iPad Seeing More Demand Than Netbooks, Notebooks, Desktops

The iPad is popular, there’s no denying that.  Apple can’t keep the device in stock for very long, and designers are betting on luxe iPad accessories to stay modern.  It comes as no surprise then, that the iPad is seeing a huge amount of demand.

According to a study by Forrester, 14 percent of online shoppers plan on buying an iPad or similar tablet in the next year.  That essentially means they plan on buying iPads.  While Forrester asked “iPad or similar tablet,” only about 10 percent of those surveyed could name another tablet.  Of those 10 percent, few could identify a real competitor.  While some mentioned the Archos 7 or JooJoo tablets, some referred to the HP Slate,, or other devices which don’t yet truly exist on the consumer market. {Electronista}

The 14 percent that plan on buying a tablet in the next year exceed the percentages of those who would buy other “real” computers.  Four percent plan on buying desktop computer.  Only eight percent plan on buying a netbook within the next year.  The largest category aside from the iPad is notebooks.  Of those surveyed, 13 percent told Forrester that they plan on buying a notebook computer in the next year.  This falls in line with the shift to mobile computing that we’re seeing, even if that mobile computing is just a notebook.  Desktop computers are limiting in where they can go, even if they are better for photo editing, video editing and gaming.  For most computer usage, a notebook or even an iPad would suffice.