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What happened to all the benq 1640 drives?????
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11. March 2006 @ 17:06 |
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I can't find a new benq 1640 dvd-rw drive anywhere! I went through shopzilla and a couple of other large searching sites and came up with squat!
Newegg.com has been out of them for months.Tigerdirect didn't have squat.
Everything is Benq dq-60/1620/1625/and a ton of 1655 lightscribes. I've even went through ebay and bid on a couple of used drives that went over $50! I paid $37 including shipping for my last 1640.
Are these now extict?
Anyone know of any sites that still sell this model or the benq 1650?
I'm located in the USA.
I saw a 1650 listed on ebay that is over in australia.I also notice benq has a dvd-rom drive with the 1650 model#. That seems to make it a lot more confusing for somebody looking for the 1650 dvd-rw drive or the 1650 dvd-rom drive! Just a letter or 2 difference,but same number.
Why the benq 1640: Overburn speed protection. Q-suite 2 controls the overburning of the 8x speed media.These benqs will burn +8x speed yuden000-T02 and Ty-g02 at 16x if left at max. When activated with my 1640, 8x speed media will only max burn at 8x. Qsuite will not work on my 1620s even though I have the B7V9 fw. Only my single optical drive pc requires this 1640. My only option is 1x/2x/2.4x/and max unless I abort after dvd shrink encodes to my hd/open up dvd shrink/locate that iso/and re-encode it to another folder. Doubling my process time to keep a 4x or 8x burn. I get too many read errors when burning this quality media at 2.4x and I don't want to risk burning them at 16x..
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sd72667
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11. March 2006 @ 18:41 |
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11. March 2006 @ 19:00 |
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This is the only site I have found the 1640 still alive.
http://www.us.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=15642&vpn=DW1640-BE...
Out of Canada, Kind of pricey. The 1650 is actually cheaper. I plan on ordering the 1650 tomorrow
you may notice in the ad that it states: Quote:
This item is no longer available. Notify me if this product is available again.
I recommend getting as many DW1650 drives as you can afford .. get them wherever and whenever you can. It just may be the last BenQ drive available with the excellent Philips chipset ...
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11. March 2006 @ 19:08 |
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11. March 2006 @ 21:15 |
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If you want, go to MicroCenter stores in SF, USA. They are $99.
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12. March 2006 @ 05:16 |
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SF CA? Wtf! LOL
I'm here on the outskirts of Columbus Ohio. Too far a drive.
I believe columbus may have a micro center. May have to check it out,but if I pay over $100 for it,I'll just get a plextor 716.
Chears!
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12. March 2006 @ 06:38 |
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LOL saugmon, Quote:
SF CA? Wtf! LOL
I'm here on the outskirts of Columbus Ohio. Too far a drive.
but if you come to Cali, you could drive a few hours south and come visit me ~ LOL
there is a microcenter about an hour away from me too, but last time i went there (few weeks ago) they did not have ANY Benq 1640s in stock...the 1640s ARE DISCONTINUED in terms of production from what i've heard about from Benq, but good luck if you do find some available @ microcenter for less than a ben franklin~ :)
p.s. i have 3 Benq 1640s, if you really interested, i would be willing to sell you one (it's an OEM, not retail, never been used, never been installed...paid a lil over $50 from newegg when they had them available back in the days- for me CA sales tax plus shipping on a $43 drive at the time was what bumped it up to $50+) :) PM if you would like it.
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12. March 2006 @ 15:05 |
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Yes the 1640s ARE DISCONTINUED and I've been waiting for the sales from Micro Center for 3 months now. But those suckers are not on sale yet. Today I come back again. The price is still the same but there are only 2 left in stock. Arrg...
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12. March 2006 @ 15:42 |
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Benq must be aiming all their 1640 production to the plextor px-740A! Those suckers are everywhere!
Philips also has a rebadged benq 1640 with the model # 1648p. Totally different fw.
Sony has the dru 810A,another rebadged benq 1640! UGGH!
Looks like benq is making them for everyone else,besides themselves, LOL
Edit: $59.86 for the total. Way cheaper than kivory666's buy here/pay here lot, LOL!!!!
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12. March 2006 @ 18:34 |
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hey saugmon buddy, please check your personal email addy...dunno what i started here, i've gotten 6 PMs so far with those interested in buying the ONE (1) NEW OEM Benq-1640 i am willing to sell from me~ :P
docTY~
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12. March 2006 @ 18:34 |
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Actually the DW1640 is a Philips copy ... The DW1640 was engineered by Philips and the chipset was supplied by Philips ...
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12. March 2006 @ 18:36 |
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hiya catfreak ole' buddy...we on at the exact same time~ LOL
docTY~
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12. March 2006 @ 18:40 |
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Hey Doc ... I'm doing the ol' two PC thing right now ... burning on one and testing and surfing with the other ...
What made you decide on the TV card you purchased? It doesn't have any outputs does it?
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12. March 2006 @ 19:02 |
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@catfreak
yeah, it doesn't have any outputs (ie. component/s-video/etc), the reason i got it was because of the price i got on it...there was a limited $20 instant rebate, dropping the price to about $50 shipped. that was the only reason i went with this particular model, yes, it's definitely NOT feature rich and is quite "basic", but for the price and it being my 1st tv tuner card, i felt it was worth a try~ :)
i've never really been into the whole turn my PC into a "media center" thing, so, i just needed a very basic card to do what it is supposed to do, that's all~ :)
docTY~
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Verbatim dvd+r DL (MKM001)= flawless no compression backups
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"Its better to be quiet and appear stupid, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt."
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13. March 2006 @ 00:47 |
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I'm stepping up to the 1650. Just ordered it this morning from that link you emailed my kivory. I'll have to update fw so It'll have to go into my main pc. I'll just place the 1640 into that single drive pc-there goes a couple mins of time, LOL
Thanks all!
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13. March 2006 @ 06:26 |
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What? Is DW1650 available in US now? How much is it?
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13. March 2006 @ 07:19 |
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What? Is DW1650 available in US now? How much is it?
Well, technically no ... but NCIX, a Canadian company will be more than glad to ship you one ...
http://www.us.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=17704
... plus $15-$17 to get it to ya
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13. March 2006 @ 07:58 |
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Damn. Too much money for shipping.
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13. March 2006 @ 08:37 |
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Patience is a virtue that will save you cash in this situation ...
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13. March 2006 @ 08:39 |
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hmm... your right.
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13. March 2006 @ 10:47 |
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LOL, gotta love that "patience" quote catfreak, noticed it in the dvd media section~ :) thanks~
i got myself 2 of the 1650s, just in case..LOL
shipping price is RELATIVE in this particular case, to be one of the first to have it here in the U.S. warrants the shipping price for ME personally~ :P
been awhile since i've paid using Paypal as well, so it's all good.
docTY~
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13. March 2006 @ 11:52 |
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Around $60 after the int'l shipping,but hopefully well worth it. I can't wait. Some feedback on that site said the fw needs updated out of the box.
The other week I solved a backup compatability issue from another member who had the 1650. Apperently another member said they suppose to booktype with nothing special. That person I helped couln't get his plus backups to play on that 1650. After I told him to download qsuite 2.0, issue was solved.
Using 2 benq 1620s and the 1640, I am expecting great performance with the 1650. The 1620 and 1640 are sweet!
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17. March 2006 @ 20:46 |
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The MicroCenter in the Tustin/Irvine area has the 1640 in stock. I believe there are at least 3 MicroCenters in the Ohio, one of them is in Columbus I think.
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18. March 2006 @ 10:34 |
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@wolf
that was the one i went to a few weeks back, i didn't see any "on display" for sale and i asked the customer service guy behind the counter if they had any more and he said, "no..we're not carrying that model anymore" :)
perhaps he was holding out on me? if i may ask, how much were they asking for it? i'm willing to make another drive down there if the price is reasonable...how many did you see "in stock", so as i don't drive all the way there only to be told they "have no more" ?
please let me know...if they are like $60 or so, imma wipe them out of all remaining stock...thank you.
docTY~
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Taiyo Yuden 4x dvd-r TYGO1/ 8x dvd-r TYGO2/ 8x dvd+r YUDEN000T02/ 16x dvd+r YUDEN000T03
Verbatim 8x dvd+r MCC003
Verbatim dvd+r DL (MKM001)= flawless no compression backups
"Do Yourself A Favor, Use The Good Stuff
TY & Verbs 4 Life~ :)" ~docTY~
"Its better to be quiet and appear stupid, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt."
I am always prepared to recognize that there can be two points of view - mine and one that is probably wrong - John Gorton
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18. March 2006 @ 11:14 |
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Call them up, Doc before you mke the drive ... I've called several within reasonable driving distance (including Columbus, Oh) and haven't found any in stock ...
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