Entry level PCs costing less than $500 ‘will disappear by 2028’, research firm predicts

The sub-$500 PC segment will “disappear” within two years, a research and advisory firm predicts. In a new report on the state of the PC market, research firm Gartner suggests that the continued global surge in memory prices will not only affect PC sales for this year, but also subsequent years. The report projects that worldwide PC shipments throughout 2026 will decline 10.4% compared to last year, and that smartphone shipments will also decline by 8.4%. Read More...

Mar 2, 2026 - 20:18

Entry level PCs costing less than $500 ‘will disappear by 2028’, research firm predicts

The sub-$500 PC segment will “disappear” within two years, a research and advisory firm predicts.

In a new report on the state of the PC market, research firm Gartner suggests that the continued global surge in memory prices will not only affect PC sales for this year, but also subsequent years.

The report projects that worldwide PC shipments throughout 2026 will decline 10.4% compared to last year, and that smartphone shipments will also decline by 8.4%.

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