In the second quarter of 2011, there are more tablets than netbooks delivered, is to make the numbers from a research firm. In early 2011 there were still more netbooks than tablets on the market. The iPad remains the most popular tablet.
In the second quarter were 13.6 million tablets shipped, compared to 7.3 million netbooks, figures research firm ABI Research in its report, “Tablets, Netbooks, and Mobile CE Market Data”. In the first quarter of 2011 there were still 8.4 million netbooks shipped and it was the number of tablets with 6.4 million is a lot lower.
ABI thinks that the trend still continue to persist. Consumers would when buying a tablet no other device is replaced, but in comparison with netbooks simply for the most interesting device. The company thinks that this year there will be 32 million netbooks and 60 million tablets will be delivered.
ABI has it in his figures on deliveries. How many tablets they have actually sold and how many are in the shelves behind, is not known. That the iPad the most popular tablet, however, is beyond dispute. Of all tabletleveringen regard to 68 percent for the iPad 2, according to the research.