How many laptops were sold in the UK in 2009? (And other questions)

[jb1]

Hi All,

I am doing some market research for a PC/laptop business. I am looking for stats as to how many PCs were sold in the UK in 2009, how many laptops, how many home automation systems etc to assess the size of the marketplace.

Does anyone know where I can find this information?

Thanks

 

[JohnsonandJohnson]

Looking at the trends in computer sales, you may wonder when laptop sales will overtake those of desktops worldwide. The answer is simple: they already have. For 2009, 159m portable machines (a segment that includes both notebooks and netbooks) will be sold, compared with 124m desktop machines, according to the research company IDC. Gartner says that in the first quarter of 2009, desktop sales declined 16% year on year; laptop sales fell by 3%, but netbook sales leapt sixfold, so that they now make up 20% of all laptops sold.

 

[Dave.F]

netbook sales leapt sixfold

Are iPads considered netbooks?

 

[JohnsonandJohnson]

I think they are known as a Tablet, I may be mistaken though.

 

[Dave.F]

Hummmmm

But are Tablets classed as netbooks?

 

[JohnsonandJohnson]

Well on the Apple store website it just calls it an iPad