How will we know that Desktops are dying? What will be the signs?

[LostPassword]

Been a rise in pc gaming. Doom and gloom too early

 

[piasabird]

When they point out that there are fewer desktops being sold that doesn't mean the Desktop is dying, that just means there are more options. For the casual user, who just wants to chat and look at Facebook or check their e-mail, a phone or a tablet can do most things a desktop PC can do. I look at laptops and I think that trend is just a way to turn an employee into a 24 hour slave.

 

[corkyg]

I suppose a sign would be when the OEMs stop developing new models.

 

[whm1974]

I suppose a sign would be when the OEMs stop developing new models.

But we will still be building them.

 

[Yuriman]

Just like to toss in that, I work for a MSP, and most of our customers are opting to replace their desktops with notebooks + docking stations. Some have 4-6 monitors, being connected to 17" Precisions. When they travel, they have several smaller portable screens which they connect to the laptops.

A handful of clients are opting for NUC form factor "desktops" due to price concers, but none of the 30+ businesses we serve have ordered a tower in a good while...

 

[AMDisTheBEST]

you can build a desktop but you cant build laptops or phones unless the oems make them modular. it will be the end of pc building

 

[whm1974]

you can build a desktop but you cant build laptops or phones unless the oems make them modular. it will be the end of pc building

I will never stop building my PCs and we should be encouraging our kids and grand kids to do the same.

 

[AMDisTheBEST]

I will never stop building my PCs and we should be encouraging our kids and grand kids to do the same.

I remember my grandfather is still insistent on teaching me how to chop firewood even though i would much rather user a heater for heat and stove for fire.

 

[Torn Mind]

Meh, disassembling and reassembling any PC would suffice as learning experience. It's not like it involves soldering chips into boards like it was decades ago.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I will never stop building my PCs and we should be encouraging our kids and grand kids to do the same.

They snap together like Lego. Unless your kids are complete ninnies, they'll figure it out if and when they need to.

 

[whm1974]

They snap together like Lego. Unless your kids are complete ninnies, they'll figure it out if and when they need to.

Start early so they don't end up as complete ninnies. And teach them how to install and use Arch as well.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Start early so they don't end up as complete ninnies. And teach them how to install and use Arch as well.

That's child abuse. Stick with Lego.

 

[whm1974]

That's child abuse. Stick with Lego.

How is that child abuse? I'm only proposing teaching them how to be free.