There is one huge flaw I notice in all these articles predicting the downfall of the desktop pc, they base their numbers off sales by dell, hp, etc. I really don't know many people who buy a desktop from a system builder, they have become so much easier to build on your own and especially with sites like newegg out there, extremely cheap. Along with that, the desktop really is the platform of the enthusiasts, who I almost guarantee wouldn't step out and buy a Dell desktop.
but how many people are really enthusiasts? not nearly as many as those who buy dells. In fact, there is not a single PC custom build or from a boutique brand in my entire high school owned by a student. All have either a macbook or a cheap-o dell inspiron.
The average users overwhelmingly outnumbers the niche-nerds like use.
If you're looking to build a higher-end (for most people) desktop, as in like a $1,200+ system, then it is a much better route to build yourself. And these are the typical systems that enthusiasts and those with know-how gravitate to.
However, when you get into the cheaper PCs, like $300-$600 it's always a better deal to buy prebuilt. The savings are substantial, especially taking into account that you also get a monitor included. These are what most people are buying, and to build the same out of new parts would be more expensive. This is why the mainstream will not build computers.
Enthusiast, definitely, but there is always going to be the creative market using these systems, too. After all, even the mobile operating systems are written on PC's. I, personally, am a web designer, and I can't see my self ever leaving PC's behind for mobile devices. I can see myself developing for said devices, and even having a few in supplement to my PC, but I need my PC for the heavy development tasks,
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There is one huge flaw I notice in all these articles predicting the downfall of the desktop pc, they base their numbers off sales by dell, hp, etc. I really don't know many people who buy a desktop from a system builder, they have become so much easier to build on your own and especially with sites like newegg out there, extremely cheap. Along with that, the desktop really is the platform of the enthusiasts, who I almost guarantee wouldn't step out and buy a Dell desktop.
but how many people are really enthusiasts? not nearly as many as those who buy dells. In fact, there is not a single PC custom build or from a boutique brand in my entire high school owned by a student. All have either a macbook or a cheap-o dell inspiron.
The average users overwhelmingly outnumbers the niche-nerds like use.
If you're looking to build a higher-end (for most people) desktop, as in like a $1,200+ system, then it is a much better route to build yourself. And these are the typical systems that enthusiasts and those with know-how gravitate to.
However, when you get into the cheaper PCs, like $300-$600 it's always a better deal to buy prebuilt. The savings are substantial, especially taking into account that you also get a monitor included. These are what most people are buying, and to build the same out of new parts would be more expensive. This is why the mainstream will not build computers.
Enthusiast, definitely, but there is always going to be the creative market using these systems, too. After all, even the mobile operating systems are written on PC's. I, personally, am a web designer, and I can't see my self ever leaving PC's behind for mobile devices. I can see myself developing for said devices, and even having a few in supplement to my PC, but I need my PC for the heavy development tasks,