Where PCs Will be in Five Years

Forgive my skepticism about tablets completely overtaking desktops since laptops have been trying to do so since the 1990s. Odds are, desktops simply won't go away, at least not in the near future due to their raw processing power when compared to laptops. There are still 3 trends affecting desktops that will affect the ways that PCs operate in years to come.

1. Portable Desktops.

While not as portable as a laptop, a portable desktop combines both mobility and the power of a desktop PC. As technology increases, electronics will continuously grow smaller and yet people still enjoy what's familiar to them. The key to advancement is evolution rather than revolution and even though tablets may eventually sell more that desktops, desktops aren't going away. One company is already cornering the market on this and I fully expect others to do follow suit with regards to portable desktops. LanSlide Gaming PCs offer gaming PCs are relatively inexpensive prices (inexpensive when compared to Alienware and Origin but still incredibly pricey and beyond what most people ware willing to pay for a computer) that are incredibly small in diameter and are designed to be carried by backpack. As processors and graphics cards keep growing smaller with the exception of the cutting edge technologies, the tiniest of mini-towers will soon be the standard size of desktops in years to come and hopefully this portability will be part of cheaper and more accessible units.

2. Multi-Core GPUs

The Radeon HD 6990 may be the most powerful card on the market today but it is the future of graphics technology. It's not recommended for purchase as no game will require a card this powerful and by the time that this processing power is needed, there will be cards both newer and cheaper that will be just as powerful if not more. still, the multicore GPU technology will most likely be utilized by programs in coming decades when it's no longer bleeding edge.

3. Graphene Processors

As peak silicon approaches, more powerful processors won't stop being made. Instead, newer processors will be made out of graphene and based on IBM's newest experimental processor, not only does it look like IBM is going to be competing with AMD and Intel for control of the consumer market, but 155 GHz multi-core processors are going to be the norm within only a few short years, far surpassing what silicon is capable of. Expect the new generation of PCs to boot almost instantaneously and be able to install programs within seconds, far surpassing what today's four and six-core users think even possible.