According to research firm IDC predicted in two years will give way to the PC tablets in terms of sales - shipping "pill" will grow by 45% - to 332.4 million units, but the PC shipments fall to record levels - by 7.8%. The cost of tablets this year decreased by 11% - up to 381 dollars.
Customers increasingly prefer a more compact and cheaper alternative to Apple iPad: for example, the 7.9-inch iPad mini from the same company, Kindle Fire HD from Amazon, as well as models of Samsung Galaxy. 333 million computers against 410 tablets. As for laptops, their tablets will surpass this year.