Notebook sales expected to double in 2008

In and , notebook and desktop sales are similar, while laptops make up more than 50 percent of personal computer sales in and . "In , 2008 is the year when we can say notebooks will account for more than 50 percent of sales," according to the Sales Manager of IT solutions producer Acer Romania, Bogdan Iftemie.

The Business Development Manager of IT equipment producer Intel's local branch, Irinel Burloiu, said that the sales of portable systems will increase rapidly in the coming years, to exceed desktop sales. The PR and Marketing Director of producer Fujitsu - Siemens Computers, Ileana Stroe, agrees that notebook sales will rise, "owing to the fact that prices, especially on the consumer segment, are not higher than those of desktops, while performances are the same, and laptops provide advantages such as mobility, connectivity, and design".

According to research company International Data Corporation (IDC), in 2006, the laptop market rose 56.2 percent year-on-year. In the third quarter of 2007, the ratio of notebook sales in the total personal computer sales was 31.5 percent, six percentage points higher than in Q1.