Your Laptop Wants a Margarita

By Digital Trends Staff July 20, 2005

Are we really that attached to our technology that we need to take it with us even on vacation? You betcha! Figures from an Intel/Harris Interactive survey released today suggest that at least one compatriot from our business life, the laptop, gets to kick it poolside as well.

The numbers from June 2005, say Intel, reveal that 34 percent of U.S. adult computer users surveyed said they or their families had taken a laptop with them on vacation. Additionally, 51 percent said they are likely to take a laptop with them on a future trip. The top four reasons people said they wanted their laptop with them were, in highest ranking order first, to check personal email, enjoy music, videos and games, gather trip information online and check and send work-related email.

“The survey results show that mobile technology is making it easy for travelers to research destinations, be entertained and stay in touch with family and friends while away from home,” said Ralph Bond, Intel consumer education manager. “Whether it’s traveling retirees e-mailing their grandkids vacation notes and photos, families downloading movies and music to enjoy on the road, newlyweds creating Web logs of their honeymoon and reading reviews of romantic restaurants, or out-of-towners researching and buying tickets to local attractions and events, leisure travelers are finding laptop computers useful as all-in-one communication and entertainment devices.”

Intel, for those that are interested, tied these numbers into a promotion to win an Intel Centrino-based laptop. More details and information on entering can be found here.

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