Thursday, January 13, 2005
DVD Burners Making Their Way Into Budget PCs
Posted by Kent Pribbernow in "NEWS" @ 10:00 PM
http://news.com.com/DVD+burners--the+new+feature+in+budget+PCs/2100-1042_3-5535376.html?tag=nefd.top
"Gateway ushered in four budget PCs under its eMachines brand on Thursday, including one with a DVD burner and the low-end price tag of $499 after a $50 rebate. With the eMachines line, Gateway is hoping to gain market share with rock-bottom retail buyers. Although these PCs generally deliver lower margins than more expensive units, competition is fierce. "It's interesting to watch features that were once considered "high end" make their way into low cost systems. Today, even a common garden variety budget PC can do most of what a top of the line model can do...just not as fast. Amazing! Having DVD burners in cheap PCs is a nice step forward, but we need some easy to use creative software to make the user experience complete.
