Tablet PC let laptop lost its light

The strong laptop sales trend is losing some heat, not only because of economic stagnation. Some buyers to purchase Apple (Apple Inc.) Of the iPad, rather than the inexpensive laptop, hot laptop in recent years.Associated Press Shopping Apple employees are scanning iPad. An example is Cole (Vanessa Cole), she is 31 years old, is a sales representative living in Detroit. Her husband bought her in April this year, a iPad as a gift. Previously she had considered buying a cheap laptop, but now she said that despite the higher prices iPad tablet PC for $ 499, but she prefers iPad, because larger flat-panel computer screen, the application more.Analysts expect Apple will sell this year, 1,100 million -1,200 million iPad, than many people more than double the initial estimate, next year will reach 2,000 million units sold. Samsung Electronics (Samsung Electronics Inc.) And Dell (Dell Inc.) And other companies are racing to launch its own Tablet PC.Tablet PC notebook craze with a number of indicators in sharp contrast.Market research company NPD Group estimated that the first eight months this year, notebook sales in the U.S. retail channel grew by 12.3%, well below the 30% increase over the same period last year, another school buying season in the major peak in July and August, sales fell 1%.Major computer chip supplier Intel (Intel Corp.) And Advanced Micro Devices (Advanced Micro Devices Inc.) Have recently issued a warning on weak consumer demand, and both lowered third-quarter revenue forecast.

Market research firm Gartner cut its global shipments of notebook computers expected, but still expects sales to grow 26% this year to 2.14 million units. The agency said the average selling price of notebooks from $ 710 a year earlier, down 6% to $ 668.Office supplies distributor Staples (Staples Inc.) Chief executive of Sargent (Ronald Sargent) said in an interview, laptops five years ago is no longer strong growth in sales of supplies, but they have not disappeared. In commercial use, people also need to laptops.IPad laptop sales still account for only a small portion of total sales, but industry executives expect competition for funds next year, consumers will be more important because there will be more Tablet PC choices.The most affected so far seems to be the Internet, such as the computer running the software with the traditional computer, but the screen is smaller, the price is usually less than 400 dollars.Intel chief executive Paul Otellini (Paul Otellini), said in an interview recently, the current Internet sales growth is falling. The Consumer Electronics Association (Consumer Electronics Association) expected this year, U.S. online retail sales this fall by 12%. Internet sales growth last year, more than doubled.People to promote similar advantages of the Internet as a selling point, and tablet PCs: Many consumers only need to browse the Internet and view Web content in a simple device. Apple IPad the maximum extent possible to promote this concept, and even abandon the Microsoft (Microsoft Corp.) Windows operating system and keyboard.But some customers say they do not care. New York residents, 31-year-old Allen (Meghan Allen) said that since June iPad has received as a gift, she brought in the Tablet PC as her main computer equipment.Alan said, I walk around with it. And added that she no longer use herMacBook laptop, and she likes iPad, which was to persuade her husband to buy his own.Tablet PC notebook computer sales, far from suppressing the only factor, some consumers believe that the commercial demand for notebook computers, is neither sexy nor smart.Baker, NPD's chief analyst of electronic products (Stephen Baker) that unless you are a player, or have some special requirements on the power, otherwise you may have no reason to upgrade your current computer.Baker recently tested iPad of investigation, he said studies have shown, iPad substantial, but far from the impact of a large scale: about 13% of the iPad has another buyer bought a new computer.He said that this data can not be ignored, but apparently not the only reason for decline in the computer market.Next year there will be more consumer choice Tablet PC, Baker and others expected to lead to more pressure notebook computer sales. Research in Motion Ltd., Samsung, Acer (Acer Inc.), Toshiba (Toshiba Corp.) And Dell have announced plans to launch Tablet PC.

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