Any Benq DW1650 or DW1655 reviews out there?

[russr]

I'm interested in getting either the DW1650 dvd burner or the DW1655. Are there any reviews out there?

I'd like to know how the DW1650/1655 compare with NEC's ND-3550A

Also, does anyone know if the LED turns red when burning and green when reading?

 

[GeeFizzleDizzle]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&...CGGLG%3Aen&q=dw1655+review&btnG=Search

The LED does not change color on my DW1655. It stays green no matter what it's doing.

 

[russr]

Thanks for the link. It seems like from that review that the DW1655 is a very good drive. Would you agree?
I'm interested in what folks think of the DW1650 as I'm not really into LightScribe and I doubt I'll have use for it.

Also, how do these drives compare to NEC ND-3550A.

 

[BlueWeasel]

I've had the DW1650 for about a week now and really like it. I accidentally broke my Liteon DVD-ROM drive and had planned to replace with another DVD-ROM drive since I have a Liteon 8X DVD+/-R drive. But, the deal on the DW1650 from Newegg was too good to pass up.

Excellent read/burn speeds, and is much quieter than the old Liteon DVD-ROM drive. The only thing I don't like about it is the LED remains on when there is a disc in the drive, not just when burning or reading. Otherwise, it seems to be an excellent drive.

 

[GeeFizzleDizzle]

I love my DW1655...just got it a week ago.

The only thing pissing me off is it doesn't seem to want to burn any of the cheaper media that I have right now (Legacy DVD-Rs...yeah I know they suck) and I don't have any higher quality media available.

 

[russr]

Do the OEM drives of the 1650 and 1655 come with Nero?

 

[BlueWeasel]

Originally posted by: russr
Do the OEM drives of the 1650 and 1655 come with Nero?

Yes, my DW1650 OEM came with it.