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Is LightScribe being phased out or discontinued?
Chris__2012
Posted: Sunday, May 6, 2012 6:39 PM
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Joined: 5/6/2012
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Hi everybody,

I was hoping to address this to someone at Hewlett-Packard Development Company directly, but it seems they do not publish their contact details.

I live in Melbourne, Australia and I have been trying to obtain a LightScribe capable DVD-RW for the last couple days. 

I have approached the most renowned computer stores across the city, and have been advised:

  1. that they have no drives in stock;
  2. they they have been out of stock since March;
  3. that they have no ETA for receiving new units; and
  4. in at least one case, that their supplier has discontinued the entire LightScribe line.
I have also read recent announcements from HP that they are no longer supplying LightScribe drives in their desktops.
So, my questions are:
  1. is LightScribe being  globally  discontinued / phased out / wound down?
  2. are LightScribe drives available in other cities / countries?
  3. is there any future in the LightScribe tech? is there any point purchasing a LightScribe writer, assuming I can find one?
Cheers,
Chris


 
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