Netbook sales taking over laptop demand?

December 2, 2008 – 11:53 pm – No Comment

This year millions are expected to buy netbooks, a cheaper and less capable alternative to full size laptops. Netbooks range in size from 7 to 10″ screens and run either Linux or Windows XP. They are smaller and weigh less than their counterparts.

So, a question posed by BusinessWeek is, will netbooks decrease demand for laptops? I believe they will. After all, with consumers buying netbooks instead of laptops, demand for laptops will drop. I’ll give myself as an example. When I graduated college, I was going to get myself a new laptop as a gift…Then I realized all I really needed to do was surf the internet and perform word processing tasks, so a netbook was the better idea. The fact I have an “ok” 15.4″ Dell is good enough so I can have a full size laptop at home (I can’t move it a lot because when I put it down it turns off), and toss the netbook in my purse and take it to class. I can take it to class because it’s so inexpensive we can afford one for Christmas.

I’m on the netbook train right now and hopefully soon I’ll be writing my blog entries from one.