CES 2013 showed us how much the industry and consumers have grown to love tablets, phablets and smartphones. The rise of extemely portable, powerful and convienent mobile computing has shifted the consumer landscape to one without desktop computers. Who wants to be tethered to their desk in this day and age when you can be on the go or on your couch. Another contributing factor to the success of tablet computing is processing power. It's hard for me these days to even give meaningful advice about which computer to get with what specs are needed when most PCs do what most consumers want...surf the web, YouTube and email. Not only are laptops and desktops feeling the plummet in sales but the traditional handheld gaming market such as the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita are also feeling the crunch. My answer to most people nowadays is get whatever is cheap and has a good warranty. Fewer people need gaming big rigs and the PC parts industry has definitely felt the decline in sales. The fall of the traditional PC market has also made big companies such as Dell and HP restructure to try to stay relavent and survive. Microsoft is even struggling as desktop/laptop growth has fallen which has caused lower than forcasted adoption rates of Windows 8. I for one will still be building my own PCs for as long as I can as one of the fewer power-users who needs workstations that can push multiple HD streams while editing video and the storage space that comes with that territory...why do I feel so old all the sudden.
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