Global Convertible PC Sales & Installed Base Forecast by Region: 2012 to 2017

This Strategy Analytics report forecasts the emerging convertible mobile PC market unit sales and installed base for the period 2012- 2017. The form factors included in the convertible PC categories are; rotatable/twistable, detachable, dual-screen, slider and other. Faced with strong competition from tablets, which already blurs the lines between tablets and conventional PCs, PC vendors are responding to the challenge with convertible PCs that provide better mobility than conventional laptops while still offer high processing power and productivity. In this report, we state clear definitions so that we can forecast the demand for convertible PCs, which are different from convertible tablets.The six regions forecasted are North America, Central & Latin America, Western Europe, Central & Eastern Europe, Africa Middle East and Asia Pacific.