Taiwan-based motherboard makers including Micro-Star International (MSI), Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology have all raised their motherboard prices to reflect the rising cost from labor and key components such as print circuited boards (PCB), according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report.
MSI recently announced at CeBIT 2011 that the company would raise its motherboard prices by about 5-10% starting March 1, while Asustek and Gigabyte already increased their prices in February, the paper added.
Motherboard makers increasing prices due to surging costs
Posted on Friday, March 04 2011 @ 17:53 CET by Thomas De MaesschalckDigiTimes notes motherboard makers have or will hike prices to reflect the rising cost from key components and labor. MSI is expected to increase motherboard prices by 5-10 percent this month, while ASUS and Gigabyte have already increased their prices last month.
