Tablets to Outsell Desktops in 2013, Sub 10 Inch Segment Emerging More Popular

Research firm IDC has come up with some new findings that confirm what an earlier survey had revealed; tablet PC shipments will outpace that of notebooks in 2013. The survey also revealed that shipments of tablets will surpass all forms of computing, including desktops and notebooks by 2015. Shipment of tablet devices are expected to grow at 58.7 percent on a year-over-year basis in 2013, so that there will be no less than 229.3 million tablets shipped in 2013, a healthy increase over the 144.5 million units shipped in 2012. The above mentioned figure for 2013 is a bit less than the 256.5 million units that DisplaySearch believes will be shipped this year. However, a few million units here and there apart, what is clear is that tablet devices represent the future of personal computing, while desktops are a dying breed. "Tablets surpassing portables in 2013, and total PCs in 2015, marks a significant change in consumer attitudes about compute devices and the applications and ecosystems that power them. IDC continues to believe that PCs will have an important role in this new era of computing, especially among business users. But for many consumers, a tablet is a simple and elegant solution for core use cases that were previously addressed by the PC," said Ryan Reith, Program Manager for IDC's Mobility Trackers. The survey has also revealed that the 7 inch category has emerged as the preferred tablet size that consumers are increasingly buying. The segment has already outsold the 10 inch tablet category, and diminishing prices are expected to further boost sales in this category. As per the IDC finding, the average selling price of the tablet is expected to shrink 10.8 percent to $381, while the same for a PC is likely to double to $635. That's another solid reason for consumers to adopt tablets in a bigger way. Then, of course, there is the issue of the functionality that a tablet brings. As Jitesh Ubrani, Research Analyst for the Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker, says, “Apple’s success in the education market has proven that tablets can be used as more than just a content consumption or gaming device… These devices are learning companions, and as tablet prices continue to drop, the dream of having a PC for every child gets replaced with the reality that we can actually provide a tablet for every child.” Tablets to Outsell Desktops in 2013, Sub 10 Inch Segment Emerging More Popular is a post from: E-Reader News

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