What new changes will happen to the computer industry in 2011?

Change 1: The integrated video card is overturned The spring of 2011 is coming soon. I wish you all a happy day in the new year. So what are the possible changes to the computer industry in 2011? We may wish to briefly analyze and predict.

In the past few years, the market share of Alone has grown steadily. Businesses have also been instilling in consumers the notion of “individual performance is good”. In reality, only game enthusiasts and professional drafting The HD videophiles and HD enthusiasts need a discrete video card. Many ordinary users (mainly girls) will have the feeling of “buying high-end singles at a waste of time” after buying them for some time. If they choose to re-select, they may choose Another slim and stylish color case.

However, the reason why this happens is that it has a lot to do with the poor performance of the integrated graphics card itself. As dynamic web pages become more complex and applications begin to support GPU acceleration, notebooks do require two brains: one for the general computing CPU and one for the graphics processing GPU. So from this year onwards, Intel and AMD's processors have combined their CPUs and GPUs.

For example, the previous processor was equivalent to a car and ran very quickly on land. However, if it went into the water, it would not work. Only a very shallow stream (simple game) could be involved if the water was deep. It's not alright (large games can't play). Today's processor is equivalent to an amphibious vehicle, which automatically turns into a ship in the water and runs like a fly.

Taking Intel as an example, we found that in the previous tests, the performance of the integrated graphics of the new Core i series processors was about 240% of last year's Core i series - the fraction of GPU subprojects in the 3DMark Vantage Entry model test. It increased from about 3,500 points last year to about 8,400 points. The main reason for this situation is that now the GPU can share all the resources of the CPU. The exchange of data between each other does not need to pass through the FSB of the horse. This greatly increases the efficiency. With the introduction of Turbo frequency technology, when the GPU work tasks When it is more arduous, the CPU will lend its own "internal force" to the GPU, so that today's set performance is impressive.

Therefore, we believe that this year's new platform will be able to meet the needs of most ordinary users. When more and more people understand this situation, the market share of the set of books will stop falling, and then slowly regain the share that had been stolen by the independence. "Set a big stand up" is our first forecast of computer trends this year.

Change 2: Tablet PC big bubble flat big bubble So far, only one successful tablet PC, that is Apple iPad, sales have more than 16 million units. The second place is the Samsung Galaxy Tab, which sells about 2 million units. The third place doesn't know who it is, probably less than 5% of the iPad's sales. On the other hand, there are hundreds of companies that claim to introduce tablet computers globally. This reminds me of the 08-2009 netbook. The crazy bubble boom is exactly the same.

From the current situation, these manufacturers who have just entered the tablet area can be divided into two categories, one is a well-known international brand, such as Motorola, Blackberry, etc., and the other is the second and third tier brands or even cottage factory (in the domestic manufacturers Lord, I do not want to say this, but it is a fact.) We believe that the former are worth looking forward to, and they usually do not ignore the quality of products in order to pursue their interests. For them, word of mouth is still the most important, but the latter is not easy to say.

Take a look at these tablet computers, all-in-one Android system, hardware configuration is similar, if there is no strong brand support, how to stand out in the fierce competition? I am afraid that only relying on exaggerated television advertising, the marketing methods of the cottage manufacturers can be described as "drinking and quenching thirst" - initially relying on false propaganda to deceive some simple and kind consumers, when everyone sees it and the iPad for a while When the gap was discovered, it was discovered that the brand had quietly disappeared, and even if it was still turned away from people.

Even well-known brands such as MOTO and BlackBerry are not easy to make products that are more popular than the iPad. In the past, what we paid most attention to buying computers was hardware configuration. Now, what we value most is the application experience. It is to stick to this line that Apple can achieve its success today. I wonder if you have noticed that so many reports on tablet computers rarely mention the two most important information.

1. Life time.

We know that iPad can be used for 8 hours when it comes to looking at web pages. In the recent evaluation of multiple tablets, we can use only 5 hours. The more you configure a flat tablet, the shorter the battery life. Therefore, I believe that only those tablet computers that last more than 8 hours are eligible to challenge the iPad.

2. app Store.

This is an important reason for the success of the iPad and iPhone, and Apple's core competitiveness. The era of relying on hardware to make money has passed, and Apple has not only gained substantial revenue through the App Store, but its greater significance lies in creating a new chapter in the development of the software industry. If a tablet cannot continuously gain a large amount of practical and interesting applications, then it is difficult to attract users from the iPad.

In addition, what is important for tablets is the portability (including power adapters), heat dissipation effects, and noise control. You don’t want to walk around with a “brick” every day, and you can’t stand hot machines. The fan noise on the back of the body or screaming. Although these situations are rare in first-line brands, we do see these unsatisfactory designs in some cottage products.

Outlook: Three screens of future life · Outlook:

Although I would like to write another one or two predictions, overall, there has been no significant technological advancement in the past two years and it has gradually become an ordinary fast-moving consumer product. Careful friends may have found that computers and mobile phones have seen a small amount of convergence, and smartphones can also access the Internet, watch movies, and even play games. For example, the iPhone 4 can be seen as a mini version of the iPad, and one of my colleagues uses the Dell Steak 5 as his mobile phone, and a lot of work is done directly with it.

A few years ago my teacher had predicted that the future of human life depends mainly on three screens: the mobile phone screen, the laptop screen, and the LCD TV screen. According to the size of the screen, they have their own application areas - the mobile phone screen is less than 5 inches, the biggest advantage is extremely lightweight and portable, we can use it to take pictures and share it to microblogging.

The notebook screen is 11 to 17 inches. It is moderate in size under the normal desktop distance. It looks more comfortable and has good mobility. The most important thing is that the notebook has a powerful computing ability and can do a lot of things quickly and at the same time. It is not comparable to mobile phones and televisions.

The ideal size of the TV screen is 42 inches or more. It allows us to comfortably enjoy high-definition movies on the sofa. We can also play videos on home computers and the Internet through the Internet.

In addition to the above three most common screens, there are some market segmented products, such as 5 to 11 inches of tablet computers, 17 to 32 inches of one computer, etc. For larger display effects, you can rely on the projector to achieve .

In the end, I would like to say that the future is an era when applications are king. Cloud computing and the iPad tell us that application software will develop far faster than the hardware itself. Many of the previously troublesome things can now be solved by using a computer or even a mobile phone. For example, Appstore recently launched a small software to help you pick watermelons. You only need to pat the watermelon with your hands, and the mobile phone can use the sound to determine whether the watermelon is already It's cooked. Is it fun? The development of technology has made me look forward to the future.