IDC's 2007 U.S. Commercial PC Survey, Part 1

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
  • Methodology
    • Respondent Demographic Profile
    • Figure: Respondents by Company Size
    • Figure: Respondents by Level of Involvement in Their Organization' s PC Purchases
    • Figure: Respondents by Role at Organization
    • Table: Respondents by Industry
• Situation Overview
  • Sales Channels, Processors, and Operating Systems Used by Respondents
  • Figure: Channel Used to Purchase PC
  • Table: Channel Used to Purchase PC by Company Size (% of Respondents)
  • Table: Primary and Secondary Considerations in PC Purchasing Decision (% of Respondents)
  • Table: Primary Considerations in PC Purchasing Decision by Company Size (% of Respondents)
  • Table: Secondary Considerations in PC Purchasing Decision by Company Size (% of Respondents)
  • Table: PC Operating System Widely Used
  • Table: PC Operating System Widely Used by Company Size (% of Respondents)
  • Table: Processors Used in Deployed PCs
  • Desktop Deployment Characteristics
    • Units Deployed
    • Figure: Desktop PCs Deployed
    • Table: Desktop PCs Deployed by Company Size (% of Respondents)
    • Cost Per Desktop
    • Table: Amount Paid Per Desktop PC
    • Table: Amount Paid Per Desktop PC by Company Size (% of Respondents)
    • Desktop Sub-Form Factors Deployed
    • Figure: Desktop PC Deployment by Sub-Form Factor
    • Table: Desktop PC Deployment by Sub-Form Factor and Company Size (% of Respondents)
    • Length of Desktop Use Before Retirement
    • Figure: Length of Desktop Use Before Retirement
    • Table: Length of Desktop Use Before Retirement by Company Size (% of Respondents)
    • Number of Desktops Purchased with Current Budget
    • Figure: Desktop PCs Already Purchased or Planned for Purchase with Current Budget
    • Table: Desktop PCs Already Purchased or Planned for Purchase with Current Budget by Company Size (% of Respondents)
    • Desktop Brands Preferred
    • Table: Preferred Desktop PC Brands
    • Table: Preferred Desktop PC Brands by Company Size (% of Respondents)
  • Notebook Deployment Characteristics
    • Units Deployed
    • Figure: Notebook PCs Deployed
    • Table: Notebook PCs Deployed by Company Size (% of Respondents)
    • Cost Per Notebook
    • Table: Amount Paid Per Notebook PC
    • Table: Amount Paid Per Notebook PC by Company Size (% of Respondents)
    • Notebook Sub-Form Factors Deployed
    • Figure: Notebook PC Deployment by Sub-Form Factor
    • Table: Notebook PC Deployment by Sub-Form Factor and Company Size (% of Respondents)
    • Figure: Notebook PC Deployment by Screen Size
    • Table: Notebook PC Deployment by Screen Size and Company Size (% of Respondents)
    • Length of Notebook Use Before Retirement
    • Figure: Length of Notebook Use Before Retirement
    • Table: Length of Notebook Use Before Retirement by Company Size (% of Respondents)
    • Number of Notebooks Purchased with Current Budget
    • Figure: Notebook PCs Already Purchased or Planned for Purchase with Current Budget
    • Table: Notebook PCs Already Purchased or Planned for Purchase with Current Budget by Company Size (% of Respondents)
    • Notebook Brands Preferred
    • Table: Preferred Notebook PC Brands
    • Table: Preferred Notebook PC Brands by Company Size (% of Respondents)
    • Notebook Theft and Loss
    • Figure: Notebooks Lost or Stolen Over the Past Year
    • Notebook Connections to Docking Stations and External Monitors
    • Figure: Notebooks Connected to a Docking Station
    • Figure: Notebooks Connected to an External Monitor
    • Notebooks and Cellular Broadband
    • Figure: Notebooks Using a Cellular Broadband Connection
    • Figure: Obstacles to Cellular Broadband in a Notebook PC
  • Commercial PC Influences
    • Significance of Security and Network Manageability
    • Figure: Clients Using Intel' s vPro Technology
    • Figure: Significance of Network Manageability Features
    • Figure: Significance of Security Features
    • Significance of Energy Efficiency
    • Figure: Significance of Energy-Efficient Components
    • Virtualization Deployment
    • Table: Types of Virtualization Techniques Used
    • Table: Types of Virtualization Techniques Used by Company Size (% of Respondents)
    • Table: Types of Virtualization Techniques Planned for Use Over the Next 12 Months
    • Table: Types of Virtualization Techniques Planned for Use Over the Next 12 Months by Company Size (% of Respondents)
• Future Outlook
• Essential Guidance
• Learn More
  • Related Research
  • Appendix: Commercial PC Survey - 2007
    • Your Company' s Usage of Desktop and Notebook Computers
    • Future PC Purchasing
    • PC Disposal
    • About You and Your Organization
  • Synopsis