With DVD burner prices dropping, the days of DVD-ROMs are numbered
With channel players clearing out their inventory, prices for 16x DVD burners have recently dropped 7-10% to below US $30 in Taiwan's retail market, and they are now only slightly more expensive than DVD-ROMs.
The channel has been aggressively clearing out inventory of DVD burners piled up during the low season in the second quarter, as 18x Super Multi DVD burners will be launched in the second half of the year, market sources explained.
The latest price drops mean that DVD burners have seen their prices drop more than 90% since they were first volume produced about two years ago, the sources indicated. Prices for 1x DVD burners were as high as NT$15,000 when they were launched in 2004, the sources noted.
The sources said the quick drops in DVD burner prices are expected to accelerate the phasing out of Combo drives and DVD-ROMs.
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