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Laptop and Desktop Sales Up a Surprising 25% and 30% Each

By Sam Biddle Published September 29, 2010, 12:58 pm ET

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Despite the incessant hype surrounding netbooks and (especially) tablets, NPD reports Canadian sales of laptops are up 20%, and—a real shocker—traditional desktop PCs are up 30%. The study also indicated that netbook sales are actually declining, by 25%. [NPD]

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