NEC3500A 16X Dual Layer +/- Beige $65 shipped

[realdeals]

Here is a great deal found over at PCMICROSTORE. NEC3500A 16X burner for $65 shipped, however the black version is $70 shipped.

NEC3500a

 

[314mofoshodirty]

Can it be put in a external case? Also where would a good price case be found?

 

[Odeen]

That's... impressive.

Worrying, though, I was much more comfortable with DVD burners costing hundreds of dollars, at least then you felt like you were buying something worthwhile. A multi-hundred-dollar "premium" product taking its sweet time to record a DVD at 1x or 2.4x speed felt like it was accomplishing something. Now.. sixty five dollars, and 16x burn speed - buy the drive, throw in a blank, then OMGWTFDVD!

Good deal, I need more sleep, though.

 

[KeyserSoze]

Dang it, I think I'm going to have to cave in on this one.

Ugh.

Thanks to the OP!




KeyserSoze

 

[tryanasaurus]

Good Deal OP! Unfortunately no silver

 

[simo]

$65+tax=$70 to CA for the beige, damn that is good.

Cheapest Newegg have is $71+tax=$77 for the black, mind you do get the 5 DVD-R's....

 

[314mofoshodirty]

Can this drive be put in a external case?

 

[KeyserSoze]

Originally posted by: 314mofoshodirty
Can this drive be put in a external case?

This thread an another forum might have some answers.





KeyserSoze

 

[Marauder-]

Be sure to get 2C8 SE!!

 

[314mofoshodirty]

Whats that?

 

[yourdeardaniel]

Originally posted by: 314mofoshodirty
Whats that?

firmware with latest writing strategies from TDK singapore, TDK DVDRW1616N (NEC 3500A)

http://www.cdrinfo.com/forum/t...=1&key=&#80066

latest official firmware from NEC is 2.17

 

[Anonemous]

must resist!

 

[soflawill]

o lordy, and i havent even gotten all the rebates yet on my 2500

maybe will flash to 2510 and wait a while

 

[Karaktu]

Are the 16x drives as quiet as the 8x? I have one of those (8x) and am totally impressed by its silence as well as its speed.

 

[Mephistokur]

Dble post - that was weird.

 

[Mephistokur]

Originally posted by: Mephistokur

Originally posted by: Karaktu
Are the 16x drives as quiet as the 8x? I have one of those (8x) and am totally impressed by its silence as well as its speed.

When mine is burning, I sometimes have to look to make sure it is doing something - but I'm surrounded by computers here, so it may be louder sounding in a quieter enviro.

 

[dethman]

how are the rip speeds on this. as crappy as the 2500a?

 

[simo]

The movie rip speeds, like all DVD burners, are limited to 2x by the firmware (as a requirement by the MPAA or something!)

The hacked firmware removes this "riplock", but note that you still won't get the full 16x as you need to decrypt too - it's not the same format as regular data either.

 

[etrin]

As far as external burn speeds I know that firewire is faster but there seems to be two major
chipsets on all external devices prolific and oxford they might make as much difference as
the interface type.

etrin