The Best-Selling Products Of 2011

The Best-Selling Products Of 2011

The following slides represent the top-selling product SKUs through distributors in a range of product categories from 2010 to 2011 through distributors, according to the NPD Group. (The NPD Group's Distributor Track sales database is comprised primarily of U.S. Global Technology Distribution Council members.) Some categories might appear to have surprising winners, which could be attributed to the fact that some vendors have many SKUs for a similar product, while others offer only a few SKUs, which helps boost sales for that more common SKU.

Monochrome Laser Printers, Single Function

HP LaserJet P2055dn

HP had the top 10 best-selling SKUs in 2011 with the P2055dn, a 35-ppm model, as the top seller. Meanwhile, four versions of the P4015 cracked the top 10, including the P4015n, which was the best-seller in 2010.

Monochrome Laser Printers, Multifunction

HP LaserJet M3035xs

HP wasn't quite as dominant in multifunction printers as it was in the monochrome single-function category, but it was still the top dog. The company had five of the top 10 best-selling models, led by the M3035xs.

Color Laser Printers, Single Function

HP LaserJet CP4525dn

HP's LaserJet CP4525dn, a 42-ppm unit, was the top-selling model in 2011, ahead of eight other HP single-function color laser printers that populated the top 10.

Color Laser Printers, Multifunction

HP LaserJet CM6040f

HP makes it four for four in the printer category, thanks to the LaserJet CM6040f, the top-selling unit in the color laser multifunction category. HP again dominated the category with eight of the top 10 best-selling products, including the top six.

Desktops

Apple iMac Core i5/2400S

Apple had the best-selling desktop SKU in 2011, in part because other vendors offered many more SKUs for sale but also because Apple includes an LCD monitor with its computers, adding to the dollar volume generated. The top-selling unit according to NPD was an iMac Core i5/2400S with a 2.5GHz processor, 4 GB of RAM and a 21.5-inch LCD monitor.

Notebooks

HP ProBook 4530s

With fewer SKUs available, Apple dominated the notebook category with six of the top 10 best-selling models, but HP's ProBook 4530s was the overall top-selling notebook in 2011, in terms of dollar volume generated.

Network Security Hardware

Cisco ASA5510

Cisco has long dominated this category and 2011 was no exception. The SKU that generated the most sales last year was the ASA 5510 Security Plus Firewall Edition appliance. Another Cisco product, the ASA 5520 VPN appliance, finished second.

Wired Routers

Cisco 2821 Integrated Services Router

Cisco owned the Best-Sellers wired routers category, owning the top 10 best-selling SKUs for 2011. No. 1 was the Cisco 2821 Integrated Services Router, which finished one spot ahead of the Cisco 2911 Integrated Services Router.

Wireless Router

Netgear WNDR 3700-100NAS

NetGear's WNDR 3700-100NAS RangeMax Wireless-N router was the top-selling wireless router in 2011, in terms of dollar volume generated, according to the NPD Group. The company's WNDR 3400-100NAS also finished in the top 10.

Access Points

Cisco Aironet 3502I

Cisco had seven of the top 10 best-selling access points in 2011, including the Aironet 3502I, a one-port, 300-Mbps 802.11n model that generated the most dollars sold through distributors last year, according to the NPD Group.

Switches

Cisco WS-C3750X

Cisco replicated its performance in the wired routers category by capturing the top 10 best-selling switches in 2011, according to the NPD Group. Leading the way was the Cisco Catalyst WS-C3750X, a 48-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet model with Power over Ethernet.

Videoconferencing

Polycom HDX Media Center 7000

Polycom was the big player in the videoconferencing market in 2011, according to the NPD Group, accounting for four of the top six best-selling SKUs, including the HDX Media Center 7000, a member of the company's popular HDX family that includes twin 42-inch LCD displays.

Hard Drives

HP 146 GB Serial Attached SCSI 15K RPM HD

HP captured the top-selling hard drive for the second consecutive year, perhaps thanks in large part to its dominance in the PC space. In the most recent results, the top seller was a 146-GB serial-attached SCSI 15K RPM drive.

Tape Drives

IBM 1.5/3TB TS1050

IBM had five of the top 10 best-selling tape drives in 2011, including the TS1050, an LTO-5 Ultrium Fibre Channel tape drive.

SAN

IBM 5735 PCI-X Adapter

The most revenue generated in 2011 in the SAN category came from IBM's 5735 two-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel PCI-X adapters, according to the NPD Group. The 5735 was also the top-selling SAN product in 2010 and beat out a Cisco MDS 9000 model and several HP StorageWorks products last year.

Displays 19 To 40 Inches

Sony KDL-32BX320

This 32-inch Sony Bravia LCD model was the top-selling display less than 40 inches in 2011, beating out a Sony 40-inch model for the No. 1 spot. Overall, Sony had seven of the top 10 best-selling models.

Displays 40 Inches Or Greater

Sony KDL-55EX720

Sony had six of the top 10 models in the 40-inches-or-greater category, capped by this 55-inch 3-D TV that features full HD 1,080p, LED backlit, X-Reality Engine, Internet TV, Wi-Fi, Motionflow XR 240 and USB input.

Document Scanners

Fujtisu fi-6130

A repeat winner, Fujitsu's fi-6130 was the top-selling document scanner in both 2010 and 2011. Overall, Fujitsu had nine of the top 10 best-selling document scanners.

UPS

APC InfraStruXure Type B Data Center UPS

American Power Conversion typically owns the UPS market and 2011 was no exception. The company had the top 10 best-selling SKUs in the category in terms of dollar volume generated, led by the InfraStruXure Type B Data Center UPS family.

External Drives

Western Digital 1 TB My Passport Essential SE

The channel loves this product, as it was the top-selling external drive for the second year in a row. In 2011, it beat out a 500-GB version for the top spot. Western Digital accounted for seven of the top 10 best-selling models.

Blade Servers

IBM BladeCenter HS22

Another repeat winner, IBM's BladeCenter HS22 was also the most-popular blade server in 2010 in terms of dollar volume generated. This year's top spot went to the Blade Center HS22 X5650, a 2.66GHz model.

Rackmount Servers

HP ProLiant DL380

IBM might have won the blade server category, but HP owns the rackmount server category with eight of the top 10 best-selling products. Four of the top five were ProLiant DL380 models, with a 2.8GHz SKU capturing the No. 1 spot.

Tablets

Motorola Xoom

First, it should be noted that the NPD Group does not publicly release Apple iPad sales data, so iPad figures are not included in this category. Take Apple out of the mix and the Motorola Xoom, a 10.1-inch 32-GB tablet, was the best-seller in 2011.

Security Suites

Symantec Norton 360 5.0

Symantec Norton 360 5.0, a three-user SKU, was the best-selling security suite in 2011, according to the NPD Group. Symantec also had four other security suites in the top 10.

Relational Databases

Oracle Database Enterprise Edition

Oracle captured the best-selling relational database product in 2011 with its Oracle Database Enterprise Edition, beating out two Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SKUs for the top spot.

Storage Management Software

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

Tivoli Storage Manager, Extended Edition, was the best-selling storage management solution in 2011, according to the NPD Group. Two other Tivoli Storage Manager editions finished in the top 10.

Virtualization

VMware Vsphere 4.0 Enterprise Plus

VMware's Vsphere 4.0 Enterprise Plus beat out its own Vsphere 5.0 Enterprise Plus as the best-selling virtualization product for 2011. VMware products captured the top 10 best-selling SKUs last year.

Business Software

Microsoft Office 2010 Standard

The Standard version of Office 2010 was the best-selling business software application last year, according to the NPD Group. Microsoft captured seven of the top 10 SKUs, including two other Office editions.

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