Laptop Blu-ray drive is only used in 2010

Although production is getting more and more, it is not until the middle of next year that laptops equipped with new Blu-ray drives become popular.

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If equipped with a Blu-ray drive, the price of the laptop will add at least 100 USD. Photos: iTechnews .

According to Digitimes, a Taiwan-based optical drive manufacturer, it was not until mid-2010 when the price of Blu-ray drive dropped, the laptop with this device became popular.

Currently, a laptop if equipped with a Blu-ray drive will cost about $ 100, while the same machine that uses a DVD drive will only cost 20 USD. For example, Dell with the Inspiron 14 series. To add a Blu-ray drive, customers have to pay an additional $ 125, pushing the price from $ 749 to $ 879. Including the high-end Alienware versions, there's no Blu-ray drive as standard. To add this drive, customers have to pay up to 150 USD.