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Notebook shipments overtake desktops

by on24 December 2008

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iSupply announces new trend


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replacement of desktop PCs with Notebooks seems near as shipments of notebook computers edged passed desktop sales in the third quarter for the first time, according to data from the research firm iSupply.

Sales of notebook PC shipments increased 40 percent from the same period a year ago to 38.6 million. Meanwhile, desktop shipments fell about 1.3 percent to 38.5 million, iSupply said. It claimed that the numbers show a 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.

Earlier this month, IDC also predicted this month that sales of laptops would fare better amid a deepening recession. IDC projects portable PC shipments will grow by 15.2 percent in 2009, while expecting a 6.7 percent decline for desktops and servers using PC microprocessors.

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