Notebook shipments overtake desktops in new study

Baack · Dec 24, 2008

NEW YORK - Shipments of notebook computers edged passed desktop sales in the third quarter for the first time, according to data from the research firm iSupply.
Preliminary figures for the quarter show notebook PC shipments shot up about 40 percent from the same period a year ago to 38.6 million, according to iSupply. Meanwhile desktop shipments fell about 1.3 percent to 38.5 million.
The numbers underscore a broader shift toward portable computing as more functions like e-mail and Web surfing migrate to mobile phones and the popularity of inexpensive "netbooks" used mainly for Internet access grows.
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http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20081223/ap_on_hi_te/techbit_notebook_shipments

dislinwhixie · Dec 24, 2008

Makes sense. Laptop performance has gotten so much better recently, that it removes the main argument on the laptop vs desktop debate. Notebooks/laptops are still a bit of a status symbol as well.

panhandlepat · Dec 24, 2008

dislinwhixie said: ↑

Makes sense. Laptop performance has gotten so much better recently, that it removes the main argument on the laptop vs desktop debate. Notebooks/laptops are still a bit of a status symbol as well.
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yep, only difference now is notebooks/laptops are more expensive to upgrade, and even that is changing rapidly.

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