Acer have predicted that ASPs will rise this year. Which is pretty much unheard of. So consumers beware, the cost of you kit may rise, particularly affecting small businesses.

In the second half of last year Acer saw a revival int he PC business after recent doom and gloom. The future’s looking up, this revival is expected to pick up this year. Acer are aspiring to become a $30Bln company before 2012. Which will mean a yearly growth of 15% between now and then. This should come from expansion in growing markets as well as mature ones. the market demographics are expected to grow to include both young and old. Small business money is also expected to return this year, if only to replace ageing devices. The company did not see oversupply in the components market either. Halting the decrease in tech prices. Further consolidation in the components, vendor and channel markets will help to drive prices up.

The Eurozone will be hit the hardest as currency is driven down by countries such as Spain and Greece. Prices could be up to 10 or 12 percent higher.

It’s not likely that consumers in th UK will see a 2 to 1 against the dollar any time soon. So it’s looking fruitfull for those companies who survived the crunch.