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Laptops Outsell Desktops

Posted by Zonk on from the on-the-move dept.

wintermute1974 writes "According to a new report by Current Analysis, laptops have overtaken sales of desktops for the first time in computing, ever. Figures are for the U.S. market, but presumably this is part of a world-wide trend." From the article: "Notebook prices fell 17 percent during the past year while desktop prices dipped only 4 percent. Some of the features common in most notebooks are longer-lasting batteries, CD burners and wireless capability."

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  1. useable laptops? - thank Apple by gsfprez · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    here are a list of "options" that were standard features on laptops that Apple made before any other company made them standard.. some still don't have some of them as optional...

    - palm rests
    - built-in mouse control device - trackball
    - monitor spanning
    - trackpads
    - ethernet
    - software controlled hard drive spin-downs and backlight
    - sleep on close/awake when open
    - wireless ethernet
    - bluetooth

    and that's only after thinking about it for 10 seconds.

    i recall non-apple laptops from yesteryear...

    spacebars at the edge of the laptop and a 1/4 acre above it...
    Microsoft hook-on trackball with PS/2 cable...
    having to do that OfficeSpace-like dance waiting for Windows to shutdown to get to the DOS prompt...

    seriously - that laptops are even useable in this day and age - almost every single feature from the Compaq Luggable to today's kick-ass AMD Athlon 64 rockets that makes them useable as desktop replacements (other than the processor) is all thanks to apple.

    i believe my friends at Apple would say... "you're welcome"

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  2. How about a NOTEBOOK instead? by acoustix · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I haven't used a laptop computer in 5-10 years. However, I do own a 1 year old Gateway notebook computer.

    Lets keep up with the times people. Laptops are those huge this that people used to lug around. Notebooks are those nice, thin new computers.

    -Nick

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  3. This is because they Just Work by zevans · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    You buy a laptop, you plug it in, it works. No muss, no fuss. The same just never seems to be true for desktops, somehow.

    A lot of corporate buyers buy laptops because they're like Macs, only compatible.

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