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Why do slot-loading optical drives cost so much?

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So, today I was looking around the place for an optical drive for a HTPC I have in the pipeline; the case of which requires a slot loading drive, when I noticed just how expensive they were. I found an example in which a 6x Blu-ray slot-loader cost a full $20 AUD more than a 16x tray-loading 51/4" drive. Why exactly is this? Is it a difference in manufacturing or companies cranking the price for better profit on a lesser-selling item? Thanks in advance.

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well, it needs to be smaller, and in the world of electronics smaller == more money.

 

EDIT: also, for as little optical drives that ship these days, slot-loading drives sell even less, thats a factor as well.

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slot loading drives are a lot more complex

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There's much less demand for them, and they physically cost more to make.

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there more complex and they sell less of them so they have to have a higher margin

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slot loading drives are a lot more complex

What the devil is a slot loading drive?

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What the devil is a slot loading drive?

Its a drive where you put the disk into the side of the machine instead of having a tray come out where you place the drive

like on macs

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Its a drive where you put the disk into the side of the machine instead of having a tray come out where you place the drive

like on macs

i.e. a much better drive (until it breaks and refuses to eject the disc -- some are far more annoying to get the disc out of).

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Ok, so I guess I'll get a slot-loader just for convenience, I guess. Keep an eye-out for it in the future.

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