Sometime ago, analysts began to speak of a kind of Notebook rebirth caused by the loss of audience interest to tablet and the saturation of the smartphones market . In addition, after experimenting with fashionable mobile devices to laptops could return the part of the audience forced to use them for work, and as long as the dominant way to enter information into mobile PC is still working with a QWERTY-keyboard, convenience and performance with classic notebook will have no competitors .
One of the analysts on the quarterly balance sheet of the conference asked Intel representatives , whether they feel the impact of the recently entered the market of smartphones iPhone Series 6 on the demand in the notebook segment. It is recalled that in the third quarter, Intel has sold 21% more processors for laptops and tablets, with an average price of sales declined by 10% compared to the same period last year. Obviously, laptops based on Intel processors are in constant demand, and their average price has been steadily declining.
The question was based on the analyst assumption that the equal-cost laptop and smartphone some of the buyers may give preference to a smartphone. Intel representatives have argued that the cost of the goods is not a decisive factor, and buyers for the same money prefer to have more functionality when choosing a laptop.