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• SATA may replace ATAPI as mainstream for DVD burners in 2007
  Tuesday 3 October 2006 – 03:52
  Although advanced technology attachment packet interface (ATAPI) is the mainstream interface standard for optical disc drives (ODDs) currently, serial ATA (SATA) stands a chance of replacing the former in the second half of 2007, according to sources in Taiwan's ODD manufacturing industry.
• 20x DVD burners to become common later this year
  Monday 19 March 2007 – 06:25
  We already have sub-$100 16X speed DVD burners, but 20X burners should be readily available later this year. Major PC makers like HP and Dell are looking into the speedier burners for upcoming models.
• Lite-On IT said to ship 18x LightScribe DVD burners to HP in November
  Thursday 2 November 2006 – 01:22
  While Lite-On IT is expected to start shipping 18x DVD burners to Hewlett-Packard (HP) this month, the growing tension in competition between Lite-On IT, Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) and Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology (TSST) facilitated OEM prices to further drop, according to sources at Taiwan-based optical disk drive (ODD) makers.
• 16x DVD burners fall below $30
  Monday 6 November 2006 – 04:21
  Lite-On IT, the largest Taiwan-based maker of optical disc drives (ODDs), has lowered its OEM/ODM prices for half-height (H/H) 16x DVD burners to $27-28, but some expected orders were shifted to Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology (TSST), the company's main competitor, because TSST offered prices as low as below $25, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
• DVD burners expected to remain dominant ODD tech until 2011
  Thursday 21 June 2007 – 11:47
  Analysts from IDC said that they expect DVD burners to remain the dominant volume product of the optical/removable storage market until 2011, mainly because of their low prices and “almost universal compatibility”
• Price war for slim DVD burners surfaces again
  Saturday 21 April 2007 – 03:00
  Optical disc drive (ODD) makers in Japan and South Korea area launching another price war for slim DVD burners, with quotes for the segment reduced to less than $40, compared to $42-45 in the first quarter of 2007 and $45-48 in the fourth quarter of 2006, according to sources....
• HP revs up DVD burners
  Wednesday 5 November 2003 – 12:25
  In the latest salvo in the struggle between recordable DVD formats, Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday announced faster DVD burners based on its favored technology.
• OEM prices for 16x DVD burners drop below US$80 for Taiwan makers
  Thursday 26 August 2004 – 03:08
  Taiwan OEM quotations for 16x DVD burners have slipped by over 10% to less than US$80 amid decreased component costs and competition from Japanese OEM makers, according to Taiwan producers of optical disc drives.
• OEM prices for 16x DVD burners fall to below US$100
  Tuesday 3 August 2004 – 03:30
  Due to a price war triggered by Japanese makers such as Pioneer and NEC, OEM quotations for 16x DVD burners have dropped to US$95-100, according to Taiwanese OEM makers.
• DVD Burners Will Be Hot At Comdex
  Thursday 13 November 2003 – 12:26
  Several firms are announcing new DVD burners in anticipation of next week's Comdex show in Las Vegas, and the indications are that the field will have as many participants as the burners have features.
• End Of The Road For CD Burners
  Thursday 24 October 2002 – 04:11
  CD burners may have reached their limit, thanks to concerns about the structural stability of the media and the simple cost of developing faster drives.
• Lacie introduces Double Layer DVD burners
  Tuesday 25 May 2004 – 07:38
  Lacie announced that it will ship external double layer DVD (DL DVD) writers beginning June 2004. DL provides users almost twice the capacity of current recordable DVDs on a single-sided disc.
• Three Flavors of DVD Burners from QPS
  Monday 10 September 2001 – 06:41
  Often when we buy peripherals, our choices are limited by having to match the type of interface on our computer to the interface on the gadget we want to attach.
• BenQ: OEM prices of 16x DVD burners to drop to $40
  Friday 3 June 2005 – 03:39
  OEM prices for 16x DVD burners is expected to fall from $45-50 currently to $40 next quarter or in the fourth quarter of this year, further forcing second-tier makers out of the market, according to associate vice president Alpha Tasi of BenQ's storage business unit.
• OEM prices for 8x slim DVD burners fall to US$70-80
  Tuesday 10 August 2004 – 03:28
  OEM quotations for 8x slim-type DVD burners have dropped to US$70-80, according to OEM makers in Taiwan, as competition heats up among optical-drive makers in Taiwan, South Korea and Japan.