According to DigiTimes, retail prices of 16x DVD DL (single-sided double-layer) burners last week dropped to NT$3,500 for some local brands in Taiwan NT$3,700-3,900 for Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) and Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology (TSST) models and NT$4,000 for Pioneer and Sony units, according to sources in the local retail channel.

The price drop may be due to the fact that HLDS will introduce its Super Multi models to the local market next week.