As sales of personal computers spiral down toward typewriter-level numbers, manufacturers are scrambling, but those actually in the market for a new laptop may have reason to cheer.
“We’re seeing prices on laptops that we’d normally see on Black Friday,” says Louis Ramirez, senior features writer on DealNews.com. “Laptops are cheaper right now, and desktops are just dying out.” In many cases, computers with Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system are actually more expensive than the latest Windows 8, he says.
Others dealers say PC sales are robust. “While tablets and mobile phones are taking share from traditional budget laptops, the popularity of desktop computers and Ultrabooks are holding steady,” says Yung Trang, president of TechBargains.com. The number of searches for Ultrabooks — super thin laptops — on that site rose by 27% in March 2013 year-over-year, he says. TechBargains is currently selling a Lenovo U310 13-inch Ultrabook laptop for $500, down from $750, and Dell Inspiron 15 Intel Core laptop for $480, down from $1,089.
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