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Taiwanese Company to Mass Produce Rewritable HD Discs

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the places-to-put-your-stuff dept.

Lucas123 writes "Ritek Corp. plans to start mass producing BD-RE and HD DVD-RE next quarter. 'Initially, however, BD-RE and HD DVD-RE discs will be pricey. The average cost per disc will remain around $10 in retail outlets, despite production costs of around $5 per disc, said Eric Ai, a Ritek representative. Prices won't likely come down until other mass disc producers in Taiwan win accreditation to make the discs, and ramp up volumes.'"

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  1. Re:Despite? by UbuntuDupe · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Yeah, exactly. Imagine for a minute all the highly mechanized third-world sweatshops that pay pennies per hour. It can't cost more than a dollar to make a shirt, and what does it retail in America for? $35.

    100% markup doesn't seem bad by comparison.

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