The End of the PC Era is Canceled
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Many naysayers are predicting that the PC will be replaced with various gadgets and appliances in the coming years. I just don't see it happening. Sure, the PC will continue to evolve, and more powerful notebooks will replace desktops for some, but the user interface, raw power, and incredible flexibility of the tower PC is going to keep it around for many years to come.
Can you imagine posting an item for sale on Ebay from your Xbox? As long as a TV is involved, consoles will not replace the PC. How about editing your pictures from that gorgeous new Cingular Blackjack? Storing your entire video, photo, and music files on a notebook? Alright, would you consider playing World of Warcraft (or any first person shooter) without a great, full sized keyboard? Draft your next report using your Wii? No, a fast desktop PC is far better at any of these tasks, and that's for the foreseeable future.
The beauty is, a fast PC can do all of these things simultaneously, thanks to multi-core processors, amazing new video cards, and gobs of affordable yet speedy storage in hard drives up to 750GB per drive.
And then there is the upgrade. While you can hack many of the consumer devices around, only the PC is specifically designed to continuously be upgraded to take advantage of the latest hardware technologies. Open architecture is what we live by, but I dare you to find a console or consumer device that actually encourages the owner to open it and replace parts.
So where does that leave us? We still need a great desktop computer for the very best gaming, media editing and storage, archiving, and even the most enjoyable web surfing experience. I have access to every fun toy and gadget on the market, plus some amazingly powerful Velocity Micro notebooks, but I'm still sitting at my brand new Vista powered desktop writing this blog, and I predict that every important PC activity I perform will be done on a desktop PC for at least 6 more years, and probably 10+.
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| [3.06.2007 @ 8:47 AM] [Digg it] |
My belief is that by the end of this year we will have seen 20+ next-generation hardware products (At least) ship nation wide. There is no way PCs will be replaced anytime soon.
Bill
P.S. Thanks for the Free games! I'm having a hard time unglueing myself from my chair.