Combined shipments of the global top 5 notebook brand vendors dipped 5% on month and went down over 30% on year for the second consecutive month in August due to ongoing demand shrinkage as a result of the weak global economy, slower-than-expected digestion of the vendors’ channel and raw material inventory, the vendors having pessimistic outlook of the notebook market, and the influence of the power curb in China’s Sichuan Province, according to DIGITIMES Research’s latest Notebook Tracker figures.