The pc market grows for the first time since 2012

The PC market has been in recession since 2012, when many have declared that the death of the PC is imminent, claiming that smartphones and tablets would quickly replace desktops and laptops. An overly pretentious and baseless claim, especially when tablets have lost most of their popularity for several years now.

The arrival of AMD Ryzen and Intel Coffee Lake has fueled the growth of the PC market for the first time in six years

Now in the middle of 2018, Gartner, a research and advisory organization, has revealed that PC shipments have grown for the first time in six years, a result that is extremely positive for the computer industry. This information includes desktop and laptop systems, but excludes Chromebooks. It points to 1.4% growth, which may not seem like much, but it is a sign of a partial recovery for the PC market.

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Part of this growth is due to the launch of the AMD Ryzen and Intel Coffee Lake series of processors, which have been a significant advance in performance, giving consumers and businesses a reason to upgrade their systems. The 6-8 core processors already offer a great price-performance ratio, providing one more reason to upgrade than any series of new processors since 2012.

The fall in the PC market began after the arrival of Intel's Sandy Bridge processors in 2011, the last major evolution of the company until the arrival of Coffee Lake in late 2017. What do you think of this recovery of the PC? Have you ever thought that tablets were going to take their place?

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