7.10.09

Popularity Of Laptops

Although many consider laptops the "pencils" of the twenty first century, they are certainly more useful than only being used as a way to document our thoughts and ideas with drawings and words.

Once considered a very expensive luxury, the laptop is becoming the personal computing platform of choice for many. They are being used more not only because of the technological advances but due to the changes in work habits as well.

Laptop computers sales and rentals are expected to account for over half of the worldwide PC shipments by 2011; replacing desktop computers for both professional and personal use.

This surge in the sales of laptops is due to a few different things, such as the extension and evolution of the WAN technology, as well as other technical advances, and steadily decreasing prices.

In 2002, the price for a laptop was approximately double the amount for a desktop PC. However, by 2007, the cost difference between PC's and laptops decreased to about $300 to $500, making a laptop more affordable to the average consumer.

Many claim that the laptop does not have the power to complete all that is required; however, since many IT professionals have migrated over to laptop use, this claim seems to be redundant.

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