{"id":669,"date":"2014-07-30T13:23:21","date_gmt":"2014-07-30T13:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/?p=669"},"modified":"2018-06-27T20:31:09","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T20:31:09","slug":"reports-pcs-death-greatly-exaggerated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/reports-pcs-death-greatly-exaggerated\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports of the PCs Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gravestone-copy-620x354.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-671\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gravestone-copy-620x354.jpg\" alt=\"gravestone-copy-620x354\" width=\"640\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gravestone-copy-620x354.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gravestone-copy-620x354-300x140.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>It seems like every year a new product comes along poised to put the desktop PC in its grave. In 2009, buoyed by <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2010\/05\/06\/how-the-ipad-gobbles-up-netbook-sales\/\">600% sales growth<\/a>, it was the netbook. In 2010 and 2011, as Apple entered the market and EVERYONE followed, it was the tablet. \u00a0Ultrabooks, Chromebooks, PDAs, Smartphones, consoles, All-in-Ones \u2014 the list of the desktop\u2019s successors lengthy, and funny enough, often filled with products that themselves have gone the way of T-Rex. So in a market that\u2019s supposedly on death\u2019s door, why are our custom built <a href=\"http:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/gamingpc.php\">gaming PCs<\/a>, <a href=\"\/category.php?cid=1\">workstation PCs<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/category.php?cid=2\">Home &amp; Office PCs<\/a> so popular?<\/p>\n<p>Simple. The desktop PC is not going anywhere anytime soon. Here are a few reasons to buy one:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Serious gamers still use PC<\/strong> \u2013 Sorry consolers, but with the scalability and power potential that desktop PC hardware can offer, PC gaming is still in a class of its own. Just pull up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9vqgB6bwdxA\">a PC vs either PS4 or Xbox One<\/a> comparison and you\u2019ll see what I mean. And don\u2019t even get me started on the gorgeousness that is 4K gaming.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A PC is your home\u2019s media hub<\/strong> \u2013 Those cloud based solutions are great, but most consumers still prefer to store their vacation pictures, home movies, and digitized music locally on a home PC for easier distribution to their home networked devices. It\u2019s just far more convenient than constantly uploading, downloading, and streaming your own content.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Versatility<\/strong> \u2013 Tablets are great for media consumption and surfing the web from the couch, but when it comes time for serious photo or video editing, multitasking, gaming, computation, or other intensive applications, nothing beats the versatility and usability of a PC. It\u2019s not a one trick pony, it\u2019s a workhorse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Value PCs offer \u2013 <\/strong>Spec out a mid-range desktop alongside a comparable laptop or Ultrabook, and the value of the desktop becomes crystal clear. Not only do you get more for the money at the time of purchase, but the longevity and upgradeability of the desktop makes it a great option where mobility is not a necessity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems like every year a new product comes along poised to put the desktop PC in its grave. 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