interesting thing ABOUT future purchase of laptops.....

[joeorc]

November 15th, 2007
Forrester survey: Dell, HP and Lenovo rule the PC market

In a recent and detailed Forrester report ($775) 565 PC decision makers at North American and European corporations were polled about their PC and laptop purchasing habits. Dell has a commanding lead as the preferred supplier to enterprises, with HP and Lenovo rounding out the top tier (coincidentally, the report was sent to me by Michael@Dell.com).



Given a lack of substantial product differentiation among the vendors, Dell scored points on its pricing and support for enterprises. Lenovo was singled out for product quality and the strength of its business relationship with customers.

In addition, the survey found that 90 percent of enterprises standardize on a desktop and laptop configuration from a single vendor, and that Dell, HP and Lenovo will be primary suppliers to at least 82 percent of the firms.

Desktop virtualization is mostly confined to specific use cases, such as call centers. Laptops purchases are growing as a percentage of overall end user computing devices. The ratio of desktops to notebooks has gone from 75/25 two years ago to 70/30 today, driven by the business value of mobilizing employees.



The report cites some of the concerns customers have with the hardware vendors, including lack of communication and rotating account representatives.

The report also suggests that a major PC refresh cycle will begin in mid-2008, driven by more affordable systems, with 2 GB of memory standard, that can run ably Vista and Office.

[w_tanoto]

It appears that HP (my favourite brand) lost its position as the number one. Dell and HP numbers always very close to each other

[Beta-guy]

Originally Posted by w_tanoto

It appears that HP (my favourite brand) lost its position as the number one. Dell and HP numbers always very close to each other

I'm a gateway guy myself I worked as a tech in a computer store, and I spent more time looking at the HP laptop's then any other laptop, however their desktops weren't that bad.

[Asylump]

Just ordered up an Alienware Area-51 m9750 with a Blu-ray burner, I'm planning on posting up my pictures and review when I get it!

[hardcore_canadian]

Mac Books for the Win! They'll have Blu-ray soon enough too right?

[w_tanoto]

Originally Posted by Beta-guy

I'm a gateway guy myself I worked as a tech in a computer store, and I spent more time looking at the HP laptop's then any other laptop, however their desktops weren't that bad.

their desktop aren't bad, but I'd rather build it myself.
Their laptop is excellent. I own 3 HP laptops since 2002. Only one of them is troublesome (overheating - excessive noise). I chose HP after a bad experience with toshiba laptop, and stuck with it already for 10+ years

[T-Town Oil]

i guess i need to upgrade my commodore 64

[Papi4baby]

Originally Posted by Asylump

Just ordered up an Alienware Area-51 m9750 with a Blu-ray burner, I'm planning on posting up my pictures and review when I get it!

Dude post them up im looking at that same laptop