By Thilak March 25, 2007

Laptops to Overtake Desktops by 2011

Analysts predict that portable laptops will out sell fixed desktops by the year 2011. As laptops become faster and cheaper, their demands will increase at the cost of desktops market. The release of Vista will send a short burst in Desktop shipment in 2007 and early 2008. However, it will slowly decline after 2008. Laptop market reports a growth rate on 16.1$ year-by-year, whereas desktops grow by just 3.8% each year.

The main reason behind the takeover is the increase in mobile workforce and availability of Wireless networks. A survey conducted by Pew Internet and American Life Project reveals that wireless networks in homes across United States have climbed from 1 out of 10 to 5 out of 10. With over 80% of the laptops sold include Wireless capabilities and 88% of laptop users use wired networks at home.

The outburst in number of laptop users is clearly evident, even in developing countries such as India. However, I feel it’s really weird that Vista boosts PC sales across the globe. All new laptops today ship with pre-installed Vista or free Vista upgrade later on. Maybe prices play an important factor in holding laptops back.

Source: BBC

Related Posts that you may like:

Discussion

Comments for “Laptops to Overtake Desktops by 2011”

  • Vic
    Good news !! I hate cables
  • Personally I prefer using a laptop to a PC now, however when it comes to the budget, the PC will always be cheaper as you can just rip it apart and upgrade individual pieces, thats why I think that laptops will never overtake PCs.

    Like, seriously... Who would want to pay $1500 for a new laptop when they can upgrade their PC for as cheap as $500?
  • It might be true that sales of laptops will outnumber that of desktops, but I personally feel that a first time buyer of computer, who knows his stuff, would prefer to buy a desktop, unless portability is his prime concern. If one already has a desktop and is looking to add one more system then he would probably go for a laptop. Though I have both a desktop and a lapto, I personally prefer to work on a deskop. It is more comfortable for working longer hours. The main reason for increased sales of laptops is the steep decline in price. The price of desktops have more or less stabilised.
  • I am pretty happy with my desktop at the moment ut eventually i will have to buy a lappy when i start working .
  • They've already taken over in my household. No more desktops in my future.
blog comments powered by Disqus

Welcome to TechBuzz

TechBuzz is a technology blog read by 3000+ readers every day. We regularly write about new trends in technology, useful computer application and new web services. If you are new here, please subscribe our feed or opt for email updates to get new articles to your inbox.

Free Daily Updates

You can get fresh daily articles delivered straight to your feed reader or email inbox. Please subscribe to our RSS feed or opt for our free newsletter

Recent Posts

Google’s Chrome Tablet Concept Revealed
February 3, 2010
By Thilak
Ixquick. Ixquick allows users to surf the web with complete privacy. It let’s users surf the world wide web safely without revealing any personally identifiable or private information to the websites being viewed.

Ixquick is a free service which provides complete anonymity to the user enabling the user to surf the internet anonymously and safely. They claim it to be world’s most private search engine.

Surf The Internet Anonymously With Ixquick!

Surf The Internet Anonymously With Ixquick!
January 28, 2010
By Meghan
Apple iPad Unveiled
January 28, 2010
By Meghan
Happy New Year!
January 1, 2010
By Meghan
WordPress Version 2.9 Is Out!
December 19, 2009
By Meghan