Laptops Set to Out Sell Desktops

March 21st 2007 | Laptops

Laptops will overtake desktop PCs as the dominant form of computer in 2011, according to a report by analysts IDC. The demand for bulky machines will continue to slowly grow but at a declining rate as portable machines become quicker and more efficient.

The report predicts the laptop market will grow by 16.1% year-on-year until 2011, compared to 3.8% for desktop PCs. There will also be a short burst of desktop shipments over the next year as Microsoft rolls out Vista, it predicts.

More than 82 million portable computers and nearly 140 million desktop PCs were shipped around the world in 2006, according to the report.

BBC

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Laptops Set to Out Sell Desktops
Published in: Laptops on 2007-03-21