Demand for all-in-one PCs surges as Apple's iMac leads the way
"Surging demand" has led to increased component orders from manufacturers of all-in-one desktop PCs, a market where Apple's iMac is the top seller.
Taiwanese industry publication DigiTimes reported Wednesday that demand for all-in-one PCs has been "surging" recently, a surprising change as they cost more than traditional desktop computers. But sales are said to have increased significantly during the holiday season.
Industry sources reportedly said that Apple is the leading seller of all-in-one PCs, with its iMac line allegedly accounting for about 40 percent of total sales in 2010.
Apple's desktop sales in the first half of 2010 relied largely on the redesigned iMac released in late 2009. That led to an immediate 74 percent increase in Apple's desktop sales.
iMac sales received another boost in mid 2010, when Apple outfitted the all-in-one desktop with faster RAM and more capable Core i3, i5 and i7 processors. That upgrade kept the same external design introduced in late 2009.
All-in-one PCs are expected to reach about 10 million sales in 2010, and further increase in 2011 to between 12 million and 14 million units. Sources indicated that all-in-one PCs see better demand from the enterprise, a market where Apple saw significant growth in 2010.
Looking to 2011, component suppliers indicated that the presence of touchscreens in all-in-one desktops is expected to grow as features improve and prices become more competitive.
However, Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs said when showing off the upcoming Mac OS X 10.7 Lion in October that he believes touchscreens don't work when placed in front of a user. Instead, he said Apple plans to implement multi-touch on Macs with existing products like its notebook trackpads, or the Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad for desktops.
Taiwanese industry publication DigiTimes reported Wednesday that demand for all-in-one PCs has been "surging" recently, a surprising change as they cost more than traditional desktop computers. But sales are said to have increased significantly during the holiday season.
Industry sources reportedly said that Apple is the leading seller of all-in-one PCs, with its iMac line allegedly accounting for about 40 percent of total sales in 2010.
Apple's desktop sales in the first half of 2010 relied largely on the redesigned iMac released in late 2009. That led to an immediate 74 percent increase in Apple's desktop sales.
iMac sales received another boost in mid 2010, when Apple outfitted the all-in-one desktop with faster RAM and more capable Core i3, i5 and i7 processors. That upgrade kept the same external design introduced in late 2009.
All-in-one PCs are expected to reach about 10 million sales in 2010, and further increase in 2011 to between 12 million and 14 million units. Sources indicated that all-in-one PCs see better demand from the enterprise, a market where Apple saw significant growth in 2010.
Looking to 2011, component suppliers indicated that the presence of touchscreens in all-in-one desktops is expected to grow as features improve and prices become more competitive.
However, Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs said when showing off the upcoming Mac OS X 10.7 Lion in October that he believes touchscreens don't work when placed in front of a user. Instead, he said Apple plans to implement multi-touch on Macs with existing products like its notebook trackpads, or the Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad for desktops.
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How about having both touchscreen and a trackpad for the next Macs..
That would be nice. I think AMOLED would work out best as it would use no power when showing a consistent deep black, so even a stock ticker widget scrolling across the top of the trackpad wouldn?t use too much power, and things like a calculator number pad or audio EQ settings would only be around for a short time not affecting the power much whilst increasing productivity.
Hopefully there'll be some good all-in-ones that don't include the Apple tax!
Apple tax? What do you mean? There's state/provincial sales taxes but that's about it. Is this some kind of manufacturer's tax that doesn't appear on receipts?
Apple already sells a trackpad that works very well with an iMac ($69). Regarding a touchscreen, I would tend to agree with the Steve Jobs quote cited in the article.
Dell offers an all in 1 with touch screen but I think in general the touch feature is only really popular with kids or for specific business applications. I personally don't want fingerprints all over my nice 21" screen.
The magic trackpad works awesome. It's funny how many people still using PCs will say they don't like the fact that Mac laptops only have a trackpad & don't have the little stick in the center of the keyboard. They think trackpad & all they can imagine is the horribly cramped & useless little things that come on PC laptops. I now prefer trackpads to a mouse thanks to my Mac!
Hopefully there'll be some good all-in-ones that don't include the Apple tax!
Apple tax! go have fun with all the lousy dell or hp branded crap box all in ones and the lousy windows software that runs on them.
Regarding "I now prefer trackpads to a mouse thanks to my Mac!". Apple's innovation never stops.
How about having both touchscreen and a trackpad for the next Macs..
How about not? Desktop computers with touchscreens have been around for 30 years or more. If you monitor does not have enough smudges and if your arms are not fatigued enough, then the touchscreen monitor is for you. Otherwise, you should stick with a mouse or track pad.
Apple tax? What do you mean? There's state/provincial sales taxes but that's about it. Is this some kind of manufacturer's tax that doesn't appear on receipts?
i would hope this is a joke
i would hope this is a joke
I would hope this is a joke
I would hope this is a joke
Allright, who farted?
Allright, who farted?
+1
Sent from my all-in-one iMac that won't support an OS above 10.6.2 without replacing the graphics card... c'mon Apple... help us out! (first time in over 20 years [and close to 20 Macs] that Apple sold me a bit of a lemon... but otherwise it works perfectly).
... Industry sources reportedly said that Apple is the leading seller of all-in-one PCs, with its iMac line allegedly accounting for about 40 percent of total sales in 2010.. ...
Who even makes an all-in-one PC besides Apple and a couple of HP models?
I don't see how it makes sense to say that Apple is missing out on 60% of the "All-in-one" market. Who are the other vendors?
It's kind of a stupid designation anyway ("all-in-one").
Except for towers, all computers are "all-in-ones." All rack mount computers, all laptops, all mobiles, all tablets, etc. etc. It's kind of a meaningless metric to measure when you think about it.
I would expect a rise in desktop PCs, with Apple’s iMac leading the way. I think the iPad opens up an option for many who can now use a tablet as their mobile computer and have a much more powerful for the money machine at home. Perhaps even be a single stationary machine for a household.
This has been exactly our approach. For us, a 27" iMac is an awesome machine when serving as the foundation of such a strategy. My wife runs a freelance graphic design business on it, I manage all our finances on it (business and personal), we watch movies, tv and other video on it (we have no tv or cable so we watch netflix, iTunes, YouTube, etc), it handles updates for an iPad and 2 iPhones, and much more (too much to mention). We've gotten more bang for our buck from this machine than any other (first Mac was an se30 back in 1988).
Now add a family pack MobileMe so that everything is synced up without a worry and it all works like a charm. Our digital life has never been smoother. And when it comes time to upgrade, I can put more money into the iMac replacement because unlike in the past, there is only one "real" computer to worry about.
I guess this means that the lifecycle of computers is longer now than it used to be, so that people expect to keep the computer and the monitor for a similar length of time (I know that's my expectation). But given the "culture" of IT, I'm surprised that they see it that way. Of course, 10 million units a year is pretty small potatoes in the total PC market, so maybe there aren't *too* many who see it that way...
How about having both touchscreen and a trackpad for the next Macs..
So, will greasy fingerprints and gorilla arm now be considered features?
They would in the Windows parallel universe.
I can use my iPod touch and iPad as a trackpad/keyboard with the TouchPad app. I use it when streaming Netflix movies or looking at photos on my HDTV from my MacBook Pro from across the room. $5. Very Cool.
Hopefully there'll be some good all-in-ones that don't include the Apple tax!
I gladly pay this "tax" for a machine that doesn't crap out every month, doesn't get virus and come preloaded with all the software I need without having to pay the "Microsoft Tax" (aka Office products). You get the FULL version of the OS for FREE.
Also, they actually hold their value so you don't just have to throw them away.
Apple tax? What do you mean? There's state/provincial sales taxes but that's about it. Is this some kind of manufacturer's tax that doesn't appear on receipts?
The 'Apple Tax' is a meme that paying for quality constitutes a 'tax'.
Typical troll nonsense.
Who even makes an all-in-one PC besides Apple and a couple of HP models?
I don't see how it makes sense to say that Apple is missing out on 60% of the "All-in-one" market. Who are the other vendors?
It's kind of a stupid designation anyway ("all-in-one").
Except for towers, all computers are "all-in-ones." All rack mount computers, all laptops, all mobiles, all tablets, etc. etc. It's kind of a meaningless metric to measure when you think about it.
What the hell does, "Prof." stand for? I hope you are not one of my colleagues. But then again, there are a couple of…when I think about it.