In this final quarter of 2008 a computing milestone was reached.  Notebook/laptop computers sales surpassed sales of desktop computers.  Even in this downturn economy sales of notebooks rose 40% from this time last year to 38.6 Million units to surpass for the first time desktop sales at 38.5 million units (which fell 1.3% from last year).  These figures make sense considering how you can get a nice notebook computer for a little over $500 nowadays.  Moreover computers have entered a low cost price point that has put them into the semi disposable category whereas many times when faced with expensive repairs, many people opt for new instead of repair.  Also when coupled with the very low costs ultra portable NETbook computers at around 3-500 sales have skyrocketed for the year.  It was predicted that notebook sales would surpass desktop sales in 2011.

We here at The Computer Doctor of Richmond have seen much larger numbers in laptop repairs for the past two years.  Moreover, when advising customers on new computer purchases we usually encourage the purchase of a notebook over a desktop.  In most cases we recommend not spending more than a thousand dollars, and in many cases most people need only spend around $700-800.  We as a society are becoming more and more mobile with each passing day, so it only makes sense that we have mobile flexibility in our computing needs.