While the notebook market is rather difficioltà this year, the segment of netbooks can excel with a surge in sales 103% over one year.

According to DisplaySearch forecasts, this year will be sold for a total of 33.3 million against 16.4 million netbooks in 2008. The earnings on these sales increased by 72%, from 6.65 billion billion last year to 11:40 this year. By comparison, sales of notebooks have been a classic 5% growth in volume but a decrease of 11% in value. The ultraportable seem the most affected with a fall in profits 23% a year against 13% for traditional handsets (up to 16 inches) and -12% for desktop replacement (16-inch and above).

Thus it would seem that with regard to portability, consumers prefer to opt for a netbook rather than a classic or ultra CULV. Finally, the entire portable computer market, netbooks included, expected to reach over one year in 2009 growth of 16% by volume and a decrease of 12% in value. And 'interesting to see DisplaySearch forecasts for the year 2010. Netbook sales to increase in volume but less important than this year with 39.7 million units delivered (+19%). This will also be the classic case of laptops will increase from 136.3 million units disposed in 2009 to 158.1 million units in 2010 (+16%).

Despite this increase in the number of units sold, most of the segments will suffer next year, a decrease in value. Will be small, amounting to 0.1% for netbooks and reach the 1% across the industry. Again, the ultraportable will be most affected by a revenue decline of 6% versus 4% for traditional laptops. However, the desktop replacement with an increase in sales value of 21%! The ultraportable altogether should record a higher than average volume growth, helped by the arrival of 11.6-inch models and 12-inch Intel CULV with aggressive sales prices, below $ 500.

As for netbooks, their sales should stabilize to represent 20% of the total sales of mobile PCs in 2011, John F. Jacobs of DisplaySearch. He also states that you should attend a decrease in the average price for each category of laptops in 2010, with a parallel increase in performance of classical models. Good news for consumers, if they were confirmed.