PC Peripherals DVDRW BenQ 1640?

[Sandy]

Is the BenQ 1640 the best? Which is good? I think samsung very bad.
can we get in Bangalore? Please tell me good shop. :ashamed:

 

[Quad Master]

Donno abt availablity in banglore but DW1640 is the best

 

[Nikhil]

Go for 1620 if you want it now itself....

 

[SunnyBoi]

Bought a DW1640 for 3250 here in Mysore.... :clap:

will be here tomorrow....w00t

 

[Freaky]

My friend got one today for 3500 in Chennai - Black one.

 

[MAGNeT]

i dont know but these days products in mumbai r mor xpensive than in south..earlier it was delhi cheaper than mumbai than whole india....i heard it will b available but in range of 3500+...and u got it 4 3250...interesting.....btw was this a box pack???

 

[SunnyBoi]

ya...box pack...the disty was saying that 1620 is outdated :S so i guess there are tons of stock :clap:

 

[Quad Master]

wow sunny lucky u.

 

[TechHead]

The new Sony DRU810A is probably a 1640 rebadge as well:
http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=145829

Smart Sony.. moving away from Lite-On, finally! Weird though, as they own a majority stake in L-O anyway..

 

[Quad Master]

Thanks for sharing the info TechHead

 

[Quad Master]

double post.
my net is going very slow.

mods plz delete this thread.

 

[Anish]

Hmm, AFAIK the BenQ 1640 is the best right now...

I probably buy a Black one next month, wait for prices to hit 3k

 

[Sandy]

Bought a DW1640 for 3250 here in Mysore.... :clap:

will be here tomorrow....w00t

Still not here. They are having lot of Samsung 16x dual layer dvdrw but samsung not good no?

any other that is better than dw1640 or is this the best now?

 

[Wraith]

i got the benq 1640 from lanmington for 3500/-

Burnt a 8x Samsung dvd-r in 8mins 30sec

 

[Freaky]

Hey, Sunny. Could u post KProbe SS of disc burns ?

 

[Asky]

i got the benq 1640 from lanmington for 3500/-

Burnt a 8x Samsung dvd-r in 8mins 30sec

hey Wraith can u pls tell when and frm where(which shop in lamington) did u buy the 1640 .
thnx.

 

[SunnyBoi]

kprobe? :S never tried them...i'll test n tell......

new firmware is awesome :clap: i can burn 4X DVDs at 16X.....LOL

 

[Sandy]

please give answer for me

 

[SunnyBoi]

u in blore right? i can send one for you from mysore if u want to...

i had baaaad experiences with samsung. made myself an oath i'll never buy samsung again....

 

[Ragin_Ice]

hey Wraith can u pls tell when and frm where(which shop in lamington) did u buy the 1640 .
thnx.

damn i need this info too, badly ......wraith .....!! fast ..... ...and yea name of shop with telephone number .
now !!!!!