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Benq DW1650
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20. January 2006 @ 15:45 |
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Hey, anyone seen this drive? All I can find is the lightscribe version and I'm not so sure I really want that feature. Mind you if it's going to be the same price to get the 1650 then I guess I'll get the light scribe version.
Second thing: what's this I hear about some BenQ drives being 'rebadges'? How does this affect the quality of the BenQ drive?
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20. January 2006 @ 17:43 |
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To add to this, anyone know a deal on a DW1640?
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20. January 2006 @ 17:53 |
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I searched all over for a 1640. Only place I could find them were on eBay for $80. I ended up caving and getting the BenQ DW1655. Just installed it. Did my first burn and got a 97 quality score with it. Tested some of my older discs, and I was only getting a 94 with them. So far I like the DW1655.
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20. January 2006 @ 18:24 |
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Yeah, it seems that every store I look at has the DW1655 only. Hmmm....and the crappy thing is that I can't get the deals at newegg grr....ah well.
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21. January 2006 @ 15:07 |
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The BenQ DW1650 is due to be released in the USofA, sometime in February ...
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21. January 2006 @ 18:59 |
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Yeah, but the question is do I wait and pay the price of a brand spankin new one, wait and buy the DW1655 which should be cheaper then, or buy either the 1640 or 1655 now cause both are the same price. :)
Decisions, decisions.
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21. January 2006 @ 19:07 |
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Since the 1655 has LightScribe? and royalties must be paid to HP, the 1655 will never be cheaper that the 1650 (kinda like the 1620 and the 1625) However, the ONLY reasons that I'm waiting for the 1650 is 1) I haven't found another 1640 for sale at a price I care to pay here in the USofA and 2) I'm kinda curious (like a cat) to see what, if any, improvements have been made by BenQ ... besides, I have 7 burners now, with any duplicates. Why start now?
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21. January 2006 @ 20:08 |
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Seven burners hey? Ever wondered what would happen if you use them all at the same time? *muses to himself*
Figure the 1650 is worth the wait? I'm guessing it's just going to be the same thing as the 1655 but without the lightscribe. Figure that'll make a difference?
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21. January 2006 @ 20:34 |
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the 7 burners are installed in 4 computers.. 2 in my main (new) PC, 2 in my backup, 2 in my CD machine (and for granddaughters to burn DVDs with) and 1 for the wife (data only)
this is being typed with my 11 month old Russian Blue licking my hand ... slow typing to say the least.. the cat's lucky he's so valuable and that I love him so much !!
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21. January 2006 @ 20:36 |
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So catfreak....why are we up so late?
Wife was just pointing out to me that there must be a reason they call this 'afterdawn' :) Heh heh.
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21. January 2006 @ 22:09 |
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21. January 2006 @ 23:34 |
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23. January 2006 @ 05:32 |
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Since, DW1650 is on high demand and we don't know how good it is yet. Why don't we buy dw1640 which is known as a stable burner and the price should be cheaper than dw1650.
However, I read on other forums, someone said that they dont sell DW1640 any more. Is it right?
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23. January 2006 @ 07:02 |
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I've tried to find one all weekend....no such luck. (Available in Canada that is)
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23. January 2006 @ 08:15 |
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I looked for about two weeks for the DW1640. I was able to find them on eBay for $80+ and no where else. Only person I've seen able to find one recently was someone in Germany who said he found a store with two. Figured I'd save the cost of the plane ticket and just get the DW1655.
There was one place that still advertised they had the 1640, but I read several posts where the people that bought them got a BQ60 instead.
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23. January 2006 @ 08:20 |
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So the DW1640 is much better than DW1650 & DW1655, isn't it?
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23. January 2006 @ 09:12 |
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I would hope that the DW1650 is a slight improvement on the DW1640 ...
Let's see ... the DW1620 used the Philips chipset ... the DW1640 also uses the Philips chipset and was a mild improvement on the very good DW1620 ... now we all wait for the DW1650, which also uses the Philips chipset and, logic would dictate that it will be a slight improvement on the excellent DW1640 ...Right?
Now backing up slightly ... the DQ60 .. poor bastard child in BenQ's stable ... it uses a Teac chipset and was created to compete with the new generation of RAM burnere .. I suppose the need for a RAM drive was created by the RAM disc manufacturers, I know of no reason to purchase one unless I owned stock in RAM discs (too darn expensive)
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23. January 2006 @ 09:18 |
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But I guess BenQ DW1650 will be over $60 in the US. Turn out the DW1640 is much cheaper.
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23. January 2006 @ 09:34 |
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But I guess BenQ DW1650 will be over $60 in the US. Turn out the DW1640 is much cheaper
WAS cheaper, you can't get one in the USofA except on Ebay (quality and shipping costs, unknown)
I doubt that the DW1650 will cost that much ... the DW1655 runs $58.88 OEM (incl. shipping from NewEgg) and $68.88 retail (incl. shipping from NewEgg) and that price includes the cost of an extra laser and royalties paid to HP for that LightScribe? thingy ... Since the DW1650 doesn't have LightScribe?, I'd assume that it will cost less than the DW1655 ... I'm thinking maybe $45-50 ...
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23. January 2006 @ 10:35 |
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and when the dw1650 comes out here in the U.S., rest assured I will be one of the very first to pick one up~ :)
i would be willing to pay $40-$60 for it myself, nothing over $70; but that's just cuz i've been waiting for it's U.S. release for months now~ :P
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23. January 2006 @ 12:47 |
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*Waits in anticipation*
Yep, I'm thinking I'll jump on the bandwagon and get one shipped north of the border.
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23. January 2006 @ 17:02 |
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nothin wrong w/ comparing "notes" on the drive...it's always good to share and have other experiences to go by... :)
i have a cousin that lives in Vancouver, i'm a pick him up a dw1650 as well, this should be a good, fun burning/learning process~
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23. January 2006 @ 22:48 |
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I really like all my 1640's and 1655's Ben-q is my new favorite.
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31. January 2006 @ 19:09 |
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Can someone tell me where I can find more information on the DW1650 release date. Catfreak says it is due to be released in February... where does this information come from?
Some people talk about specs... Is their a website that show official specs?
All I find is this...
http://benq.com/NewProducts/product.cfm?product=14
...with no specs
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1. February 2006 @ 08:06 |
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I have found the BenQ DW1640 at Microcenter in CA. There are 4 of them on shelf. But they are very expensive $89/each.
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