Notebooks vs. PCs

It is known that last year marked a turning point in the massive popularity of laptops. The new models of notebooks, some offers made ​​shopping more accessible and, finally, the emergence of a variety of options in the field of netbooks or ultra buzzed the reign of the home PC or desktop.

Technological innovations are what drive this change. Designs more attractive, lighter weight and great option to connect to the Internet anywhere are key to understanding this phenomenon. Logically, this goes hand in hand with the growth of public Wi-Fi in major cities and new options in mobile broadband.

According to forecasts the prestigious consulting firm IDC, notebooks and netbooks will get 55% of computer sales this year worldwide. If this is true, 2009 would be the year that would confirm the dominance of laptops over desktops, where until very recently the former owned a small percentage of the market.

However, the new consumer behavior has begun to take shape in 2008, especially on late last year. As noted in the consultant iSuppli in their study, during the third quarter of 2008 saw much of the world in a best-selling laptops for equipment, a trend that would worsen this year.

More features and a wide range of options

One of the basic points to realize the advancement of the portable was the increase in performance and performance that these machines can accomplish today. Currently, the capacity of virtual memory or hard disk, the quality of the processors and other technical issues have been equated with the advantage that they have the notebooks in terms of mobility.

The values ​​have also been very important. Today you can find kits for $ 300 in developed countries, and for specialized equipment or high performance price gap between notebooks and desktop computers is practically nonexistent. In developing countries the situation is a bit more uneven still, but moving in the trend.

To enter the force in a market that every day becomes more competitive, the major manufacturers point to greater specialization and segmentation. In other words, the idea is to find the ideal notebook model for each consumer, in response to different professional and personal needs. Naturally, this broadens the range of sizes, processor speed, wireless capabilities and prices.