In the fall of 2012 scheduled for release to the market of new, fast, and thin laptops. But even they can not stop the spread of tablets. Already in 2016, sales of the iPad and other tablet PCs, will overtake laptops.
As noted by Richard Shim, an analyst at mobile company DisplaySearch, a specific figure was not possible. But according to his calculations in 2012 sold 208 million leptopov, and in 2017 - 393 million. Sales and demand for tablets is expected to grow rapidly. In 2012, 121 million tablets implement, and in 2017 - 416 million, which is four times larger.
As for the laptop market, then for the second quarter of 2012, the world market was released 50 million laptops. Over the same period, the plates were created 25 million. Demand for tablet PCs is growing due to the popularity iPad.
At a conference in Santa Clara, Shim pointed out to the popular tablet for $ 500-600, in 5 years will become popular devices for 200-300 dollars.
