GigaMax ??!!

wildies · 02-07-2006

just spotted today a gigamax dvd writer drive for a very goood price with good option , so is it any good ?

**geno888** · 02-07-2006

Never heard of it

I'm not sure that will be a good purchase. How much it costs?

wildies · 02-07-2006

195 Egyption pound compared with normal prices of dvd drivers which range from 250~400 Egyptian pound , this drive was having a special offer..

**geno888** · 02-07-2006

400 Egyptian pound, according google, are about 55 euro, the same price of a quality burner here in Italy.

I think that the 195 pound one is not a good quality burner. I never heard of it. There are some additional informations? Is it a rebadged drive?

wildies · 02-07-2006

i would really like to know if its rebadged drive or not?
cuz i like its price..

wildies · 13-07-2006

still no news about this drive , if it rebadged or not?

*tehGrue* · 14-07-2006

Gosh, nothing on VideoHelp, and the only thing Google finds is this topic. Is there a picture of the drive on the box? Could you take a shot for us? What about buying it and returning it if it's not a good brand? I'd say there's a 99% chance it's a rebadge of some kind, it's doubtful a company would make a burner and only market it in Egypt!

Bryan S · 14-07-2006

Sure it's not a Gigabyte? Gigabyte DVD Burner

wildies · 14-07-2006

sure its not gigabyte , i know well gigabyte..
its gigamax .. i found this site ---> http://www.gigamax.com/
and they also selling in my country dvds with very good price.
and they also selling LCD and CRT moniters with awesome prices , i dont know how they are doing this..

*minaelromany* · 14-07-2006

@wildies : Are you Egyptian ?

195 LE for DVD RW drive is dust cheap and I wouldn't trust a piece of hardware with such price .
I saw Benq 1655 for 280 LE which is a bargain here also Asus 1608P3S (Pioneer 111) going for the same price , I would have recommended Sony 810A (Benq 1640 oem) just like the one I got , but unfortunately all the Sonys now in Egypt are 820A (Benq 1670)

Wow , three Egyptians now including me

*tehGrue* · 15-07-2006

Gosh, the links on that website don't go anywhere!

That's not a great sign...

I guess worst case scenario is that this is a BTC or something, is anything keeping you from grabbing it and returning it if it's a poor drive?

*minaelromany* · 15-07-2006

I don't know why doesn't he just get the "famous" drives available in Egypt :
Asus 1608P3S
Sony 820A
LG 4167B
Samsung

wildies · 15-07-2006

yeah minaelromany , i am egyptian , nice to know there more of us here

anyway i was wondering about this brand cuz they offering alot of products with awesome price , so if they were good , then why not buying them , it will be nice for my badget

but seems nobody know them , and it will risky to buy them and get screwed and couldnt return them back.

anyhow , i was going for BenQ 1655 dirve , i think after reading ,its good ..
and does BenQ 1670 not good or what?
and isnt Sony DRU-820A a liteon driver? i see them both in the same section!!

minaelromany , contact me through msg , flyman_15@hotmail.com

*minaelromany* · 15-07-2006

From my experience : Quality can never be cheap
Benq 1670 is based on Panasonic chipset which is not as mature as Nexpedia chipset for Benq 1640/165X with recent firmware
Sony was LiteOn before DRU-810A .
I will contact you ASAP

wildies · 16-07-2006

thanx for trying to help man , waiting to hear from you..

and whats MSI DR16-83 is based on ?

*minaelromany* · 16-07-2006

You mean : MSI DR16-B3 ? It is Benq 1640 rebadged drive .
How much does it cost ? is it available in Egypt ?
It is an awesome drive , if it is cheap , go for it .

wildies · 17-07-2006

i am checking the market right now , will search and if i find it , will tell you.

*minaelromany* · 17-07-2006

Another Egyptian member here at cdfreaks said in another thread that he had Benq 1655 from Nasr City for 250 LE which is a very good price .
250 LE = 43.5 $

BTW : check your e-mail

wildies · 19-07-2006

thanx for the nfo , gonna give a visit to computers mall there and check whats they have

02-07-2006	#1
wildies CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 93	GigaMax ??!! just spotted today a gigamax dvd writer drive for a very goood price with good option , so is it any good ?

02-07-2006	#2
geno888 Senior Moderator, Editor and Guru Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Italy Posts: 29,213	Re: GigaMax ??!! Never heard of it I'm not sure that will be a good purchase. How much it costs?

02-07-2006	#3
wildies CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 93	Re: GigaMax ??!! 195 Egyption pound compared with normal prices of dvd drivers which range from 250~400 Egyptian pound , this drive was having a special offer..

02-07-2006	#4
geno888 Senior Moderator, Editor and Guru Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Italy Posts: 29,213	Re: GigaMax ??!! 400 Egyptian pound, according google, are about 55 euro, the same price of a quality burner here in Italy. I think that the 195 pound one is not a good quality burner. I never heard of it. There are some additional informations? Is it a rebadged drive?

02-07-2006	#5
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13-07-2006	#6
wildies CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 93	Re: GigaMax ??!! still no news about this drive , if it rebadged or not?

14-07-2006	#7
tehGrue CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Central NY Posts: 1,476	Re: GigaMax ??!! Gosh, nothing on VideoHelp, and the only thing Google finds is this topic. Is there a picture of the drive on the box? Could you take a shot for us? What about buying it and returning it if it's not a good brand? I'd say there's a 99% chance it's a rebadge of some kind, it's doubtful a company would make a burner and only market it in Egypt! __________________ Shuttle SB75S / 3GHz Northwood / 1GB Corsair RAM / BenQ DW1640 / 2 x Samsung 160GB SATA / NetDisk (Samsung) 120GB USB2.0 Drive History: Plextor PX-712A, Yamaha CRW-F1E, Plextor PX-W1610A, Philips OEM 8x4x32

14-07-2006	#8
Bryan S CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 289	Re: GigaMax ??!! Sure it's not a Gigabyte? Gigabyte DVD Burner

14-07-2006	#9
wildies CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 93	Re: GigaMax ??!! sure its not gigabyte , i know well gigabyte.. its gigamax .. i found this site ---> http://www.gigamax.com/ and they also selling in my country dvds with very good price. and they also selling LCD and CRT moniters with awesome prices , i dont know how they are doing this..

14-07-2006	#10
minaelromany MyCE Resident Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: EGYPT Posts: 2,323	Re: GigaMax ??!! @wildies : Are you Egyptian ? 195 LE for DVD RW drive is dust cheap and I wouldn't trust a piece of hardware with such price . I saw Benq 1655 for 280 LE which is a bargain here also Asus 1608P3S (Pioneer 111) going for the same price , I would have recommended Sony 810A (Benq 1640 oem) just like the one I got , but unfortunately all the Sonys now in Egypt are 820A (Benq 1670) Wow , three Egyptians now including me __________________ Core i7 920 @4.25 with Noctua NH-D14 Asus Rampage III Extreme 6GB Triple Channel OCZ Blade DDR3 2025 9-9-9-24-1T HD6990+HD6970@950Mhz/6Ghz GDDR5! Tri-Fire 3 BenQ 2420HD 1080p 24" Widescreen LCD in Eyefinity OCZ Vertex 2 50GB SSD + 3x1.0TB WD Black+WD 1.0TB Green+640GB WD Blue X-Fi Titanium-Cambridge SoundWorks DTT 3500 Digital Seasonic X-850 NZXT Phantom Red Edition DVD Burners : Samsung 203B SB03 NEC Optiarc AD-7200S ASUS 1608P3S@Pioneer 111L 8.29 Sony 810A@Benq 1640 BSLB Retail Benq 1640 BSLB LiteOn iHAS120 Best Media : Panasonic TYG03 / Samsung Pleomax OPTODISC R16 / Verbatim MCC004 / CMC MAG E01 Boycott every faked/low quality media

15-07-2006	#11
tehGrue CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Central NY Posts: 1,476	Re: GigaMax ??!! Gosh, the links on that website don't go anywhere! That's not a great sign... I guess worst case scenario is that this is a BTC or something, is anything keeping you from grabbing it and returning it if it's a poor drive? __________________ Shuttle SB75S / 3GHz Northwood / 1GB Corsair RAM / BenQ DW1640 / 2 x Samsung 160GB SATA / NetDisk (Samsung) 120GB USB2.0 Drive History: Plextor PX-712A, Yamaha CRW-F1E, Plextor PX-W1610A, Philips OEM 8x4x32

15-07-2006	#12
minaelromany MyCE Resident Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: EGYPT Posts: 2,323	Re: GigaMax ??!! I don't know why doesn't he just get the "famous" drives available in Egypt : Asus 1608P3S Sony 820A LG 4167B Samsung __________________ Core i7 920 @4.25 with Noctua NH-D14 Asus Rampage III Extreme 6GB Triple Channel OCZ Blade DDR3 2025 9-9-9-24-1T HD6990+HD6970@950Mhz/6Ghz GDDR5! Tri-Fire 3 BenQ 2420HD 1080p 24" Widescreen LCD in Eyefinity OCZ Vertex 2 50GB SSD + 3x1.0TB WD Black+WD 1.0TB Green+640GB WD Blue X-Fi Titanium-Cambridge SoundWorks DTT 3500 Digital Seasonic X-850 NZXT Phantom Red Edition DVD Burners : Samsung 203B SB03 NEC Optiarc AD-7200S ASUS 1608P3S@Pioneer 111L 8.29 Sony 810A@Benq 1640 BSLB Retail Benq 1640 BSLB LiteOn iHAS120 Best Media : Panasonic TYG03 / Samsung Pleomax OPTODISC R16 / Verbatim MCC004 / CMC MAG E01 Boycott every faked/low quality media

15-07-2006	#13
wildies CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 93	Re: GigaMax ??!! yeah minaelromany , i am egyptian , nice to know there more of us here anyway i was wondering about this brand cuz they offering alot of products with awesome price , so if they were good , then why not buying them , it will be nice for my badget but seems nobody know them , and it will risky to buy them and get screwed and couldnt return them back. anyhow , i was going for BenQ 1655 dirve , i think after reading ,its good .. and does BenQ 1670 not good or what? and isnt Sony DRU-820A a liteon driver? i see them both in the same section!! minaelromany , contact me through msg , flyman_15@hotmail.com Last edited by wildies; 15-07-2006 at 13:47.

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wildies CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 93	Re: GigaMax ??!! thanx for trying to help man , waiting to hear from you.. and whats MSI DR16-83 is based on ? Last edited by wildies; 16-07-2006 at 14:47.

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minaelromany MyCE Resident Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: EGYPT Posts: 2,323	Re: GigaMax ??!! You mean : MSI DR16-B3 ? It is Benq 1640 rebadged drive . How much does it cost ? is it available in Egypt ? It is an awesome drive , if it is cheap , go for it . __________________ Core i7 920 @4.25 with Noctua NH-D14 Asus Rampage III Extreme 6GB Triple Channel OCZ Blade DDR3 2025 9-9-9-24-1T HD6990+HD6970@950Mhz/6Ghz GDDR5! Tri-Fire 3 BenQ 2420HD 1080p 24" Widescreen LCD in Eyefinity OCZ Vertex 2 50GB SSD + 3x1.0TB WD Black+WD 1.0TB Green+640GB WD Blue X-Fi Titanium-Cambridge SoundWorks DTT 3500 Digital Seasonic X-850 NZXT Phantom Red Edition DVD Burners : Samsung 203B SB03 NEC Optiarc AD-7200S ASUS 1608P3S@Pioneer 111L 8.29 Sony 810A@Benq 1640 BSLB Retail Benq 1640 BSLB LiteOn iHAS120 Best Media : Panasonic TYG03 / Samsung Pleomax OPTODISC R16 / Verbatim MCC004 / CMC MAG E01 Boycott every faked/low quality media

17-07-2006	#17
wildies CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 93	Re: GigaMax ??!! i am checking the market right now , will search and if i find it , will tell you.

17-07-2006	#18
minaelromany MyCE Resident Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: EGYPT Posts: 2,323	Re: GigaMax ??!! Another Egyptian member here at cdfreaks said in another thread that he had Benq 1655 from Nasr City for 250 LE which is a very good price . 250 LE = 43.5 $ BTW : check your e-mail __________________ Core i7 920 @4.25 with Noctua NH-D14 Asus Rampage III Extreme 6GB Triple Channel OCZ Blade DDR3 2025 9-9-9-24-1T HD6990+HD6970@950Mhz/6Ghz GDDR5! Tri-Fire 3 BenQ 2420HD 1080p 24" Widescreen LCD in Eyefinity OCZ Vertex 2 50GB SSD + 3x1.0TB WD Black+WD 1.0TB Green+640GB WD Blue X-Fi Titanium-Cambridge SoundWorks DTT 3500 Digital Seasonic X-850 NZXT Phantom Red Edition DVD Burners : Samsung 203B SB03 NEC Optiarc AD-7200S ASUS 1608P3S@Pioneer 111L 8.29 Sony 810A@Benq 1640 BSLB Retail Benq 1640 BSLB LiteOn iHAS120 Best Media : Panasonic TYG03 / Samsung Pleomax OPTODISC R16 / Verbatim MCC004 / CMC MAG E01 Boycott every faked/low quality media

19-07-2006	#19
wildies CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 93	Re: GigaMax ??!! thanx for the nfo , gonna give a visit to computers mall there and check whats they have