IDC's 2007 U.S. Commercial PC Survey, Part 1: Industry Report

IDC's 2007 U.S. Commercial PC Survey, Part 1

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: April 2008
Product Code: R104-33581

Description

This IDC study investigates what types of PCs businesses have purchased and what is motivating their choices for their next PCs. For this survey ? completed in September 2007 ? 432 IT buyers were polled from small, medium-sized, and large businesses. The results are presented in separate documents analyzing the kinds of PCs currently in use and what is motivating companies' choices when looking for new systems. This first study discusses what commercial PC buyers have already purchased.

"Commercial PC buyers tend to be conservative in their technology choices, and we have seen no indication of a change in that behavior. This is mainly because significant investment is often involved in a technology choice, so a change often entails even more investment or the writing off of investment, neither of which is a popular proposition. A conservative approach often also means a gradual trial process before adoption of a new technology." ? Richard Shim, research manager, Personal Computing

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

IDC Opinion

In This Study

Methodology

Respondent Demographic Profile

Figure: Respondents by Company Size

Figure: Respondents by Level of Involvement in Their Organization's PC Purchases

Figure: Respondents by Role at Organization

Table: Respondents by Industry

Situation Overview

Sales Channels, Processors, and Operating Systems Used by Respondents

Figure: Channel Used to Purchase PC

Table: Channel Used to Purchase PC by Company Size (% of Respondents)

Table: Primary and Secondary Considerations in PC Purchasing Decision (% of Respondents)

Table: Primary Considerations in PC Purchasing Decision by Company Size (% of Respondents)

Table: Secondary Considerations in PC Purchasing Decision by Company Size (% of Respondents)

Table: PC Operating System Widely Used

Table: PC Operating System Widely Used by Company Size (% of Respondents)

Table: Processors Used in Deployed PCs

Desktop Deployment Characteristics

Units Deployed

Figure: Desktop PCs Deployed

Table: Desktop PCs Deployed by Company Size (% of Respondents)

Cost Per Desktop

Table: Amount Paid Per Desktop PC

Table: Amount Paid Per Desktop PC by Company Size (% of Respondents)

Desktop Sub?Form Factors Deployed

Figure: Desktop PC Deployment by Sub?Form Factor

Table: Desktop PC Deployment by Sub-Form Factor and Company Size (% of Respondents)

Length of Desktop Use Before Retirement

Figure: Length of Desktop Use Before Retirement

Table: Length of Desktop Use Before Retirement by Company Size (% of Respondents)

Number of Desktops Purchased with Current Budget

Figure: Desktop PCs Already Purchased or Planned for Purchase with Current Budget

Table: Desktop PCs Already Purchased or Planned for Purchase with Current Budget by Company Size (% of Respondents)

Desktop Brands Preferred

Table: Preferred Desktop PC Brands

Table: Preferred Desktop PC Brands by Company Size (% of Respondents)

Notebook Deployment Characteristics

Units Deployed

Figure: Notebook PCs Deployed

Table: Notebook PCs Deployed by Company Size (% of Respondents)

Cost Per Notebook

Table: Amount Paid Per Notebook PC

Table: Amount Paid Per Notebook PC by Company Size (% of Respondents)

Notebook Sub?Form Factors Deployed

Figure: Notebook PC Deployment by Sub?Form Factor

Table: Notebook PC Deployment by Sub-Form Factor and Company Size (% of Respondents)

Figure: Notebook PC Deployment by Screen Size

Table: Notebook PC Deployment by Screen Size and Company Size (% of Respondents)

Length of Notebook Use Before Retirement

Figure: Length of Notebook Use Before Retirement

Table: Length of Notebook Use Before Retirement by Company Size (% of Respondents)

Number of Notebooks Purchased with Current Budget

Figure: Notebook PCs Already Purchased or Planned for Purchase with Current Budget

Table: Notebook PCs Already Purchased or Planned for Purchase with Current Budget by Company Size (% of Respondents)

Notebook Brands Preferred

Table: Preferred Notebook PC Brands

Table: Preferred Notebook PC Brands by Company Size (% of Respondents)

Notebook Theft and Loss

Figure: Notebooks Lost or Stolen Over the Past Year

Notebook Connections to Docking Stations and External Monitors

Figure: Notebooks Connected to a Docking Station

Figure: Notebooks Connected to an External Monitor

Notebooks and Cellular Broadband

Figure: Notebooks Using a Cellular Broadband Connection

Figure: Obstacles to Cellular Broadband in a Notebook PC

Commercial PC Influences

Significance of Security and Network Manageability

Figure: Clients Using Intel's vPro Technology

Figure: Significance of Network Manageability Features

Figure: Significance of Security Features

Significance of Energy Efficiency

Figure: Significance of Energy-Efficient Components

Virtualization Deployment

Table: Types of Virtualization Techniques Used

Table: Types of Virtualization Techniques Used by Company Size (% of Respondents)

Table: Types of Virtualization Techniques Planned for Use Over the Next 12 Months

Table: Types of Virtualization Techniques Planned for Use Over the Next 12 Months by Company Size (% of Respondents)

Future Outlook

Essential Guidance

Learn More

Related Research

Appendix: Commercial PC Survey ? 2007

Your Company's Usage of Desktop and Notebook Computers

Future PC Purchasing

PC Disposal

About You and Your Organization

Synopsis

Ordering and More Information

Price and Delivery Options

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