Netbooks to slow in 2010

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Netbook shipments are expected to total 33.3 million units by year’s end, for a year-over-year growth of 103 percent. Going forward, however, notebooks with ultra-low voltage processors and sub-$500 price points are expected to slow netbooks’ growth.


When 2009 is said and done, notebook PC revenues are likely to reach $109 billion — a figure down approximately 7 percent year over year, according to DisplaySearch, but one with netbooks to thank.

In a Dec. 22 report, the firm showed that 2009 was an excellent year for netbooks, sales of which grew 103 percent from 2008 totals, with an estimated 33.3 million units shipping in 2009.


The tallies squeaked past the firm’s July predictions, which called for sales of nearly 33 million units, with growth just shy of 100 percent.

While the swelling netbook category increased the overall size of the portable PC market, sales of the inexpensive devices were still not enough to offset revenue declines in the ultra-portable and portable classes of notebook PCs.



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