DigiTimes has reported that drive manufacturers in
Taiwan have received inquiries and orders from large retail channels in the U.S. and Europe. According to the article, these retailers
may plan to promote the sales of Blu-ray equipped PC's during the upcoming holiday season.
As BD burners are still very
expensive, international PC brands are adopting them only for high-end PC models while DVD has remained as the mainstream standard of
burners, the sources indicated. Therefore, their order volumes of BD burners are low, typically 2,000-3,000 units for a single order, the
sources pointed out.
However, American and European retail channels have recently made inquires to Taiwan makers about OEM/ODM
production of built-in BD burners and some of them have placed relatively large orders, as many as 20,000-30,000 units per order, the
sources noted. These channels may plan to promote sales of BD-burner equipped PCs during the peak period prior to the 2007 holiday
season, the sources pointed out.
Toshiba really needs to get going if they want to grab a share of the PC market. While
the company has shown off a few HD DVD writers, they've been limited primarily to high-end laptops. If you'd like to read more, head on
over to DigiTimes.
