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March 1997 / Bits / DataPro Report

Wanted: More Powerful Mobile Systems

John MacGilvary

More power and performance are the main improvements needed to accelerate business's adoption of portable computers, according to Datapro's 1996 International User Ratings Survey of PCs. Although users place the highest emphasis on reliability when evaluating a notebook vendor, the next most important criteria are price/performance and screen resolution and clarity. However, when asked to rank their satisfaction with current portables in several categories, price/performance ranked only sixth out of eight. The poor showing of price/performance isn't surprising. Portables have traditionally lagged their desktop counterparts in overall performance, largely due to less powerful processors.

What Users Value Most in Portables

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Users value notebook reliability the most.

Users Rate Notebook Performance

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Users gave notebook price/performance a relatively low rating.

John MacGilvary, chief analyst, Worldwid e PC Industry. For more information on Datapro reports, call (609) 764-0100; fax: (609) 764-2814; or http://www.datapro.com .
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