Global shipments of notebooks are expected to grow less than 10% in 2011 compared to a 12-15% growth projected previously, while desktop shipments are likely to gain 7-8% in the year, higher than 3-4% predicted earlier, according to the latest estimates from industry sources in Taiwan.

The popularity of tablet PCs is growing rapidly and the impact of booming sales of tablets on notebooks will be more substantive than what had predicted previously, the sources noted.

Additionally, tablet PCs are also replacing notebooks and netbooks in the market due to their high mobility, the sources added.

The emergence of tablet PCs is encouraging consumers to opt for a tablet instead of a notebook as a pair of an always on/connected tablet PC and a desktop at home has become a new alternative for consumers, said the sources.

The growth of global desktop shipments has been capped below 5% since 2008, the sources indicated.

By: DocMemory
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