Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 13th Jul 2009 16:42 UTC
Analyst firm DisplaySearch has done a study into the notebook market, and from that study they conclude that in 2009, netbook shipments will grow to 20% of total notebook shipments. At the same time, sales of "normal" notebooks will remain flat year-over-year.
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Again, it seems like netbook sales are the driving force of the notebook market, but sadly, this does cut into the margins of manufacturers, since those are lower on netbooks than on normal notebooks.
I believe that even before the netbook craze (I have one), there was already a strong drive towards the bottom in the laptop market. For several years the "bottom-feeders" with $350-$500 laptops have been driving this market down. I believe the netbooks were really just the icing on the cake in this move to the pricing cellar. Really, it showed just how low it can go (think $149 ARM netbooks). I still remember my $2000 Gateway I bought in 1999. It wasn't even the top of the line. Sadly for the OEM's, these days are long gone unless you live in Cupertino.
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by sbergman27 on Mon 13th Jul 2009 18:43 UTC
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But there is no such thing as a "screen resolution of 12.1""
And as for netbooks, yeah price is a huge consideration. Considering that i (as a young person establishing myself in the world) was using a Pentium 4 desktop until it just broke down, and that a $300 netbook features equivalent or slightly greater power (which has been enough for me for well over 5 years). Which also features excellent portability at such a price sounds alright to me.
Edited 2009-07-13 22:18 UTC
