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  With cheaper chipsets, CD-ROM drive contract prices fall under US$20 per unit
Time: 21:27 EST/02:27 GMT | News Source: DigiTimes | Posted By: Guillaume Hébert

CD-ROM drive contract manufacturers, already beset with slim profit margins, are bracing for further price cuts amid price drops in key components. Price quotes per unit, which had hovered between US$21 and US$23 for much of the past year, have dropped to a surprising low of under US$20, some manufacturers reported. Prices of key CD-ROM drive parts – pick-up heads, chipsets and mecha/loaders – have long been declining, but the changes were small, keeping component costs stable for CD-ROM drive makers. With contract prices ranging from US$21 to US$23, Taiwan’s manufacturers usually fetched a razor-thin profit of US$0.50 per unit. The price trend was reversed after chipset maker VIA Technologies recently slashed its chipset price by as much as 20% and Mediatek, its main rival, followed suit. According to sources, the resulting price war has lowered chipset prices by half to US$2, bringing down costs and pressuring CD-ROM drive prices. As unit contract prices approach US$20, CD-ROM drive manufacturers say they nonetheless have managed to maintain their previous profitability, thanks to a new drive design that reduces production costs.

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