RPT-Acer sees portable PC shipments up 30-40 pct in H2

TAIPEI, April 29 (Reuters) - Acer Inc (2353.TW), the world's No. 3 computer maker, on Wednesday said it expects its portable computer shipments to rise 30-40 percent in the second half of this year, amid strong growth for its netbook business.

The company said the forecast applies to its combined shipments of traditional notebooks and low-cost netbooks, but did not provide a breakdown.

Earlier in the day, Acer said it expected to ship 10 million to 12 million netbook PCs this year, compared with its previous forecast of 12 million to 15 million.

(Reporting by Kelvin Soh; Editing by Ken Wills)