It is NOT true that all other Pioneer drives sold overseas are MIC. For example, in the US, there's a Pioneer A06 OEM model called Memorex Dual-X. They are made in Japan and US$30 cheaper than the Pioneer brand.


http://memorex.com/products/product...pid=584&oid=671

http://dvdplusrw.org/Product.Compar...=85&Preview.y=8