PC manufacturers HP, Dell, Acer, ASUS and others are reportedly shopping around, requesting lower OEM prices for BD-ROM and BD combo drives.
According to the report, PC makers are asking for up to 23% price reductions on Blu-ray drives, but no suppliers have agreed to the requests in order to preserve profits. Current OEM price quotes for BD-ROM drives sit at approximately $100 per unit, while BD combo drives weigh in at $125.
As manufacturing and supply prices decrease in the future, Blu-ray drives should become more and more common in pre-built PC systems. On the other hand, with the current situation of Blu-ray drive manufacturers refusing to budge on pricing, the inclusion of Blu-ray drives in new PC's should remain limited for the remainder of 2008.
