I figured you would click that headline, unless unlike me, you already knew that meant US$ 13.30 cents. At which point, maybe you would have been frantically reaching for your chair to set down and re-evaluate your last raise. Of course in Japan, things are more expensive anyway I guess. Can you imagine the puzzled looks on shoppers faces in Singapore, Russia or Peoria, Illinois if they saw those prices for a blank disc?
So let's see what the DL media goes for once it is released around the rest of the planet. We know also, that in short order, these prices will drop considerably as supply catches up with demand. But at 10 to 20 times the cost of single layer DVD writable, it's going to take some time to get us holding one of each and scratching our head as to which one we want to pick up at the store.
The discs were developed jointly by Mitsubishi Kagaku, which uses the Verbatim brand-name, and Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV and offer 8.5G bytes of recording space compared to the 4.7G bytes of space available on a standard DVD+R disc. They will cost around ¥1,500 (US$ 13.30) per disc in Japan, said a spokeswoman for the company. |
What the heck, who knows? If you have a dual layer drive, odds are, you won't be able to resist buying a dozen or so. OK, you know you will buy maybe one disc for now and then wait and see if the price drops.
Source: IDG
