Data collected by researchers analytical group Context, show that the cost of computers continues to affect components of the price hikes that occurred during the recession. Context Analysts explain that, although the original asking price for the first six months of last year, declined in the second half of the year, they increased significantly, this trend continued in January this year and likely will be observed throughout the year.

Forcing Purchasing IT-companies to think about each upcoming renewal of contracts, an analyst Matthias Nephele (Mathias Knoefel) from Context added: "We should expect further price increases. Component manufacturers have been very careful and cut production and investment. This would increase spending on key components necessary to build computers. "

Ultimately, all impact on consumers, suppliers and even trying to satisfy users who are still keeping prices low. Context Analysts explained that these companies need to change their pricing in order to escape from the "loss-making level, in which they are now. Of course, many users are content with a weak low-cost netbooks and similar devices. However, there are users who are more like the multitouch system is running Windows 7, which they will acquire this year.

Despite the pressure to provide consumers with an affordable home technology, players, power users and serious surfers are often willing to pay more for a new multitouch system all-in-one solution based on Windows 7, the recall is only a success, for example, HP TouchSmart, and Acer Aspire" ─ "said Maria Christina Pigott (Marie Christine Pygott), an analyst with PC market in the European Context. ─ " ─ "Further, we expect that this trend will continue, because Windows 7 fully supports multitouch functionality", ─ she concluded.