Desktops are still much better to work with in many cases though, so i doubt they will disappear very soon. The question is rather, how long does it take for virtual reality goggles to take the place of conventional displays. There's a big potential arising there IMO.UncleAge wrote:True, but laptops have a much larger share of the market now than they did 20 years ago.Numanoid wrote:The other day I saw a computer chronicle prog from the early 90's about the rise of the laptops, and the decline of the desktopsUncleAge wrote:Will there be a big enough demand for desktop computers in 10 years is a more relevant question imo.
More than 20 years later the desktops are still here...
Who will and will not be around in 10 years?
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- KVRAF
- 35262 posts since 11 Apr, 2010 from Germany
- KVRAF
- 2944 posts since 31 Jan, 2003 from Ghent, Belgium
Probably more (demand) then there was 20 years ago.UncleAge wrote:Will there be a big enough demand for desktop computers in 10 years is a more relevant question imo.
- KVRAF
- 40136 posts since 11 Aug, 2008 from clown world
According to my extensive research (over the past five seconds), there are a lot more people in the world now than there were in 1996. The market has not grown static, or diminished in any way. It has in fact expanded.
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- KVRAF
- 25852 posts since 20 Jan, 2008 from a star near where you are
But what is a desktop, it just means that a keyboard, mouse and screen is to be connected to computer power.chk071 wrote:Desktops are still much better to work with in many cases though.
I use my latop as a desktop most of the time.
- KVRAF
- 2944 posts since 31 Jan, 2003 from Ghent, Belgium
A/some laptop(s) can be more "desktop" than a(/certain) desktop(s). There's so much crossover these days... but when I think of a desktop, I think of a "modular" device.Numanoid wrote:But what is a desktop, it just means that a keyboard, mouse and screen is to be connected to computer power.chk071 wrote:Desktops are still much better to work with in many cases though.
I use my latop as a desktop most of the time.
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- KVRAF
- 35262 posts since 11 Apr, 2010 from Germany
I consider a "desktop" a stationary computer, which you can't move around quickly, e.g. large display, or big pc case. In contrast to a notebook or mobile device, which you can literally take everywhere.
- KVRAF
- 2944 posts since 31 Jan, 2003 from Ghent, Belgium
So basically, a desktop is anything without a screen built-in? Because mobility is relative - I can take a Zotac box (or NUC, etc), keyboard/mouse, and small LCD anywhere too. And with a car, size/weight isn't that much of an issue, even when transporting a huge case and 27" display.chk071 wrote:I consider a "desktop" a stationary computer, which you can't move around quickly, e.g. large display, or big pc case. In contrast to a notebook or mobile device, which you can literally take everywhere.
- KVRian
- 1268 posts since 12 Aug, 2004
Questions like this are a waste of time. I can't be bothered using any brain cells or thought processes contemplating the future of devs. As long as the product is installed on my computer and continues to work I will use it. I have never benefited from their alleged "support" so if they cease to exist it has zero effect in my world. My time is better spent on things I have some measure of control over like making music.
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- 1020 posts since 11 Aug, 2002
I'm sure when mobile internet becomes cheaper and faster, coupled with a playing field levelling price to performance ratio in the hardware, personal computing for the masses will definitely move away from the static workstation model.
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- KVRAF
- 2944 posts since 31 Jan, 2003 from Ghent, Belgium
"personal computing for the masses" is a lot newer than just personal computing.OutCider wrote:personal computing for the masses will definitely move away from the static workstation model.
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- KVRAF
- 35262 posts since 11 Apr, 2010 from Germany
Sure, but you probably wouldn't carry a 27" with an integrated PC to the doctor's waiting room, or to university. Well, there's a wide definition of what could be considered a "desktop PC", but the most important thing for me is that notebooks or tablet PC's usually can be carried around, and taken everywhere, while desktop PC's can't. Also, in a desktop PC, there's no need to compromise processing power with battery duration, or lack of cooling.T-CM11 wrote:So basically, a desktop is anything without a screen built-in? Because mobility is relative - I can take a Zotac box (or NUC, etc), keyboard/mouse, and small LCD anywhere too. And with a car, size/weight isn't that much of an issue, even when transporting a huge case and 27" display.chk071 wrote:I consider a "desktop" a stationary computer, which you can't move around quickly, e.g. large display, or big pc case. In contrast to a notebook or mobile device, which you can literally take everywhere.
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Pardon?T-CM11 wrote:"personal computing for the masses" is a lot newer than just personal computing.OutCider wrote:personal computing for the masses will definitely move away from the static workstation model.
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- KVRAF
- 2944 posts since 31 Jan, 2003 from Ghent, Belgium
Offices/universities/geeks (80s/90s/early 2000s) aren't what I would call "the masses".OutCider wrote:Pardon?T-CM11 wrote:"personal computing for the masses" is a lot newer than just personal computing.OutCider wrote:personal computing for the masses will definitely move away from the static workstation model.