Laptops Outsell Desktops

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."

Comments

So?

[kc32]

My tower has a handle on it. And it weighs in at an incredibly portable 42 pounds.

Re:So?

[Reorax]

And it has a battery life of one-half of ten minutes?

Re:So?

[Skippy_kangaroo]

Luxury! Sheer luxury!

When I were a lad, we had portables that could barely play Adventure let alone this new fangled Zork thing.

Kids these days don't know how good they have it.

Funny

[log2.0]

"Some of the features common in most notebooks are longer-lasting batteries, CD burners and wireless capability"

No one who visits slashdot would know that! :) haha

Sorry, I just found it funny.

Re:Funny

[null etc.]

Sorry, I just found it funny.

At least it didn't end with a stupid question, like "Is this the end of desktops as we know it?"

Re:Funny

[Vengie]

No 3G network connectivity. No GSM. Less Space than a LaCie BigDisk 1tb firewire drive. L4M3.

Re:What does this mean to desktop users?

[peculiarmethod]

you are forgetting, sir, that only with a laptop can you ensure your entire porn surfing collection and device are with you at all times. especially handy if you have a snoopy female type around.

Re:What does this mean to desktop users?

[shawb]

This is for "electronics retailers" which I assume means Best Buy and Circuit City. I wouldn't worry* about being ripped off if you get your PC from them rather than rolling your own. But what I really think this means is that A)laptops are hard (impossible?) to assemble yourself from off the shelf/internet ordered components while it is easy (almost trivial to anyone familiar with computer hardware) to make a desktop.

(* The reason not to worry about it is because you can allready assume that you are getting ripped off.)

Re:What does this mean to desktop users?

[Tassach]

You should never date a woman who objects to your porn collection. Hell, my wife's collection is almost as big as my own. Many an evening of incredible sex has started out with her sitting on my lap surfing porn together.

Re:useable laptops? - thank Apple

[dedazo]

Hahahah, lo and behold the apple fanboy bullshit of the day.

Apple has always been an innovator, but it has never lead the pack because it simply hasn't had those many laptop/notebook models. The advances in laptop technology have been pushed by the demand in PC laptops from Compaq, Dell, HP and more importantly, IBM. IBM has been probably the more innovating integrator of the lot. Apple is a distant catch-up, regardless of their good industrial design capabilities. The ability to have a hard drive the size of a pack of matches, wireless networking or power-saving processors does not come to us courtesy of your "friends at Apple", it comes from the Toshibas, VIAs and Intels of the world being pushed by PC makers with insane consumer-level demand. You honestly don't think Apple makes their own Firewire controllers, eh?

Thanks for the laugh though.

Re:heat output

[lukelele]

That is, in fact, a very good method of birth control

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=90026 31

Re:Well ..

[marafa]

since u r not using it.. could you ship it to me? i will pay for delivery and use it to run linux which does not require a high end pc thanks in advance

Re:What does this mean to desktop users?

[Anonymous Coward]

Now THAT's a lap-top I'd pay for ;)

Re:Well ..

[hhghghghh]

1900x1200.. Great way to go blind (peering at a Dell Latitude D800 screen as I type this)