"The notebook computer is a consumer oriented information product, and like a television set, makers won't put out just one model," Mitac's Clement Lin explains. Since opening a new mold usually costs NT $ 2 or $ 3million, and a new product could be bought now for just NT $ 1.2 million, why not give it a try?
「筆記型電腦是消費性資訊產品，就像電視機一樣，廠商不可能只推出一種機型」，林茂昌解釋，平常開一個外觀模具就得二、三百萬元，現在只要一百二十萬元就可以買到一項產品，何樂而不為。