BenQ DVD Writer Are Vanishing
| BenQ / Philips Writer Discuss, BenQ DVD Writer Are Vanishing at CD and DVD Writers forum; Just a heads-up for anybody still looking for a DW1650 geeks.com still has the COMP-USA External 16X DVD-RW FOR $33 + SHIPPING (ya spin the dice and you should get a DW1650 or you paid $40 for a EXT. burner that U give away as a gift) ROLL THE DICE! |
| Just a heads-up for anybody still looking for a DW1650 geeks.com still has the COMP-USA External 16X DVD-RW FOR $33 + SHIPPING (ya spin the dice and you should get a DW1650 or you paid $40 for a EXT. burner that U give away as a gift) ROLL THE DICE! ![]() http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?inv...0121-R&cat=DVD
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It is refurbished one so is hard to go along for refurbished drive when you don't know what you are getting. |
| Sean, If you truly want to buy my drives, I have a 1620 and a px-740 that have burnt less than 15 discs as one of them is on my mum's computer doing nothing but turning on and off and the 1640 is collecting dust in basement filling a gap in my home server PC. The LS 1655, I exchanged for a vintage DVR-104. I collect drives as a hobby so if you want my drives, I don't need any money but if you have any old burners that can make it through a disc that you don't need, PM me. Actually, these days I only use dvd media to burn stuff for friends and relatives, and to feel the satisfaction of burning a disc ![]() due hard-drives becoming cheaper. I just buy hard drives and keep adding them to my home server. Thats why I buy junk media.Quote:
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| Check out this PX-740A that has been on eBay for almost a year! The idiot seller had the price jacked up forever, and has only now brought it down to a reasonable price: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=220239216502 |
| There is a premium added to each letter of "Plextor." |
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| Anyone bought one of those Geek/Comp USA externals? If so,Were they BenQs? What shape were they in? I been eyeing but haven't pulled the trigger!LOL |
| Sony DVD+RW+R-CD Rewritable Drive DRU-810A A.K.A. BENQ-DW1640 http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-DVD-RW-R-CD...3A3%7C294%3A50 E-bay auction ends june 10th haven't seen any descent drives lately and I look every week HAPPY HUNTING!
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| There is no price for "Buy it now". So you have to wait all this time to June 10 to find out the ultimate price for this used unit. |
| this is a link to a DW1640 the seller also has DW1620 & DW1650 THEY ARE REFURBISHED what that means I don't know they are also using the wrong picture if anybody wants to do the research, you might find a good deal price is $24 w/free shipping (U.S.) http://cgi.ebay.com/BenQ-DW1640-IDE-...3A1%7C294%3A50 link to 90 refurbished drives: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/NSI-Syst...mrsZ1QQ_fsubZ2 GOOD LUCK!
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| [QUOTE=dave.evill;2293479]this is a link to a DW1640 the seller also has DW1620 & DW1650 THEY ARE REFURBISHED what that means I don't know they are also using the wrong picture if anybody wants to do the research, you might find a good deal price is $24 w/free shipping (U.S.) http://cgi.ebay.com/BenQ-DW1640-IDE-...3A1%7C294%3A50 link to 90 refurbished drives: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/NSI-Syst...mrsZ1QQ_fsubZ2 I usually don't go for refurbished optical drive, but in this case since the seller is the drive distributor then the refurbishing either has been performed by them or the manufacturer which in both case is very reliable. The price of $24 with free shipping is good one also. Thank you for posting the information. |
| I'm impressed that even here on ebay.de finding BENQ burners is still easy.........
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| The question may be ask what is the date of manufacturing of these avalable BenQ drives which are still are being put for sale?. |
| 95% of the BenQ drives you'll find on eBay were made in 2005. Every once in awhile you'll get one that's 2004, and on rare occasions one made as late as 2006, but those are exceptions. And in answer to a previous assumption, no, the drives listed as "refurbished" are NOT refurbished by the manufacturer. That's not possible since the manufacturer no longer exists. Lite-On has no connection to the old BenQ other than continuing to provide web space for the firmware. Other than that, BenQ as an optical drive company is completely gone. |
| Still the question remains if some of these drives are brand new, then where they been so far why they were not put in the market few years ago?. |
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The only thing being sold for the most part are used and refurbished, not new. |
| BenQ DVD Writer is vanishing from market and no longer is available for purchased |
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You are right, I just found out my 1655 is dying on me and I have to find a replacement for. I hope I can find one of those that have been hidden in closet so far and still is new box. |
| Most likely to find a brand new boxed philips than a benQ ![]() That's how I got my brand new boxed DW1640 ![]() edit: Like this :P http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PHILIPS-DVD-RE...lenotsupported
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| When we talk about BenQ drives in this thread, it's already understood that we mean all BenQ drives, including the various rebadged models and the corresponding models that appear under the Philips name. They're all the same drives just with different model numbers. |
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I was just saying it's easier to find a brand new philips (for example, on ebay). I barely ever see a new benQ that's labelled as benQ.. especially since philips is still around and a much more well known name. Anyway, Quote:
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Many of the people in this thread who own a lot of BenQ drives got a significant number of them via brand names other than BenQ. I'd say that at least half of my BenQ drives are Sony, Plextor, or Philips. |
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