Keep in mind that the definition of a personal computer also applies to laptops and 2-in-1 devices. Most people, of course, see the desktop or desktop environment closer to the definition of PC, and somehow consider it a concept.

Despite all the improvements in processing, desktop computers are still the best choice for creative applications, content production and even gaming . Now the question arises as to what the future holds for the desktop platform. In other words, what will our experience be like using them in years like 1 or 2?

Experts have many predictions about the future of the platform, given the popularity and current use of desktop computers. While some predictions may seem more like daydreaming, others are closer to reality and can be considered as a future use of desktop PCs . In what follows, Zoomit explores some of the more likely futures for the platform.

Super fast setup

Some of us remember desktop computers that took a few minutes from pressing the power button to final launch. Nowadays, as SSD drives are expanding, the loading speed is much higher, but we still have a long way to go before Instant On can be started. On the other hand, the current development trend and numerous tests by users and hardware experts show that such a situation can be achieved. Last year, Thames Hardy experts were able to load a Windows 8- powered personal computer in 1.5 seconds using Intel’s Optane drive and a bit of configuration settings.

In the next five to five years, we will definitely see more usable improvements in storage as well as numerous PC hardware components. Parts like the motherboard, CPU and RAM experience improvements that will bring us closer to ultra-fast loading.

At least,

in the future, it can be expected that a few seconds will decrease the time the computers are loaded. In addition, future PCs, such as the Windows prototype equipped with a logo processor, have a high chance of implementing ultra-fast loading capabilities.

Smartphones and tablets are structurally similar to PCs. In fact, it can be claimed that they provide the user with fast loading and access to a computer (meaning a machine capable of processing). Given this similarity, we have to ask ourselves whether smartphones replace PCs?

Pocket PC

Today, professional smartphones are more powerful than many laptops on the market. The seven-nanometer manufacturing process is now used in processors such as Qualcomm Snapdragon 2, Apple A12 and Huawei Crane 2, and five-nanometer SoCs are coming to market in the near future.

Even some experts predict the 3-nanometer production process for year 3 will bring more power and efficiency to mobile devices.

Technology companies have been trying for years to reduce the gap between smartphones and PCs. They offer accessories such as docking handsets that have had some success in the market so far. For example, Samsung has developed a DeX platform that delivers a desktop-like experience by connecting the smartphone to the display.

The user carries the personal computer with him using the platform mentioned above and a keyboard and mouse.

Of course,

Dex cannot completely replace the desktop experience, but as it evolves, it will gradually find its place among users.

Other experiences and capabilities that bring smartphones to the desktop are Continuity on macOS and Your Phone in Windows. These features make it easy to use applications such as authentication, answering voice calls, text messaging, image recording and file transfer to the desktop environment.

Manufacturers are increasingly working to reduce the distance between a smartphone and a personal computer

Ultimately smartphones, despite their full potential, are used as devices for content consumption and have yet to find a professional content user. This task is still best performed on personal computers. The situation in the professional content production sector is unlikely to change in the near future.

The reason can also be found in the specific form of smartphones and their functional limitations. Personal computers are the best choice for artists, audio and video content producers, artificial intelligence applications, gaming and coding. Of course, such a conclusion is not only due to faster PC hardware or software.

The smartphone may be able to connect to and use desktop accessories, as has been the case in the past. Of course, the path to the world of technology goes so far that there is no need for user processing power, and all processes take place in cloud services. Such an approach makes the concept of streaming even more important.

Stream-based future

The impact of a fast internet connection on the PC platform cannot be ignored. Internet services not only change the concept of data storage, but also affect the basic applications of personal computers. Take, for example, Google ‘s Game Stadia cloud platform; the company claims that the platform offers games with 4K HDR and 2 frames per second, and higher quality 8K / 120fps are claimed for the studio platform as well.

The stadia will only need a device equipped with a Chrome browser and an internet connection. If we want to get the same quality with a piece of hardware, we need to have a desktop computer with the best hardware available on the market for a few thousand dollars.

Services such as Stadia discuss the impact of streaming on the future of the PC concept. Will ultra-professional hardware be used by the consumer in such a future? In fact, given the claimed services for these services, it may be possible to imagine a future where PCs have low power and limited capacity.

In such a situation,

heavy processing processes take place in the cloud and are only streamed to the user’s device.

Finally, future PCs with weaker hardware may offer more user-friendliness than current ones.

Some experts believe that the next version of Microsoft’s Xbox may also offer a stadium-like feature: a low-power device that only streamed games from the cloud platform to the user. On such a device, a small part of the user processing of the game is done.

In the world of streaming video games, there are still challenges such as the log and volume of streaming content.

However, if the 4K and 8K quality challenges are eliminated, the same technology can be implemented in workstation style tasks that do not require fast image transfer of high quality content but have high processing pressure. In the future, all of this processing may take place elsewhere, and the user’s local hardware will handle a small portion of the tasks.

The growth of All in One computers

All in One computers are not a new concept in the tech world. Today’s products move in two different directions. Reducing the size of the components as well as increased demand from gamers have made such computers the perfect choice for the gaming world. For business applications, there are examples such as iMacs that make the market for such machines more and more attractive.

In Apple’s portfolio of all-in-one PCs, a super-priced product, the iPhone 4 , is launched at $ 4,000, powered by Intel’s powerful Xeon W processor and offers 2GB of DDR4 EEC memory.

Sharp is doing well in this market, and with the Dynabook brand computer has introduced good features like the 8K / 120Hz 8.5-inch display. The Japanese company is definitely targeting Workstation applications with this product.

With the increase in the intelligence and power of the hardware, the price of them is decreasing day by day, and we will definitely see a decline in the price of All in One computers.

Plus, the increase screen size, more power and touch screens are not unexpect.

On the other hand,

the spectrum of all-purpose computers can be meet as examples of basic capabilities and affordable prices,

which provide the first needs of a technology user with large screens and devices for data entry. These products are better for users who are looking for normal PC applications than smartphones.

Stream applications or tasks that require slightly higher processing power than a smartphone do well with these simpler All in One computers.

Gamers who use versatile PCs for their needs can see up to 8-inch 8K / 240Hz displays

that deliver professional content without interruption or interference. However, such capabilities will be possible and are suitable for users who only need a quick gaming experience on their PCs without much conflict with the details of technology.

save

The future of storage in the PC world is ambitious despite the ambiguity. Many of the current professional technologies, such as 2-layer flash memory, are now being offered for professional and commercial applications and will also enter the consumer world in the future.

The price,

capacity and speed of NVMe SSDs are steadily improving,

but the future of cloud storage may also be summarize. We now use multiple cloud storage tools such as Dropbox and Google Drive .

However, many users use these services only to back up information.

Speeding up Internet connections makes it easier to view and download files stored in the cloud. However, loading speeds are still limited in many parts of the world. High-speed services are provided in many areas, but they are expensive.

In the future, the price of Internet connections will decline very rapidly. Of course, such a path would certainly not lead to obsolete local memory of users, but unlimited space and access to all areas and situations would have many benefits for future users.

In the future, we may see PCs with less and much faster internal storage,

a future where most users store their data and applications in the cloud.

User interface with voice control and artificial intelligence

Microsoft and many other companies are claiming to have a smart voice assistant

(with various names such as Cortana, Siri , Google Assistant , Alexa , etc.)

on their proprietary platform. We all know that current assistants are by no means a complete definition of artificial intelligence. They have no resemblance to what we see as full-fledged artificial intelligence in sci-fi films; progress in this area is being made at an acceptable pace and expanding, and a bright future can be imagined.

In the latest news on artificial intelligence,

we have seen numerous instances that are even capable of deceiving people,

for example Google Duplex . Another example is Alibaba’s voice assistant, which has even more capabilities than the Google product.

 Looking at current technologies, a future with more complete artificial intelligence can be imagined in personal computers, which have the optimum ability to recognize sound and understand concepts.

In the best sense of the future of artificial intelligence, the interface with full voice control can be consider. In such a future, one can imagine artificial intelligence with the ability to fully human-be able to fully identify situations, speak, and provide intelligent answers.

Of course,

in such a beautiful future,

challenges such as the misuse of artificial intelligence by users’

data or other malicious actions should be ignore for now.

Other benefits of voice-based user interfaces and artificial intelligence include the ability to receive voice notification. Of course, depending on your perspective on the future of artificial intelligence, this could be an advantage or disadvantage. However, in such a future, AI will communicate with the user in a more human-like tone and provide a more enjoyable experience.

An operating system that fixes itself

The challenge with PCs is for all users of the tech world. We have all experienced times when, with all the technical skills, we have a major problem with the operating system or other computer programs. Slowing down, multiple blue screen problems, and similar challenges all take a long time. Of course, there are a variety of tools to avoid these challenges and solve problems, but many improvements can still be made at the operating system level.

The idea of ​​an operating system capable of repairing itself existed for years. Microsoft made such a claim in Windows 8 and even provided tools to do so. These tools, of course, never offered a great operating system auto-repair capability and still had challenges.

Imagine a future operating system capable of detecting system-level problems without user intervention or the need for additional activity. In addition, bug fixes are also done automatically by the system itself. Such a future would mean identifying and fixing the problem before it is identified by the user. Ultimately with this approach, we will have software that will never be challenged. This future may be the greatest possible future for operating systems.

virtual reality

Virtual reality headsets have been a significant presence in the computer world for several years. Of course, there are still many barriers to their entry into the body of society. Games are getting better in the industry, but there is still no real and mandatory application for these devices.

In addition, despite recent downturns in the virtual reality market, its devices are still expensive.

New and optimized versions of Ecoles Rift and HTC One are now on the market. In addition to the expensive HoloLens headset with a price tag of $ 4.99, it is also a good option for virtual reality users. None of these products sufficiently encourage today’s consumer to buy.

 In fact,

the user is not yet convince that virtual reality

(or, at a lower level, augmented reality ) functionality is so vital that it can save on high costs. In the meantime, perhaps with the development of hardware and optimization, we can hope for a better future.

In the future one can expect cheaper, lighter and less sophisticated virtual reality headsets. New versions of Magic Lip, Hololens, Vio, and Rift are coming out in the near future and will definitely have improvements over current ones.

In the near future, we can expect improved resolution,

improved frame rate, better tracking of the user’s eyes, new wireless technologies and a reduction in content log. We may eventually see a wireless device more closely resembling Google Glass .

Experts hope that in the future, virtual reality and augmented reality software such as hardware will improve. With such an approach, we might finally see an app that will force users to use the aforementioned hardware.

 Facebook has such an idea in its programs and considers social shopping and interaction through virtual reality and augmented reality a part of the future.

Ultimately, the world of desktop computers, despite all its predictions, is not dying. Variety of hardware products are still being marketed and specific users with professional capabilities find themselves in need of such products. In addition, the realization of any of the above theories can once again boost their market performance by changing the performance of computers.