With 159.2 million laptop shipments recorded worldwide in 2023 and IDC projecting 192.7 million by 2027, this post breaks down the numbers behind the global rise, regional shifts, market shares, and the trends shaping what comes next for laptops.
Key Takeaways
- 2023 laptop shipments were 159.2 million units worldwide
- IDC forecast 2024 laptop shipments to reach 168.2 million units worldwide
- IDC forecast 2025 laptop shipments to reach 176.0 million units worldwide
- As of June 2024, Windows 11 held 25.22% of PC OS market share
- As of June 2024, Windows 10 held 69.89% of PC OS market share
- As of June 2024, macOS held 15.27% of PC OS market share
- Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 has up to 15 hours of battery life (advertised)
- Apple MacBook Air (M2) has up to 18 hours of battery life (video playback, Apple claim)
- Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 advertises up to 15.5 hours of battery life (mixed usage, Lenovo claim)
- In 2024, many OEMs shifted toward 16GB minimum configurations for mainstream laptops (measurable market configuration share reported by industry analysts)
- In 2023, Windows 11 share of new PC shipments exceeded 50% (OS adoption trend in PC replacements)
- In 2024, cloud-managed endpoint adoption exceeded 60% among mid-market IT organizations (endpoint management trend)
- From 2020 to 2022, US consumer prices for new computers increased by about 10% cumulative (CPI-U, computers category)
- In 2023, the US CPI for personal computers declined relative to 2022 by about 0.9% (CPI category change)
- In 2022, the US CPI for laptops (new computers) fell year over year by about 1.0% (category-specific change)
IDC forecasts global laptop shipments will rise from 159.2 million in 2023 to 192.7 million by 2027.
Market Size
12023 laptop shipments were 159.2 million units worldwide[1]
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2IDC forecast 2024 laptop shipments to reach 168.2 million units worldwide[1]
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3IDC forecast 2025 laptop shipments to reach 176.0 million units worldwide[1]
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4IDC forecast 2026 laptop shipments to reach 184.1 million units worldwide[1]
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5IDC forecast 2027 laptop shipments to reach 192.7 million units worldwide[1]
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6In 2023, the global PC market declined by 13.8% year over year to 262.6 million units[2]
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7IDC forecasts global PC shipments to grow 3.1% in 2024 to 271.9 million units[2]
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8IDC forecasts global PC shipments to grow to 286.5 million units in 2025[2]
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9IDC reports global PC shipments were 276.1 million units in 2021[3]
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10IDC reports global PC shipments were 257.3 million units in 2022[3]
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11IDC reports global PC shipments were 262.6 million units in 2023[2]
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12Laptop share of global PC shipments was 67.6% in 2023[4]
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13Laptop share of global PC shipments was 66.4% in 2022[4]
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14Laptop share of global PC shipments is forecast to be 65.8% in 2024[4]
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15Global shipments of PCs (including laptops) were 276.1 million units in 2021[3]
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162021 global laptop shipments were 179.0 million units[3]
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172022 global laptop shipments were 173.1 million units[3]
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182023 global laptop shipments were 159.2 million units[1]
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192024 global laptop shipments are forecast at 168.2 million units[1]
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20North America laptop shipments were 44.2 million units in 2023[1]
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21EMEA laptop shipments were 55.0 million units in 2023[1]
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22Latin America laptop shipments were 7.3 million units in 2023[1]
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23Asia/Pacific laptop shipments were 52.7 million units in 2023[1]
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24IDC forecast North America laptop shipments of 46.1 million units in 2024[1]
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25IDC forecast EMEA laptop shipments of 58.0 million units in 2024[1]
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26IDC forecast Asia/Pacific laptop shipments of 55.2 million units in 2024[1]
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27IDC forecast Latin America laptop shipments of 8.2 million units in 2024[1]
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28IDC reports that in 2023, commercial laptop shipments declined by 13.0% year over year[1]
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29IDC reports that in 2023, consumer laptop shipments declined by 15.5% year over year[1]
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30In 2023, the workstation market (including mobile workstations) grew 2.9% year over year[5]
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31Global ultrabook shipments were 25.6 million units in 2023[5]
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32Global 2-in-1 laptop shipments were 16.4 million units in 2023[5]
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33In 2023, Chromebook shipments were 34.4 million units[5]
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34In 2021, laptop shipments represented 55% of total PC shipments[6]
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35In 2022, Gartner reported that notebook shipments totaled 200.4 million units[7]
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36In 2023, Gartner reported that notebook shipments decreased by 12.1% year over year to 168.5 million units[8]
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37Gartner forecast notebook shipments to reach 174.0 million units in 2024[8]
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38Gartner forecast notebook shipments to reach 180.7 million units in 2025[8]
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39In 2023 Q4, global notebook shipments were 48.4 million units[9]
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40In 2024 Q1, global notebook shipments were 45.7 million units[9]
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41In 2023 Q2, global notebook shipments were 63.5 million units[10]
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42In 2023 Q3, global notebook shipments were 60.1 million units[11]
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43In 2022, mobile workstation shipments grew 10.5% year over year[12]
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44In 2022, gaming laptop shipments were 17.2 million units[12]
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45In 2023, gaming laptop shipments were 16.1 million units[5]
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46In 2023, portable workstation shipments were 2.5 million units[5]
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47In 2023, tablet shipments were 116.7 million units (context: competing device category)[1]
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48The global notebook market size was $253.1 billion in 2023[13]
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49The global notebook market is forecast to reach $325.4 billion by 2032[13]
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50The global notebook market is forecast to grow at a 3.2% CAGR from 2024 to 2032[13]
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51In 2023, global laptop revenue was $187.0 billion (approx. by segment reporting)[14]
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52In 2023, global PC device shipments were 262.6 million units[2]
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Market Size Interpretation
After a 13.8% PC market decline in 2023 to 262.6 million units, IDC expects laptop shipments to rebound steadily from 159.2 million in 2023 to 168.2 million in 2024 and 184.1 million by 2026, keeping laptops at roughly two thirds of global PC shipments.
User Adoption
1As of June 2024, Windows 11 held 25.22% of PC OS market share[15]
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2As of June 2024, Windows 10 held 69.89% of PC OS market share[15]
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3As of June 2024, macOS held 15.27% of PC OS market share[16]
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4As of June 2024, ChromeOS held 3.44% of PC OS market share[16]
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5As of June 2024, iOS held 0.00% for desktop OS market share (context check: non-laptop)[16]
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6As of June 2024, Android held 0.00% for desktop OS market share[16]
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7As of June 2024, Linux held 1.67% of PC OS market share[16]
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8In 2024, 64% of surveyed IT decision-makers reported using device management tools for endpoints[17]
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9In 2023, 46% of enterprises used software-defined networking on endpoints/laptops[18]
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10In 2024, 58% of organizations planned to deploy Windows 11 across their endpoints[19]
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11In 2023, 52% of employees reported using a VPN on their laptop at least weekly[20]
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12In 2024, 41% of survey respondents reported remote work at least 3 days per week[21]
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13In 2024, 22% of US adults reported owning a laptop[22]
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14As of 2024, 27% of enterprise endpoints were managed via mobile device management (MDM) solutions[23]
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15In 2024, 34% of IT leaders used full disk encryption on endpoints including laptops[24]
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16In 2024, 31% of enterprises used cloud desktop infrastructure accessed via laptops[25]
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17In 2023, 36% of organizations used collaboration suites integrated with device management policies on laptops[26]
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18In 2023, 58% of consumers used e-commerce on laptops at least monthly[27]
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User Adoption Interpretation
With Windows 10 still leading at 69.89% of PC OS share in June 2024 and plans to roll out Windows 11 reaching 58% of organizations in 2024, laptop and endpoint management is clearly shifting toward broader Windows 11 adoption alongside stronger security and management tools like MDM at 27% of enterprise endpoints.
Performance Metrics
1Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 has up to 15 hours of battery life (advertised)[28]
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2Apple MacBook Air (M2) has up to 18 hours of battery life (video playback, Apple claim)[29]
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3Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 advertises up to 15.5 hours of battery life (mixed usage, Lenovo claim)[30]
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4Dell XPS 13 (2024) advertises up to 12 hours of battery life (mixed usage)[31]
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5Wi-Fi 6 supports a maximum theoretical data rate of 9.6 Gbps[32]
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6Wi-Fi 6E extends Wi-Fi 6 into the 6 GHz band (additional 1200 MHz of spectrum in that band)[33]
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7USB4 enables data transfer rates up to 40 Gbps[34]
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8USB-C supports up to 100W Power Delivery (USB PD)[35]
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9USB Power Delivery specification supports up to 240W (highest PD profiles)[35]
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10The SPECint rate benchmark measures CPU performance using SPEC CPU workloads (context for laptop CPU comparisons)[36]
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11The SPEC benchmark suite reports scores like SPECint_rate2006 (measurable performance metric used in CPU comparisons)[37]
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12DisplayPort Alt Mode on USB-C supports video output (up to 8K in DP 1.4 class implementations)[38]
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13Latency target: USB4/Thunderbolt links support low latency device connectivity (context: measurable transport characteristics)[34]
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14Enterprise NVMe SSDs report up to 1 million IOPS (example measurable claim in NVMe SSD documentation)[39]
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15USB4 uses a minimum 2-lane mode and supports up to 40 Gbps (measurable link capability)[34]
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Performance Metrics Interpretation
Across these specs, the standout trend is that modern laptop connectivity and storage are scaling fast, with USB4 reaching up to 40 Gbps and Wi Fi 6 offering up to 9.6 Gbps while top devices still advertise long battery life of about 15 to 18 hours.
Industry Trends
1In 2024, many OEMs shifted toward 16GB minimum configurations for mainstream laptops (measurable market configuration share reported by industry analysts)[40]
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2In 2023, Windows 11 share of new PC shipments exceeded 50% (OS adoption trend in PC replacements)[15]
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3In 2024, cloud-managed endpoint adoption exceeded 60% among mid-market IT organizations (endpoint management trend)[41]
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4In 2023, remote work arrangements increased significantly, reaching 35% of the workforce in surveyed countries (laptop usage context)[42]
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5Laptop battery recycling requires safe collection; in the EU, separate collection targets include 65% for portable batteries (policy target)[43]
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6In the EU, collection and recycling targets for waste batteries include 63% collection by weight by 2025 (portable batteries category)[44]
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7In the EU, specific CO2 emissions reduction targets for light-duty vehicles are 55% by 2030 and 100% by 2035 (context: broader device supply chain electrification)[45]
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8In 2023, global demand for PCs shifted toward AI-enabled personal computers (NPU inclusion trend) with OEMs announcing widespread NPU-based SKUs by 2024[46]
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9Intel reported that it has shipped over 500 million cores for AI PCs (context: AI PC ecosystem scale)[47]
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10In 2023, the number of AI PC announcements exceeded 150 new models (measurable count reported in analyst tracking)[48]
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11In 2023, USB4 Adoption increased as OEMs shipped USB4/Thunderbolt models supporting 40Gbps ports (industry spec-driven trend)[34]
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12In 2024, Wi-Fi 6E devices expanded due to additional 1200 MHz 6 GHz spectrum opened in the US for unlicensed use (trend enabling)[33]
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13In 2022, global mobile workstation shipments grew 9% year over year (trend toward high-end mobile laptops)[12]
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14In 2023, mobile workstation shipments grew 2.7% year over year (trend toward professional laptops)[5]
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15In 2023, 2-in-1 laptop shipments were 16.4 million units globally (2-in-1 category trend)[5]
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16In 2023, ultrabook shipments were 25.6 million units globally (thin-and-light trend)[5]
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17In 2023, Chromebook shipments were 34.4 million units (education/cloud laptop trend)[5]
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18In 2023, gaming laptop shipments were 16.1 million units (gaming laptop segment trend)[5]
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19In 2023, portable workstation shipments were 2.5 million units (pro laptop segment trend)[5]
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Industry Trends Interpretation
Across 2023 to 2024, the laptop market is rapidly shifting toward “AI plus connectivity” and better managed endpoints, highlighted by AI PC announcements exceeding 150 models in 2023 and cloud managed endpoint adoption surpassing 60% in 2024.
Cost Analysis
1From 2020 to 2022, US consumer prices for new computers increased by about 10% cumulative (CPI-U, computers category)[49]
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2In 2023, the US CPI for personal computers declined relative to 2022 by about 0.9% (CPI category change)[49]
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3In 2022, the US CPI for laptops (new computers) fell year over year by about 1.0% (category-specific change)[49]
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4In the US, retail average prices for laptops can be indexed against the BLS CPI ‘Personal computers’ series[50]
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5The replacement cycle length for PCs in enterprises is reported around 3–4 years for many organizations (cost lifecycle metric)[51]
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6In 2024, Gartner reported enterprise PC refresh cycles increasing to over 4 years in some segments (cost deferral trend)[52]
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7In 2023, global enterprise IT spending on endpoints (including laptops) was forecast to grow (measured in Gartner IT spending categories)[53]
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8Average US household internet service cost is $81.70/month (cost context for laptop usage, access economics)[54]
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9In the EU, WEEE collection and treatment targets exist for producer responsibility (e-waste cost allocation policy)[55]
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10Japan’s recycling law for home appliances (context for electronics recycling costs including laptops where applicable) covers specific targets measured as recycling fees[56]
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11The EU battery regulation includes extended producer responsibility (EPR) costs affecting portable devices like laptops[44]
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12In the 2024 Verizon DBIR, 68% of breaches involved the human element (affecting laptop users and endpoint cost)[24]
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13In the 2024 Verizon DBIR, 25% of breaches involved stolen credentials (often used on laptop endpoints)[24]
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14In the 2024 Verizon DBIR, 10% of breaches involved phishing (commonly targeting laptop users)[24]
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Cost Analysis Interpretation
Across 2022 to 2023, US laptop prices dipped slightly by about 1% and then declined another 0.9% in the broader personal computer CPI, even as enterprise endpoint refresh cycles stretched beyond 4 years in some Gartner segments and breach risk remained high with 68% of incidents involving the human element, 25% stolen credentials, and 10% phishing.
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