An executive from Micro-Star International (MSI), a leading computer parts manufacturer, predicts that many laptops released this year will come equipped with a Blu-ray drive. Many high-end laptops from various companies offer Blu-ray drives as an option, including top manufacturers like Dell, HP, and Acer, but this prediction suggests that the technology will become more mainstream as prices for the drives continue to drop.
Sony's recent
announcement of a smaller laser diode, along with increased competition among manufacturers has accelerated price reductions in the PC drive arena. Currently MSI offers both Blu-ray and HD DVD drive options in their laptops, but Sam Chen, director of notebook PC sales at MSI, says that they will most likely only offer Blu-ray drives in the future.