According to DigiTimes, Dell and HP are thinking about using 20x DVD writers in their computers. If sales of Vista equipped PC's continue the way it has, Taiwan's drive manufacturers think that 20x DVD burners may become mainstream by the 4Q of 2007.
With Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell evaluating the feasibility of adopting half-height 20x DVD burners, and other PC brands already having decided to adopt such burners for market segmentation and the promotion of sales of desktop PCs equipped with Windows Vista in the second quarter, 20x stands a good chance of replacing 16x to become the mainstream writing speed of DVD burners in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to leading Taiwan optical disc drive makers.
The article also mentions that Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS), Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology (TSST) and Pioneer are preparing to start volume production of 20x DVD burners in the second quarter. If you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes.
