Forecast Worldwide Shipments of Notebook Computers to reach 50-mil in 2004
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| March 7, 2001 | Data Analysis Group |
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New Creek Ranch, California - March 7, 2001. The worldwide market for notebook computers will reach 50-million in 2004. This portable segment of the computer market is strong in all regions (North America, Europe and Asia) and will likely remain so for the next three years at least.
Several factors are influencing strong notebook sales. Processing speed of notebooks rivals that of desktop PCs and are sufficient to get most jobs done. Within a year processing speeds will surpass 1 GHz. Thin and light portables are gaining popularity and could make up as much as 70% of the market in 2005, up from around 20% today. Thin and light notebooks bring increased mobility and freedom and are popular among business users. But among both business and consumer users alike the current preferences are for full-featured notebooks that effectively replace desktop PCs. The conflicting demand of smaller and lighter vs. more features and bigger screens will shape the portable market over the next five years.
| Forecast shipments of notebook computers, worldwide. | |
Units(mil) | |
| 2000 | 25 |
| 2001 | 31 |
| 2002 | 36 |
| 2003 | 43 |
| 2004 | 50 |
| AGR | 18.9% |
| Source: www.infotechtrends.com | |
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