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IDC's 2007 U.S. Consumer PC Survey, Part 2

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: April 2008
Product Code: R104-33533
Description

This IDC study is the result of IDC's 2007 U.S. Consumer PC Survey. This national survey of 983 U.S. households was conducted online in late 2007 to assess current household usage and future demand for personal computers. This study covers the future outlook results, while the accompanying document, IDC's 2007 U.S. Consumer PC Survey, Part 1 (IDC #211305, March 2008), addresses the current usage results.

"The consumer market has been more of a key driver in the U.S. PC market than ever before. With the transition to notebooks and lower prices of PCs, many consumers are looking to buy or replace new systems. Consumers are at a point where they have larger storage, application, and multimedia needs. This is causing many consumer refreshes as well as more multi-PC homes. Survey results from almost 1,000 respondents indicate that over 60% plan on purchasing a new PC in the near future; 53% of those are considering notebooks, up from 45% in last year's survey," says Doug Bell, analyst with IDC's Quarterly PC Tracker.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents

IDC Opinion

In This Study

Methodology

Respondent Demographic Profile

Figure: Respondents by Gender

Figure: Respondents by Age

Figure: Respondents by Education Level

Figure: Respondents by Household Size

Figure: Respondents by Household Income

Figure: Respondents by Employment Status

Executive Summary

Situation Overview

Key Survey Findings

Why, What, Who, and Where

Figure: Motivation for Buying a New PC

Figure: Expected PC Purchase in the Next 12 Months

Figure: Vendor of Next PC Likely to Purchase

Figure: Planned Location of Next PC Purchase

Why a Desktop?

Figure: Reason for Purchasing Desktop Over Notebook

Figure: Planned Spending for Next Desktop PC

Why a Notebook?

Figure: Reason for Purchasing Notebook Over Desktop

Figure: Screen Size Preference for Next Notebook PC

Figure: Planned Spending for Next Notebook PC

Purchase Criteria

Figure: Criteria for Future PC Purchase: Configuration

Figure: Criteria for Future PC Purchase: High-Level Characteristics

Figure: Criteria for Future PC Purchase: Support and Reputation

Figure: Household Member for Whom PC Purchase Is Planned

Future Outlook

Essential Guidance

Learn More

Related Research

Appendix: Consumer PC Survey 2007

Your Household's Usage of PCs

Home Connectivity

Future PC Purchases

About You

Synopsis

Ordering and More Information
Price and Delivery Options



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