Just wondering since there isnt alot of information out there for this burner besides the cpluse review
Aopen DUW1616/ARR any good?
etp
#2
Very nice drive! Does everything well except burn DVDs very fast. If you want a rock stable burner and very fast reader and very fast cd burner, this is the one. Price/price/price If 8-9 minutes is ok for a burn then no problem! Several of us have bought these and use them as a primary reader/cdburner/backup DVD burner. 
Look at the 3540 for a few dollars more(very reliable/ dependable/ fast/ stable/ burner). NEC is user friendly and easy to install and reliable! 
1640 is one of the best burners on the market.
110 is a great burner but a bear to install on some sysytems
1693 if you feel lucky(very nice burner as Liteon tries a comeback)
phil1
#3
i wouldnt buy aopen if i were you there are much better alternatives, they were never great with dvd burners and their previous one 1608 had terrible writing quality , anyway from what i read on aopen offical forum & other places their drives seems very unreliable and if you ask me comparable to btc
etp
#4
Phil has a pint/I mean point.LOL// $4 more and get the best! But 8 of us at this forum have a 1616 and love it. I would try the 1640 if I needed a burner today, or wait 30 days for the 4550.
D-Sisive
#5
oh i already have this drive in a external enclosure that i got for free
i have a benq1620 that im happy with
just wondering hows the drive…since i’ll sell it anyways, no need for 2 burners
OC-Freak
#6
Tried to scan any discs written with the 1616?
My results are horrible compared to other drives, and thus I rate this drive among the worst drives.
icebluegti6
#10
any body recommend a dvd+r printable disc to use with this drive that burns faster than 4X please, is murder waiting about.