Best Selling Laptops and Notebooks
It's one thing to ask people what they would like to buy,
and another thing to find out what they actually bought.
Because of this quirk in human behavior, we decided to find out which
were the best selling laptop and notebook computers.
While probably no one really knows the exact number of
units sold, various stores, shopping search engines, and manufacturer
press releases allude to which laptops and notebooks are the best sellers.
Best Selling Laptops During Christmas 2003
Data amassed from ARS panel participants (from December
6, 2003 to January 17, 2004) found the Compaq Presario 2190US and the
Toshiba Satellite A15-S129 (InfoHQ reviewed
the Toshiba Satellite A15-S127 in July 2003) were the top two models
within the US retail market.
The Compaq Presario led with a 12.4% unit share and the Toshiba Satellite
A15-S129 a 7.4% unit share. The Toshiba’s Satellite A35-S159 was
the third best selling notebook, following closely with a 6.4% unit
share.
Additional claims for the best selling laptop and notebook:
1. Per Dell's April 17, 2003 press release, they are the number
1 worldwide manufacturer of laptops, desktops, and servers.
On January 14, 2004 Dell announced it had the No. 1 ranking in Technology
Business Research's quarterly IT Buying and Customer Satisfaction Study
for notebook PCs, where it has maintained its leadership position for
more than five years.
See Computer
Promotions at Dell Home Systems
for their latest deals.
2. On June 2, 2003 HP claimed they were the "leading vendor
of worldwide notebook PC sales". However, this is somewhat skewed
since HP is adding Compaq notebooks and HP notebooks to arrive at this
number. In actuality, Compaq notebooks are usually one of the top five
brands in sales, while HP branded notebooks are probably not in the
top 10.
3. Toshiba's ad slogan is that they have the world's best selling
notebooks, and as a matter of fact, you will see this printed on their
notebook boxes. We have not seen the numbers Toshiba bases their claim
on.
So keep these "facts" in mind as you review the rest of the
resources on this page.
Stores that Track Best Selling Laptops and Desktops
1. Amazon.com's best selling laptops and notebooks can be found
at Notebook
Computers.
2. Buy.com's list of all their best selling items can be found
on their in demand page,"Check out what's IN DEMAND at buy.com!
"
3. Computers4SURE - BEST SELLERS
page shows their top 25 products which usually includes a laptop or two.
4. The shopping search engine DealTime
Best Selling Notebooks will show which laptops are the most popular.
And you can also check out their Most
Popular Desktops page as well.
5. Apple computers are owned by about 6% of the computing public.
Apple's most popular products are listed on their Apple Powerbook
page.
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