Laptops are no longer the slow-but-necessary alternative for mobile professionals. Today’s notebooks offer powerful processors, dazzlingly large LCD screens, improved upgradability and features as potent as those you’d find on many desktops — all at attractive prices. Couple that with the siren song of ubiquitous wireless connectivity, and more buyers are seriously considering a notebook for their next business or home PC. Notebook sales reflect this trend. According to NPD Group, retailers have for the first time been making more money selling laptops than desktops.
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Replacing Desktops Everywhere: The Laptop Trajectory
Posted by: Brian R. Hook December 17, 2003 08:06 AMLaptops are no longer the slow-but-necessary alternative for mobile professionals. Today’s notebooks offer powerful processors, dazzlingly large LCD screens, improved upgradability and features as potent as those you’d find on many desktops — all at attractive prices. Couple that with the siren song of ubiquitous wireless connectivity, and more buyers are seriously considering a notebook for their next business or home PC. Notebook sales reflect this trend. According to NPD Group, retailers have for the first time been making more money selling laptops than desktops.