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NEC ND-3500 : 16x burner with DVD+R DL 4x

Postby ItalianJob on Tue Jul 27, 2004 10:09 am

Like Pioneer, NEC annouces the ND-3500 (no price, no date).

- 16x DVD±R writter & reader (140ms)
- 4x DVD±RW
- 4x DVD+R DL
- 48x CD-ROM reader (120 ms)
- 48x CD-R writter
- 24x CD-RW writter

http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/Un_graveur_DVDR9_4x_et_DVDR_16x_chez_NEC.htm
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Postby Decel on Tue Jul 27, 2004 1:06 pm

Dangit, was shooting for a 2510A....
the 8x -> 16x doesn't annoy me, it's the 2.4x -> 4x DL that's killing me :x

On another topic anyone ever ordered from Canada Computers? how long do they take to reply to a quotation?
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Postby Ian on Tue Jul 27, 2004 1:10 pm

Hmm.. I'm skeptical until I see NEC (or a reliable source) providing these specs.
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Postby dolphinius_rex on Tue Jul 27, 2004 2:06 pm

I'm a little less skeptical :wink:

It fits in perfectly with the Pioneer A08 and the PX-716a :D
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Postby rumptis on Tue Jul 27, 2004 2:13 pm

its going to happen the Question is how soon. They will probably try and get it out right before Christmas is my Guess.
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Postby Ian on Tue Jul 27, 2004 2:29 pm

dolphinius_rex wrote:I'm a little less skeptical :wink:

It fits in perfectly with the Pioneer A08 and the PX-716a :D


Yes, but I've seen way too many "official" specs turn out to be nothing more than rumored BS. Give me a reliable source and I'll be happy.
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Postby dolphinius_rex on Tue Jul 27, 2004 3:35 pm

I know what you mean Ian, I'm sure official announcements will come soon :D (although the CD write/rewrite/read specs might change...)
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Postby MadBurner on Tue Jul 27, 2004 5:51 pm

Plextor should be ready to announce the PX-716A and hopefully it will have 4X DVD+R DL [-o<

Should be an interesting 4th quarter 8)

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Postby alien7 on Wed Jul 28, 2004 4:21 am

4x DVD+R DL sounds good to me. Now I have the choice between Asus, Pioneer and this one. =D>

@ Decel:
forget Canada Computers, Customer Service is non-existent in that store, and you better know Chinese if you have to return anything there. Try http://ncix.com/, you'll be better off!
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Postby dolphinius_rex on Wed Jul 28, 2004 9:45 am

alien7 wrote:4x DVD+R DL sounds good to me. Now I have the choice between Asus, Pioneer and this one. =D>

@ Decel:
forget Canada Computers, Customer Service is non-existent in that store, and you better know Chinese if you have to return anything there. Try http://ncix.com/, you'll be better off!


Agreed! They didn't ask questions when exchanging my LG 8525B which died during firmware upgrade (official firmware, NOT a hacked drive).
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Postby Kennyshin on Wed Jul 28, 2004 11:54 am

dolphinius_rex wrote:
alien7 wrote:4x DVD+R DL sounds good to me. Now I have the choice between Asus, Pioneer and this one. =D>

@ Decel:
forget Canada Computers, Customer Service is non-existent in that store, and you better know Chinese if you have to return anything there. Try http://ncix.com/, you'll be better off!


Agreed! They didn't ask questions when exchanging my LG 8525B which died during firmware upgrade (official firmware, NOT a hacked drive).


That's what I like about LG and Samsung most. Their "service" is consistent.
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Postby dolphinius_rex on Wed Jul 28, 2004 1:01 pm

Personally, I'd rather just have a drive that doesn't die when I'm upgrading the firmware :wink:

And yes, I know that LG DVD burners are supposed to be much better at this... but that doesn't help my LG 8525B :cry:
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Postby Decel on Thu Jul 29, 2004 12:16 am

alien7 wrote:@ Decel:
forget Canada Computers, Customer Service is non-existent in that store, and you better know Chinese if you have to return anything there. Try http://ncix.com/, you'll be better off!


Dang, they had good prices though.
But I'm starting to see the picture, since they haven't replied to my quotation since Monday (I tend to expect quotations within the next couple hours)

I guess I'll get my NEC elsewhere. ncix has them for 30$ more, and generally they're kinda expensive.
They had good prices and decent product selection though :x

I noticed that it's hard to find NEC retailers here in Canada. The 2510As appeared like a month after everywhere else, at least.
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Postby dolphinius_rex on Thu Jul 29, 2004 12:08 pm

NCIX should price match :wink:
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Postby Decel on Thu Jul 29, 2004 2:32 pm

dolphinius_rex wrote:NCIX should price match :wink:


Even on mail orders? I'm nowhere near Toronto to go directly to buy.

"I want to buy the 2510A but noticed you guys are 30$ more expensive than Canada Computers, can you price match?" <-?

btw I finally got my quote from Canada Computers, I'll carry through with them this time, but if NCIX match prices i'll shop there next time :)

And back to topic. Assuming the ND-3500 shows up today in asian shops. How long will they take to show up on western shores? I guess we can use the 25XX as an example, but how long did it take for those to come here?
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Postby Spazmogen on Thu Jul 29, 2004 2:44 pm

NCIX does indeed PM. I've done it once. PM'd them to atic.ca for a 32x LG cd-r drive.
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Postby dolphinius_rex on Thu Jul 29, 2004 3:26 pm

NCIX has some REALLY impressive shipping rates too... I think their standard is like $10 for overnight shipping to anywhere in Canada (that's their minimum price) But I've never been in a situation where I've needed to use it. This is just what I've been told by their accounts manager :wink:
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Postby Decel on Thu Jul 29, 2004 5:51 pm

Wow, wish i knew earlier :cry:

So what's the procedure to Price Match since it's an online shop? email them first?
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Postby dolphinius_rex on Thu Jul 29, 2004 6:18 pm

Decel wrote:Wow, wish i knew earlier :cry:

So what's the procedure to Price Match since it's an online shop? email them first?


I guess so... like I said, I've never been in the position to need it :wink: I always go in person with printouts of competitors pricing.
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Postby Wesociety on Thu Jul 29, 2004 10:31 pm

NEC ND-3500A is definitely on my purchasing list. :D
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Postby Kennyshin on Fri Jul 30, 2004 5:41 am

wesociety wrote:NEC ND-3500A is definitely on my purchasing list. :D


I thought you were also going to buy a Lite-On SOHW-1213S. :D
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Postby Wesociety on Fri Jul 30, 2004 1:48 pm

Kennyshin wrote:I thought you were also going to buy a Lite-On SOHW-1213S. :D

That is also on the list. :D
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Postby thegdog on Sat Jul 31, 2004 6:34 pm

Ian wrote:Hmm.. I'm skeptical until I see NEC (or a reliable source) providing these specs.

NEC has now announced it.

http://www.nec.co.uk/DVD_RW_ND3500.aspx
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Postby thegdog on Sat Jul 31, 2004 8:37 pm

thegdog wrote:NEC has now announced it.

And in keeping with tradition, looks like they will release a +R only verson as well, model ND-3100A.

And of course, its the same hardware. :)

https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/forms/blobs/retrieve.cgi?attachment_id=451828&native_or_pdf=pdf
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Postby Kennyshin on Sun Aug 01, 2004 1:31 am

thegdog wrote:
thegdog wrote:NEC has now announced it.

And in keeping with tradition, looks like they will release a +R only verson as well, model ND-3100A.

And of course, its the same hardware. :)

https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/forms/blobs/retrieve.cgi?attachment_id=451828&native_or_pdf=pdf


NEC has always released the Plus-only versions first. ND-3100A has already been produced and shipped somewhere, I guess.
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