Your welcome and good luck. If looking for a new burner I suggest the BenQ1640 or BenQ1655 burner. Do a forum search for them to read what others have been saying.
The BenQ DW1640 (and from what I understand, the DW1650), are NOT riplocked ... in fact, according to the good folks at CDRinfo:
Quote: The burner (DW1640) dominates over most competitors when it comes to ripping speed, reporting higher speeds than DVD-ROM readers. In this great speed performance, the DAE ripping speed comes to complete the profile, making the drive one of the fastest readers available, even with defective and problem media.
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