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Old 04-10-2005, 09:01
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Benq DW1640 - What do you think?

Hello All

I was thinking of buying a Benq DW1640 DVD Burner within the next day or two and i was wondering what other people thought of it. Am i wasting my money, or are there other good burners out there that anyone else can recommend.

Any input would be much appreciated.

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Old 04-10-2005, 22:21
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Should be a very fine burner.......great piece of hardware for the $ you have to pay...
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Old 04-10-2005, 23:02
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Equally good to Plextor PX-740 (factly: the same drive) and costing about half! So, it can't be a bad drive at all... I prefer NEC drives, but this is (partly) subjective.
Of course your BenQ can't utilize the fine program named Plextools, but PX-740 cannot fully utilize it, either (should we call it "not-a-real-Plextor"?).
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I gather this drive is also rebadged as the Philips 8701 - which i now have due to it being in my new comp !
I am tempted to flash it to the Benq, but wonder if its worth it ?
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Old 15-02-2006, 15:42
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Great drive I have one.
Think about it to date that was the only way plextor could may a good Dvd burner is to use someone else is.
Good luck.
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Old 16-02-2006, 00:23
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I finally went for the benq and so i far i haven't looked back. I have no regrets about it. All the DL stuff that i have done and no problems. Great burner.
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