Nine PC predictions for 2009

Posted on Sunday, January 04 2009 @ 5:21 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

X-bit Labs has made nine personal computer predictions of 2009, you can check it out over here. Here's one of the predictions:

Hard Times Push Light Systems
During the times of economic downturn end-users tend to save money amid uncertainties. As a result, some end-users who were looking at inexpensive notebooks may now start buying netbooks instead.

Originally, notebooks were designed for road-warriors and were not intended for typical end-users and multimedia enthusiasts. However, as many people started to value mobility and small form-factors (compared to desktops) of notebooks as well as because of aggressive ad campaigns of Centrino early this decade, mobile computers started to gain popularity. Nowadays every family member may have her or his own personal computer without installing a rather huge desktop..

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Thomas De Maesschalck

Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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