LG Electronics GMA-4040B can be bought for as little as US$140 in South Korea now. The official retail price is a little over US$200 but enough number of people can buy one at that price, enough to overshadow all foreign brand products from Sony, Pioneer, Toshiba, NEC, Panasonic, Hitachi, HP, and everything else.

The prediction of US$100 8x DVD writers is more probable than ever.