Webber's Computers

Although it's a sign of the times and the technology, the Internet only needed four years to reach 50 million users. The radio needed 38 years and television took 13 years to reach the same audience.

The laptop computer was the initial answer to the desire to bring the bulky desktop computer to a chair, sofa or another room in the house. With screens between 13 and 17 inches, laptops are easily portable but come close to matching the specs of a desktop.

The laptop and desktop computer had an equal share of the U.S. computer market in 2008, according to Forrester Research Inc. By 2015, laptops and tablet PCs are expected to lead the computer market in the country.

According to a 2009 statistic, at least one individual purchase totaling $2,000 was made every second of every day of the year. Total online sales for the year were estimated at $60 billion.