March 23, 2007

Laptop demand overtakes desktop

by Jan Harris

Computers & Internet

According to a new report from market intelligence company IDC, demand for laptops will overtake demand for desktop PCs by 2011.

Desktop shipments grew 2% to 138.3 million in 2006, while shipments of portable computers, excluding handhelds, increased 26.3% to 82.4 million.

The laptop market is expected to grow by 16.1% year-on-year until 2011, compared with only 3.8% for desktop PCs.

The trend may be due to an increase in mobile workers, improvements in the speed and efficiency of laptops and the increasing availability of wireless networks.

The roll out of Windows Vista is expected to temporarily boost demand for desktops in 2007 and early 2008, but the growth rate will then start to fall again.

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