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Ultra · 20-09-2005

Hi, after reading many reviews of both drives, I am a bit tired and confused by the reviews. Does anyone have both drives? or can recommend which one to get?

The price difference between these 2 drives are only $6 AUD ($63 AUD vs. $69 AUD) which makes it very hard to choose, I rather to choose a quality drive, with great burn quality than a drive with feature....

It seems Lite-On 1693s is a newer drive that just came out, and seems to have no major problem, while Benq 1640 is an older drive but seems to burn things FASTER (in one review) BUT have problem with DVD-R DL (failed burns, fail read), can anyone verify that? or has the problem been fixed?

So which one should I buy? Thanks for all your answers in advanced, your help is greatly appreciated !

20-09-2005	#1 (permalink)
Ultra New on Forum Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 5	Lite-On SOHW 1693s vs. BenQ DW 1640 which should I buy? <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> Hi, after reading many reviews of both drives, I am a bit tired and confused by the reviews. Does anyone have both drives? or can recommend which one to get? The price difference between these 2 drives are only $6 AUD ($63 AUD vs. $69 AUD) which makes it very hard to choose, I rather to choose a quality drive, with great burn quality than a drive with feature.... It seems Lite-On 1693s is a newer drive that just came out, and seems to have no major problem, while Benq 1640 is an older drive but seems to burn things FASTER (in one review) BUT have problem with DVD-R DL (failed burns, fail read), can anyone verify that? or has the problem been fixed? So which one should I buy? Thanks for all your answers in advanced, your help is greatly appreciated !