Abstract
This IDC study is the result of IDC' s 2007 U.S. Consumer PC Survey. This
national survey of 983 U.S. households was conducted online in late 2007 to
assess current household usage and future demand for personal computers. This
study covers the future outlook results, while the accompanying document, IDC' s
2007 U.S. Consumer PC Survey, Part 1 (IDC #211305, March 2008), addresses the
current usage results.
"The consumer market has been more of a key driver in the U.S. PC market than
ever before. With the transition to notebooks and lower prices of PCs, many
consumers are looking to buy or replace new systems. Consumers are at a point
where they have larger storage, application, and multimedia needs. This is
causing many consumer refreshes as well as more multi-PC homes. Survey results
from almost 1,000 respondents indicate that over 60% plan on purchasing a new
PC in the near future; 53% of those are considering notebooks, up from 45% in
last year' s survey," says Doug Bell, analyst with IDC' s Quarterly PC Tracker.
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