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U.S. Notebook Sales Surpass Desktops for First Time in May

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 6, 2005 - 10:52am.
San Diego -- For the first time in U.S. history, retail sales of notebook computers surpassed those of desktops in May, according to research firm Current Analysis. Notebook sales grew from 45.9% of the total PC retail market in May 2004 to 53.3% of last month. "The past few months have seen an increase in the number of retail notebook players, with lesser-known value players Acer and Medion gaining shelf space at major retailers such as Best Buy, Circuit City and CompUSA," said analyst Sam Bhavnani. "In addition, notebook pricing has dropped considerably." Prices, in fact, have fallen an average of 17% over the past year. The firm said that notebooks nearly topped desktops in August 2004, on the strength of intense back–to-school advertising by Toshiba.
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