Gross margin checked in at 34.7 percent, equal to the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 46 percent of the quarter's revenue.

Mac shipment overview
The 2,524,000 Macs shipped in the quarter represents a rise of 8.84 percent versus the 2,319,000 shipped in Q1 2008 but a decline of 3.33 percent versus the prior quarter (Q4 2008).  

Mac Breakdown

• Portables sales: 1,796,000
• Desktop sales: 728,000

Portable shipments set a new record by increasing 33.83 percent over the year ago quarter whereas desktops saw a substantial decline of 25.48 percent over the same period.  According to Apple's footnotes, portables are comprised of the MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro product lines whereas desktops are comprised of the iMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro, and Xserve product lines.

Mac Unit Breakdown by Region and Operating Segment

• Americas: 912,000
• Europe: 795,000
• Japan: 99,000
• Retail: 515,000
• Other Segments: 203,000

Apple did not reach a new quarterly Mac shipment record during Q1 2009.  The Mac shipment record was achieved in Q4 2008 when Apple shipped a total of 2,611,000 Macs.