]

yes true but apple computers are expensive so brands like lenovo or acer are cheaper@@haoiliforyou

[@deristfrei]

i ave One, an you could too. Only buy components and build them. Take the Quality in your Own Hand.

[@pranavbalaji7864]

Having built a custom rig, I have successfully bought a PC from “others”. And hope my LG gram too comes under “others”

[@gamingtonight1526]

Starting in 1996 INSTEAD of 1986 devalues this video.

[@whatdoyouexactlymeanbyhandle]

my first computer was a 2008 aluminum macbook with 2 gigs of ram and 160 gigs of storage 💀💀💀💀 i still have it but i upgraded it to 4/250 gigs respectively

[@muhammadfasih6820]

background music name .....

[@andrewscott7728]

I'll never forget the day Lenovo overtook PlusOthers to become the number 1 brand.

[@dharmendersaksena981]

I never heard of brand names "Others"

[@chrisinhotwater9896]

I have only ever bought one branded computer and that was my Tandy color3.

[@captainzantor2952]

286 16Mhz with a 44MB MFM hard drive and a green monitor. The monitor displayed in green only... which I thought looked nicer than the Red ones. Oh... and 1MB of ram running DOS 4.1. First upgrade was to put in an "Adlib" sound card... :)

[@DGFAILURE]

Others control the market of computers

[@thenortherner3890]

2014 - The 'brands' started offering deals to the big firms, the firm I worked for went Lenovo, great laptops even back then and so cheap nearly everybody had one in the company.

[@riccardopicco2512]

Music?

[@christianbergener]

My first computer was a notebook, Acer Aspire 5742 G, run with Windows 7, I buy this for around 600 € in Jan. 2011. I still use it until today with Windows 10, but some parts are broken.

[@user-xq4ux7ob1m]

Mine was a Tosiiba Notebook. Its OS was Windows 98 SE.

[@christianbergener]

Wie teuer war das Toshiba Notebook, als du es gekauft hast? Und nutzt du es noch? Gruß, Chr.

[@FrancisXLord]

9 months late but since you asked: My first 'computer' was an Amstrad PCW8256. My first Windows based computer was a Dell Optiplex with 4 GB of ROM and 256 MB of RAM. It had an Intel Pentium 4 (2.4 GHz) processor, which sounded big at the time. I also had no idea how close Apple came to falling out of the game altogether, Jesus.

[@wowguy3562]

My first computer was an Apple IIc

[@ltrace8651]

Oh yes my favorite brand Others

[@I_WANT_SB_ABMIN]

My first computer was a macbook with the touchbar

[@JONMPG]

We had some compaq around the 2000 era they was good computers for us.

[@syahrialdi]

it's better to omit "others" if it's a bunch of several brands

[@ScottCleve33]

I think others is largely the generic no name pc clones that were budget options. They were sold at electronic stores or online.

[@Ikreisrond]

⁠@@ScottCleve33I wouldn’t categorize brands like Sony, Samsung, Toshiba and MSI as “no name”, unless you would also include HP, Dell, Acer and Asus as such.

[@da.ni.logomes]

Lenovo laptop since 2014 ssd m.2 usb-c

[@volkerball3]

My first Computer was an IBM PC. (If I don't calculate with the Commodore 64. Intel Pentium 2 366Mhz, Vodoo 3Dfx video card, 16Mb RAM about 1Gb HDD.

[@jamesofficial6829]

I own a Acer laptop and I love it. The only thing I hate about it is that the touch pad for it stopped working but that's okay because I prefer using a mouse instead anyway. I don't understand why its on the bottom of the list.

[@fabvegar.5653]

Watching this on my Surface Pro 😎😎

[@impactsuit9871]

My first computer was a zx spectrum clone named tk-90x...

[@I_WANT_SB_ABMIN]

What is others?

[@marvinmars280]

Acer is the best. My notebook is Acer.

[@thehuguenot5615]

I would assume Dell was first, with all the corporate partners they have. IBM PS1 ftw

[@joexu2714]

My 1st PC is an IBM 586 based, over $2k, extremely expensive in poor China in 1990s.

[@arjuntrehan48]

Can someone explain what is others ??

[@CaptainGizmo]

It includes Google, LG, Razer, Microsoft, MSI, Samsung, etc. Huge companies, but very niche computers.

[@catrionasloanei6847]

I've never even heard of Lenovo HP was always our go to brand since they first hit the scene.

[@TorontoPopulistConservative]

Lenovo took over IBM's PC division and went on to continue IBM's lines of Thinkpads, desktops, workstations and created new entry level lines for the budget consumer market. Many big institutions use only lenovo computers across the whole organization, just as other institutions may do so with Dell or HP machines.

[@catrionasloanei6847]

@@TorontoPopulistConservative Well, I got one of their gaming PC's from Costco for $1,500 CAD taxes in with a 3060. The same PC from a company like META wanted $2,400 AMERICAN.

[@danaeckel5523]

I'm surprised Gateway, e-Machines, Packard Bell were not on the list outside of "Others"

[@EugeneQuirona]

HP/Hewlett-Packard old name was Compaq

[@rodfer5406]

Lenovo is amazing; had no idea they had such. a large market share!

[@MrDannyDetail]

'Others' should have small enough combined share to stay at the bottom of whatever list size you are following through time. It's a bit silly if it moves up and down the chart, and it's beyond ludicrous for it to be at number one for nearly the whole time. Imagine if the chart show announced that the number one in the singles chart was a combination of literally all tracks available to stream, download or buy, other than those we already played between 40 and 2 in the Top 40.

[@ibrachaka8727]

So any single manufacturer under others is smaller than the last one on the list?

[@Ikreisrond]

Read the description, perhaps…?

[@paultasker7788]

I knew others was in trouble due to the rise of the laptop and demise of the desktop PC. I'm surprised how long it took others to be overtaken. Currently I've got a Lenovo gaming laptop and a home built desktop PC which would be an others. I'm shocked Dell isn't much higher given every work computer I've got is a dell in a large hospital. Dell has most of the business market.

[@JV-os4yf]

ASUS, MSI, HP top 3 in my opinion. Built to perform and last. From a HP Omen 17 (2022) owner.

[@AdilAbdullah950]

Once more Another video from this channel

[@mathiaspedersen7171]

I like how people back in the day, knew not to buy apple.

[@leung63401]

It is also applicable in these day.

[@rolandsmash]

Evidently you don’t even have to "buy Apple" for it to live rent-free in your head. 🌚

[@Waterfirerockair]

Yeah Apple products are a ripoff, I only prefer IPhones because in my opinion they’re more ez but any other product is bad

[@raheem201231]

@@Waterfirerockair such as

[@epic_paul27]

Apple was just almost about to go out of business back then until Steve Jobs came back. Apple products aren't ripoffs today. It all comes down to personal preference.

[@0NeedHelp]

Gateway was super big back in the day and should shown on this video. it shouldn't be just under others.

[@DR-wp6gy]

I know own a Gateway laptop 11" . It is nice.

[@lenoreno7546]

my first computer was a lenovo ideacentre

[@derkranich8474]

Apple & Dell = Best Quality

[@0w3nn]

it's the big three, hp, lenovo and dell, and then it's the smaller two acer and asus, and then apple

[@deristfrei]

First Computer? Sure, sinclair Spectrum Color, Then Amiga 500, Amiga 1200, and Then I build my Own untill today.

[@jean-loupdesbordes4833]

In 45 years I have had tones of "others" computers and non with a brand

[@barosha_0763]

lol, I thought Asus is one of the most popular. Also didn't realise that Lenovo is so popular

[@jjamiejackson]

Others must be an Amazing company

[@CaptainGizmo]

It does include a bunch of amazing companies such as LG, Razer, Microsoft, MSI, Samsung, etc.

[@VivianaSilverback]

@@CaptainGizmo I personally have an omen gaming PC ad it works amazing. So i can see why the other brands outside of the big ones are really popular.

[@ArshanShortsYT]

I'm using Lenovo! 😀😁

[@andikachsyfurdjasimilyaspa5066]

I like computer in 1996🙏🏻😭

[@jamesm2078]

I’m kind of surprised Apple isn’t higher, but I love the effect of the bars changing as years go by.

[@CaptainGizmo]

Large businesses and colleges don't buy Macs, they're too expensive. Those are the biggest buyers.

[@jackjackum]

And with Windows being good and many people being used to it - not many people see the need to switch to Apple.

[@jimmydurante138]

@@CaptainGizmo My local school district growing up were always huge Apple customers and even still there were way more PC's overall. All the dedicated computer labs and the engineering lab in the highschool (where they taught CAD and photoshop) had Macs, but the regular classrooms, libraries, and administrative offices had standard Dell office PCs.

[@Ikreisrond]

@@jackjackum”Windows being good”…? Could you explain that?

[@jackjackum]

@@Ikreisrond They work for most people and are accessible. Mac works best for people with other Apple devices and their price makes it inaccessible

[@Tipp_Of_The_Mitt]

My first computer was a Quantex if anyone remembers them.

[@b.s.7693]

Other than the others, Others was once a strong brand, but now we live in other times...

[@grazianofalcone3093]

Chrome OS ( linux Based like Android ) Missing QNX ( Blackberry OS ) BSD and more

[@aliismail6367]

nice!

[@KerimovAli543]

I love Compaq 👍👍❤️‍🔥

[@avatar2233]

I thought others would be 90% of market share

[@curtisnewton895]

others ???

[@_AstaLily]

I’m confused I’ve never heard of Others?!

[@RealColoradoProductions]

I heard Others was an awesome computer company 🙂

[@Scudmaster11]

Others???

[@neoch7150]

what is other includes?

[@masyitah7]

Huawei, Honor, Realme, Samsung, LG, MSI, Razer, Xiaomi, etc..

[@GuyCezar-pf2vc]

Lg, samsung, medion, msi, gateway, packard bell,

[@neoch7150]

thanks @@GuyCezar-pf2vc

[@noelht1]

Nobody talking about how HP bought Compaq

[@noelht1]

Or how Lenovo is now the PC name for IBM

[@Electronitez]

can we talk about how the apple mac pro looks like a cheese grater?

[@abnermoraesp]

Meu primeiro computador foi um compaq presario, Intel Pentium dual core 😂

[@bexjr]

between 07 and 13 feels for me like VAIO everwhere... 🤔 but nothing in your list...

[@CaptainGizmo]

Everyone spoke about vaio but very few purchased, they were just too expensive

[@MichaelSidneyTimpson]

It's a little bit of a cop out if "others" has to stay in the top five through the whole video, surely it could have been better delinated. The chart barely changed the whole time...

[@dragon_du_web]

Toshiba 😭