A CD-ROM writing machine costs close to NT $ 20,000, and a blank CD costs only a few tens of NT dollars. A single CD-ROM disc can contain several dozen sets of software, with a total value of NT $ 30-40,000. If the pirates sell the discs for NT $ 1000 each, they can earn back their costs with the first 10 to 20, and from then on earn high profits.
一部光碟燒錄機新台幣近二萬元，空白光碟片的成本只要幾十元，一張光碟片可能灌錄數十套、價值三、四十萬元的軟體，若一張賣個一千元，賣出十幾張，成本即可回收，利潤頗高。