Consumer website Which? has found a significant increase in netbook ownership in Britain over the past year. In a survey of more than 10,000 of its online panel members, nearly twice as many respondents own a netbook than did at the same time last year. 12 per cent of the members now own one of the mini laptops, compared with just 7 per cent 12 months before.
Favoured by consumers for their affordability and portability, the Which? survey also revealed that the amount people are spending on netbooks is increasing. The average netbook owner is now spending £294 on their mini notebooks, an increase of £13 on the 2009 survey. The average spend on laptop or desktop computers meanwhile has fallen.
According to the Which? survey, Samsung is the most popular brand, with their netbooks accounting for 28 per cent among those questioned. Acer is not too far behind, however, with a 21 per cent share of the netbooks owned by the online panel members.
Studies continue to point to the ever-increasing popularity of the netbook, undermining predictions that the Apple iPad would spell the end to the rise of the netbook.
Survey Finds Increase in Netbook Ownership
Mon, 02 Aug 2010
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