2013 Tablet PC shipments will first super notebook

Beijing time on May 7, the U.S. market research firm NPD DisSearch Monday released a report that the 2013 global tablet PC shipments for the first time more than notebook, with respect to the new operating system Windows 8 and Windows RT, the touch screen is to promote users to purchase The more important factors.
NPD expects 2013 global tablet PC shipments will reach 256.5 million units in 2017 to grow dual core tablet to 579.4 million units. 2013 Tablet PC shipments will be an increase of 67% compared to 2012. At the same time, the global notebook shipments in 2013 will be similar to 2012, is expected to be 203.3 million units. By 2017, the global notebook shipments will drop to 183.3 million units igogo
One of the highlights of the notebook market will be touch screen products, global shipments of such products in 2014 will grow by 48%. Ultra-thin notebooks, including the ultra-pole of the Apple MacBook Air will account for 66% of the 2013 total notebook shipments. NPD is expected in 2017, the ultra-thin notebook market share will rise to 80%. Intel's third generation of ultra-extreme Haswell processor, and support for touch function.
NPD said that the new operating system, such as Microsoft Windows 8, is unlikely to become a driving force to promote the popularity of touch screen devices, and cheap tablet PCs and deformation of the new type of computing device will be the main driving force. NPD analyst Richard the Rahim (Richard Shim) said: "Windows 8 touch screen notebook for the promotion of universal impact is limited because there are few applications require touch operation, touch screen notebook prices are high."
The NPD also expects low-cost tablet PCs will drive the popularity of tablet PCs in emerging markets. Produced by small manufacturers in China "white box" (without the brand logo) Tablet PC is the rapid rise of the erosion of the notebook market. In some emerging markets, tablet PCs occupied by notebook market yet covered.
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IDC recently said the white box tablet PCs is driving growth in the first quarter of 2013, total shipments of tablet PCs reach 49 million units. NPD expects the Tablet PC shipments are much higher than IDC. March of this year, IDC expects global tablet PC shipments in 2013 to 175 million units to 256.5 million units in the NPD data. IDC expects shipments of 350 million units in 2017 to 579.4 million units in the NPD data.