Asus to stop ODD production?
Posted on 27/06/08 16:45 by geno 888                             
Asus to stop ODD production?
According to a news story published at DigiTimes, Asus could suspend the production of optical disc drives (ODD) because of the OEM contract with Pioneer will be expiring soon and there is no information about a renewal of it.

There is not yet official information about this by Asus, but according to a note published at Digit-Life, it seems that this information has been confirmed by a representative of Pioneer High Fidelity Taiwan, a subsidiary of Pioneer.

A few more details can be found at DigiTimes.

 

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By Crabbyappleton, Friday 27 June 2008 20:39
CrabbyappletonHmmmz, that is ODD!
By micro$soft (guest), Friday 27 June 2008 20:49
Crabbyappleton wrote " Hmmmz, that is ODD!" Nice play on Word Crab..LoL
By DukeNukem, Saturday 28 June 2008 20:52
DukeNukemit's funny. i know asus makes optical drives but i never see them in people's computers. i see mostly lg, lite-on, or pioneer. i think they get most of their cash from selling motherboards and videocards anyway, so i doubt it's a big deal for them.
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By jcusimano2, Monday 30 June 2008 04:46
jcusimano2I was actually getting ready to buy another dvdE616A I wonder if I shouldn't now because support will also stop won't it.
By wxph8er (guest), Friday 11 July 2008 04:25

The Asus drives are actually quite good, but they are just rebadged Pioneers.  They dont actually manufacter then as far as I understand?  Regardless, they are good drives and mostly gamers buy them I have found in my area anyhow. 

 

I'll just purchase the pioneers straight-up, no big loss.  Wink

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