Home News Reviews Forums Shop


Benq DW 1655 Lightscribe Burner OEM (Same design as Retail)

DVD-R/W, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM

Benq DW 1655 Lightscribe Burner OEM (Same design as Retail)

Postby dellboy on Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:44 pm

Hi ,
Could anybody help please. I am thinking of purchasing the above
burner, at the moment it is only available in the oem version (bulk)
Here in the UK.
In the states i see it is available in the retail version.
Looking at a picture of it , it has a green trim on the front plus
a large button, would this be the same design for both versions
or will the OEM version differ. I do very much like the design of
the retail version.

Many thanks,
Dell.
dellboy
CD-RW Thug
 
Posts: 70
Joined: Sun Apr 06, 2003 6:02 am

Postby Ian on Tue Jan 03, 2006 5:38 pm

Only the retail version of the drive has the fancy bezel. The OEM version looks like BenQ's previous OEM drives.
"Blu-ray is just a bag of hurt." - Steve Jobs
User avatar
Ian
Grand Poobah
 
Posts: 15127
Joined: Sun Apr 08, 2001 2:34 pm
Location: Madison, WI

Postby DeltaLima on Tue Jan 03, 2006 6:11 pm

Finally I got a 1655 and I managed to get a discount showing another store on internet selling it for less. :-)

On the box, the design is the old, in the box, the design is also the old one so both are the same here in Canada.

I don't know where they will be selling the one with the green line.
DeltaLima
Buffer Underrun
 
Posts: 47
Joined: Mon Jan 02, 2006 5:10 pm

Postby dolphinius_rex on Tue Jan 03, 2006 6:18 pm

DeltaLima wrote:I don't know where they will be selling the one with the green line.


Probably Japan.... those green lines are expensive, and prices in Japan are much higher :wink:
Punch Cards -> Paper Tape -> Tape Drive -> 8" Floppy Diskette -> 5 1/4" Floppy Diskette -> 3 1/2" "Flippy" Diskette -> CD-R -> DVD±R -> BD-R

The Progression of Computer Media
User avatar
dolphinius_rex
CD-RW Player
 
Posts: 6923
Joined: Fri Jan 31, 2003 6:14 pm
Location: Vancouver B.C. Canada

Postby Ian on Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:26 pm

Damn, I'm gonna be pissed if I can't get one with the fancy bezel here in the US.

DeltaLima, what store did you buy yours at?
"Blu-ray is just a bag of hurt." - Steve Jobs
User avatar
Ian
Grand Poobah
 
Posts: 15127
Joined: Sun Apr 08, 2001 2:34 pm
Location: Madison, WI

Postby DeltaLima on Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:43 pm

Ian wrote:DeltaLima, what store did you buy yours at?


FutureShop in Canada
DeltaLima
Buffer Underrun
 
Posts: 47
Joined: Mon Jan 02, 2006 5:10 pm

Postby Scour on Wed Jan 04, 2006 5:29 pm

Hello!

I know some people in Germany who bought the Retail of the Benq, it have the same bezel like the Benq-OEM-drives :(
Benq DW 1640 and 1650 , Plextor PX-755, Pioneer BDR-208 and 209D, LG GH24NSC0, LG BH16NS40 and 16NS55, Liteon ihas 124F and 324F, Pioneer DVR-215 and S21, Samsung SH-224DB and 224GB, and some more

cu
Scour
Scour
CD-RW Player
 
Posts: 1933
Joined: Wed Nov 07, 2001 8:00 pm
Location: Germany

Postby Ian on Wed Jan 04, 2006 5:34 pm

Shit, if that's the case I'm just gonna get that I/OMagic drive.
"Blu-ray is just a bag of hurt." - Steve Jobs
User avatar
Ian
Grand Poobah
 
Posts: 15127
Joined: Sun Apr 08, 2001 2:34 pm
Location: Madison, WI

Postby bill on Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:42 pm

Ian wrote:Shit, if that's the case I'm just gonna get that I/OMagic drive.


Same here :evil: I gave up looking for the pretty 1655 after spending about three hours on various web sites, including google.

I picked up a second 1655 at Staples today and the $10 off coupon "66683" still works. I think Staples screwed up by allowing the web coupon to work in-store.

In the for what it's worth department- I tried two Staples today and both stores had just received new computer related stock. Maybe Wednesday is restock day for all the Staples stores??? Hox might know..
bill
bill
CD-RW Supplier
 
Posts: 773
Joined: Fri Feb 20, 2004 11:30 pm
Location: USA

Postby Scour on Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:32 pm

In Germany the 1655 have the OEM-look (on the website, too)

http://benq.de/news/index.cfm?id=1232&year=2006
Benq DW 1640 and 1650 , Plextor PX-755, Pioneer BDR-208 and 209D, LG GH24NSC0, LG BH16NS40 and 16NS55, Liteon ihas 124F and 324F, Pioneer DVR-215 and S21, Samsung SH-224DB and 224GB, and some more

cu
Scour
Scour
CD-RW Player
 
Posts: 1933
Joined: Wed Nov 07, 2001 8:00 pm
Location: Germany

Postby Dartman on Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:47 pm

Damn, looks like I'll need to go back in with the coupon code and get a extra 10 bucks off. Drive seems nice so far, can hardly wait for first new firmware update so I can flash to retail and see if quality gets even better. The New Egg picture looks like OEM too except for the skinny rectangular button.
User avatar
Dartman
CD-RW Player
 
Posts: 1602
Joined: Sun May 26, 2002 2:13 pm
Location: USA

Postby Ian on Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:49 pm

bill wrote:I picked up a second 1655 at Staples today and the $10 off coupon "66683" still works. I think Staples screwed up by allowing the web coupon to work in-store.


How do you get it to work in store? Just tell them to punch it in?
"Blu-ray is just a bag of hurt." - Steve Jobs
User avatar
Ian
Grand Poobah
 
Posts: 15127
Joined: Sun Apr 08, 2001 2:34 pm
Location: Madison, WI

Postby bill on Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:43 am

Ian wrote:
bill wrote:I picked up a second 1655 at Staples today and the $10 off coupon "66683" still works. I think Staples screwed up by allowing the web coupon to work in-store.


How do you get it to work in store? Just tell them to punch it in?



Yup, just punch it in. To the best of my knowledge all Staples coupon/discount codes can be entered manually.
bill
bill
CD-RW Supplier
 
Posts: 773
Joined: Fri Feb 20, 2004 11:30 pm
Location: USA


Return to DVD Writers

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Majestic-12 [Bot] and 6 guests

All Content is Copyright (c) 2001-2024 CDRLabs Inc.