If you're into optical drives
manufacturing, there is one thing that can be considered the jackpot: an OEM
order from Dell. Dell is worlds largest computer manufacturer and if they order
drives, they don't come to ask for a couple of hundred. Digitimes reports that Lite-On is lucky and has received OEM orders from
Dell, the company earlier already reached agreements with Acer, HP, Sony and
Fujitsu Siemens.
 In
recent months, Lite-On IT has succeeded in securing OEM orders for
notebook-use slim combo drives from Hewlett-Packard (HP), Sony, Fujitsu
Siemens and Acer. According to other Taiwanese producers of optical disc
drives, Lite-On IT recently received a Dell order for notebook-use slim
combo drives with a volume of one million units for next year and
shipments to begin next quarter. However, Lite-On IT refused to comment on
the report, citing client confidentiality.
In addition to slim combo drives, Lite-On IT started volume
production of slim 4x DVD+RW burners in November and will begin producing
DVD Dual burners in the first quarter of 2004 with HP and Dell being the
main target clients. The company aims to sell five million to six million
slim drives next
year. |
Source: Digitimes.com
