PC Peripherals NEW !! BENQ DQ60 DVD writer

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BenQ will launch its first super-multi DVD burner in Japan early October. The DQ60 supports all-format recording including DVD-RAM.

The DQ60 is the first optical disc drive from the Taiwanese company to support wrting of DVD-RAM media. The company plans to release the drive in the Japanese market, and it is not clear whether it will be also available overseas. The bulk version of the drive will be priced at 7,980 Yen ($71.15). The company will also release a "deluxe" retail version of the drive, coming mid October. The retail package will include a black-bezel version of the DQ60, 10 blank DVD-R media as well as a DVD Video playback software for CPRM protected titles. The "deluxe" version will cost 9,800 Yen ($87.4).

The specifications of the drive include 8x write for DVD±R DL, 16x for DVD±R (CAV), 8x for DVD+RW, 6x for DVD-RW and 5x for DVD-RAM. The drives internal buffer is 2MB. In addition, BenQ reports that the drive is capable of recording at 8x on 2.4x DVD+R media by MKM.

Write:
DVD+R DL 8x
DVD-R DL 8x
DVD-RAM 5x
DVD-R 16x
DVD-RW 6x
DVD+R 16x
DVD+RW 8x
CD-R 40x
CD-RW 24x

Read:
DVD-ROM 16x
DVD+R DL 8x
DVD-R DL 8x
DVD±RW 8x
DVD + R/-R 10x
DVD video playback 8x
CD-ROM 40x
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Somehow now my mind is telling me , wait for this dvdwriter.
all the features which this has like DVD-RAM and DVD DL support at 8x is so tempting.
ne sort of idea which this writer can make it to our country.

currently after to much thinking i have decided to get a DW1640 black.
 
do i sell my benq 1640.....???nope ..btw i guess it wont come here so soon..........benq will try to encash there 1640 famous name first....
 
Whoa ! I was all set on buying a 1640 and now this pops up !

Can anybody elborate the advantages of the DQ60 over the DW1640 cause I'm not much of an optical drive freak !

Also, how long will this take to reach India and at what expected price ?
 
I'll bury my 1640 dreams six feet under, and wait for this one.
DQ60 looks 10x better than 1640, IMO. :bleh: IF the images
aren't photochopped. :rofl:

- Yamaraj
 
^^ Ostensibly the images arent "photochopped"...

BTW, is the DQ60 really an improvement over the 1640, or should I still buy the 1640 ?
 
Those with 1620/1640's stick with their current drives. No point in upgrading even though dvd-r dl is supported cuz DL media still hasnt gained mass acceptance.
 
anish u and i are sailing in the same boat.
this new one is much better than DW1640.

8X DVD+-Dual layer writing and DVD-RAM writing support are the new added features
 
Erm.. 2 things:

1) The 8X +RDL feature is already present on the 1640.

2)The drive is an OEM of the TEAC DV-W516E, of which a review is already up at YSS.
 
Neither are of much use IMHO as of now. Dual layer might become a good thing in future but DVD-RAM is a dead format :P
 
Erm.. 2 things:
1) The 8X +RDL feature is already present on the 1640.
2)The drive is an OEM of the TEAC DV-W516E, of which a review is already up at YSS.
 
Chaos said:
Neither are of much use IMHO as of now. Dual layer might become a good thing in future but DVD-RAM is a dead format :P
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Disagree. Nothing comes close to the reliability of DVD-RAM for integrity and it's one of the biggest media types for set-top recorders..
 
Hey Eazy, this is mean man ! Your giving me ASLI sheets to read :( !

C'mon man, just tell me in simple English na ! Which drive is better ?

Ok, let me reframe. Is the DQ60 worth the wait over the DW1640 ?
 
^^Not really. For normal users, the 1640 is as good as it's going to get. And hey.. from the TEAC DVW516E reviews, it's not THAT great a drive..
 
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