![]() If you're constrained for space you might just use the desktop as your TV, otherwise you might throw it from your notebook or Chromecast it to a high-resolution monitor." Whether the desktop resurgence in Australia lasts past the price rises he expects in July, Orrock says the value of monitor sales at Dick Smith are also up – in this case, 9 per cent year on year. This followed a strong 2014, which Gartner says was driven by many businesses replacing their PCs due to the end of Windows XP support. Worldwide shipments of PC declined 5.2 per cent year on year in the first quarter of 2015, according to IT consultancy Gartner. "Given the declines we've seen over the past few years, getting any growth in the value of desktop sales is of interest, but especially when you consider we haven't seen any inflation in this category, despite the 20 per cent currency drop." Turnover in the desktop PC category has risen 6 per cent year-on-year at Dick Smith, a remarkable feat in context, he says. The strongest-selling all-in-one desktop PCs are those with screens sized 23 inches and above – "a good-sized screen to watch TV on", says Orrock – with Apple and HP the most popular brands. "People no longer have to rely on broadcast resolution, so they're going for bigger screens."Īpple is one of the most popular brands for large screen PCs. ![]() ![]() ![]() "The rise of streaming has also driven desktops and TVs really hard, especially the launch of Netflix in Australia," he said. Greater competition in the market for "all-in-one" personal computers, long dominated by Apple, has seen rapid advances in screen size, internal storage and processing speed that have increased their attractiveness to business owners, says Dick Smith's director of buying, Rod Orrock. Desktop computers have defied predictions of their demise, recording a surprise sales surge as the traditional end-of-financial year rush is amplified by the budget's $20,000 instant asset write-off for small businesses. ![]()
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