Shuttle CR40 - a BenQ with "sexy" front panel - Club CDFreaks

**jsl** · 05-01-2005

Designed to match the XPC's superb industrial design and performance metrics, this latest addition to the XPC Accessories product-line features fast 16X DVD ± RW burning (4X DL burning) and high-capacity 8.5GB recording with the sexiest front panel on the market.

http://global.shuttle.com/Product/Accessories/CR40.asp

Well at least it looks better than the original DW1620

*MacClipper* · 05-01-2005

looks way better to me too, simpler and more elegant.

*socrates007* · 05-01-2005

Is this Shuttle drive in fact a rebadged BenQ DW1620? I agree that it looks really cool, but how do we know that it's really a DW1620?

**jsl** · 05-01-2005

Because it has the very same specs, the part about tilt control is copy-pasted from BenQ's site and if you compare the look with a bulk DW1620 there is no doubt they're the same (check the sides, the top and the place of the emergency eject hole):

*socrates007* · 05-01-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsl

Because it has the very same specs, the part about tilt control is copy-pasted from BenQ's site and if you compare the look with a bulk DW1620 there is no doubt they're the same (check the sides, the top and the place of the emergency eject hole):

I agree that it's probably a BenQ DW1620. Its specs and looks definitely seem to be a BenQ DW1620. I just wanted positive confirmation like from Shuttle themselves. When I went on Shuttle's website, I couldn't find any firmware listed for this drive for downloading. I guess it's too new yet. I thought maybe that would help clue us in more.

*8T8* · 05-01-2005

Nice looking drive & its a BenQ 1620 for sure their is a review of sorts here and in the Nero CD/DVD Speed screenshot you can see it uses the OEM G7P9 firmware.

http://www.cluboverclocker.com/revie...le_cr40/p2.htm

*socrates007* · 06-01-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8T8

Nice looking drive & its a BenQ 1620 for sure their is a review of sorts here and in the Nero CD/DVD Speed screenshot you can see it uses the OEM G7P9 firmware.

http://www.cluboverclocker.com/revie...le_cr40/p2.htm

Thanks for the link to the review. Yes, I saw the G7P9 firmware in the Nero CD-DVD Speed screenshots. I just might have to....

KockRoach · 06-01-2005

I wish I would have seen that sooner. I just bought a 1620, put it in a Plumax case. I would have bought the CR40 and actually put it in my Shuttle and my NEC 3500 in the Plumax case. Argh!

danielwritesback · 06-01-2005

I put thin stainless steel "wallpaper" on the drive door of my 1620 and it looks pretty cool in the siver micro. Certainly, the Shuttle silver looks much better, though.

*bcn_246* · 06-01-2005

Hmm... I wish I could get 1620 with a black bezel in the UK

Chanser · 06-01-2005

Philips PBDV1640B

, it's a black bezel 1620 under a different badge. Pcnextday have it in stock.

crea78 · 06-01-2005

Nice find!! I was thinking about buiding my own Shuttle XPC system, but I already have a BenQ drive. Its nice to see them offering this as an add on and the front bezels looks much better

crea78 · 06-01-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by KockRoach

I wish I would have seen that sooner. I just bought a 1620, put it in a Plumax case. I would have bought the CR40 and actually put it in my Shuttle and my NEC 3500 in the Plumax case. Argh!

Getting a little off topic here, but KockRoach, how do you like your Shuttle desktop setup? Is it easy to upgrade parts for future reference and does it perform well? Space looks kind of tight, so is putting in a new DVD-ROM drive verily easy or does it tend to be a little difficult compared to mini tower setups.. that is if you know?

KockRoach · 06-01-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by crea78

Getting a little off topic here, but KockRoach, how do you like your Shuttle desktop setup? Is it easy to upgrade parts for future reference and does it perform well? Space looks kind of tight, so is putting in a new DVD-ROM drive verily easy or does it tend to be a little difficult compared to mini tower setups.. that is if you know?

It isn't hard to install a new drive. There are three thumbscrews to remove the case, two screws (need phillips head screwdriver) to remove the drive bay, and the usual four screws for the drive. Space may be tight for some....but it performs very well.

There is a new style of case that has been redesigned for tool-less assembly, more HDD space (you can fit 3). It also has more efficient cooling and lower noise.

The Shuttle I have cannot be upgraded to the newest style of components....no DDR2, PCI-X or Prescott processors. The new "P" chassis allows for those.

Back on topic.

crea78 · 06-01-2005

Thx for the info KockRoach.

I wonder if you ask Shuttle for the bezel they use for their DVD-RW drives, could they possibly sell it to consumers for a cheap price. It would be nice if Shuttle's and BenQ bezels are interchangable.

KockRoach · 06-01-2005

The eject button is quite smaller on the Shuttle version. Would that cause a problem?

Dr. Death · 06-01-2005

I would love to be able to change bezel on my BenQ. It would look even better than it already do.

*Sen* · 23-01-2005

*Sen* · 23-01-2005

source
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba...2/newitem.html

*Braxas* · 23-01-2005

They even made the beige drive sexy... if optical drives *can* be sexy that is.

*Kenshin* · 23-01-2005

Shuttle CR40 is about 1/3 more expensive than BenQ DW1620 Pro.

http://global.shuttle.com/Product/Accessories/CR40.asp

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba...2/ni_i_dd.html

9,780 Yen vs. 7,150 Yen.

The three-color bezel designs look similar to those of Pioneer 16x retail drives and LG GSA-4163B retail drives. Sony DRU-500A looked quite attractive at first to some people (well, including myself.) Pioneer introduced those "sexy" bezels later. LG sort of followed the same step. Shuttle relies heavily on design.

*boobytrap* · 23-01-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by danielwritesback

I put thin stainless steel "wallpaper" on the drive door of my 1620 and it looks pretty cool in the siver micro. Certainly, the Shuttle silver looks much better, though.

Got a picture? How did you do it?
EDIT: Anyone know of a place to get after-market bezels?

*Wesociety* · 23-01-2005

Much more Stylin' then my oem BenQ 1620 faceplate.

*eleewhm* · 24-01-2005

i want this.....

starless · 26-01-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenshin

Shuttle CR40 is about 1/3 more expensive than BenQ DW1620 Pro.

http://global.shuttle.com/Product/Accessories/CR40.asp

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba...2/ni_i_dd.html

9,780 Yen vs. 7,150 Yen.

The three-color bezel designs look similar to those of Pioneer 16x retail drives and LG GSA-4163B retail drives. Sony DRU-500A looked quite attractive at first to some people (well, including myself.) Pioneer introduced those "sexy" bezels later. LG sort of followed the same step. Shuttle relies heavily on design.

haha....not in Taiwan.

You can buy CR 40 as low as USD 52~60 if you know where to buy, amazing....

05-01-2005	#1 (permalink)
jsl CD Freaks Editor Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 510	Shuttle CR40 - a BenQ with "sexy" front panel <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> Designed to match the XPC's superb industrial design and performance metrics, this latest addition to the XPC Accessories product-line features fast 16X DVD ± RW burning (4X DL burning) and high-capacity 8.5GB recording with the sexiest front panel on the market. http://global.shuttle.com/Product/Accessories/CR40.asp Well at least it looks better than the original DW1620

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MacClipper CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: In His Majesty's Service! Posts: 747	Re: Shuttle CR40 - a BenQ with "sexy" front panel looks way better to me too, simpler and more elegant. __________________ 'He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose' - Jim Elliot Click to download a free pdf sample of the bestselling book! \| Soldam S10 \| SLACR \| XP90c \| P5W DH DLX \| 4GB Crucial 10th Anniv. Ballistix \| AIW X1900 \| 5 x DVDRW \| 2407FPW \| MW550 \| - Sony DRU-500A \| TDK 440N \| 880N \|882N \| 1616N \| ex-1280B \|1682B \| LTN 1633S \| 1653S \| 20A1S \| NEC 3500 \| ex-2500 \| Benq DW1620Pro \| 1625 \| 1640 \| 1655 \| ex-1600 \| LG GSA-4163 \| Pioneer@111L \| S203B -

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socrates007 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: An unknown dimension Posts: 607	Re: Shuttle CR40 - a BenQ with "sexy" front panel Is this Shuttle drive in fact a rebadged BenQ DW1620? I agree that it looks really cool, but how do we know that it's really a DW1620?

05-01-2005	#4 (permalink)
jsl CD Freaks Editor Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 510	Re: Shuttle CR40 - a BenQ with "sexy" front panel Because it has the very same specs, the part about tilt control is copy-pasted from BenQ's site and if you compare the look with a bulk DW1620 there is no doubt they're the same (check the sides, the top and the place of the emergency eject hole):

05-01-2005	#6 (permalink)
8T8 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 734	Re: Shuttle CR40 - a BenQ with "sexy" front panel Nice looking drive & its a BenQ 1620 for sure their is a review of sorts here and in the Nero CD/DVD Speed screenshot you can see it uses the OEM G7P9 firmware. http://www.cluboverclocker.com/revie...le_cr40/p2.htm

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06-01-2005	#8 (permalink)
KockRoach CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 257	Re: Shuttle CR40 - a BenQ with "sexy" front panel I wish I would have seen that sooner. I just bought a 1620, put it in a Plumax case. I would have bought the CR40 and actually put it in my Shuttle and my NEC 3500 in the Plumax case. Argh! __________________ Shuttle SB75G2 with Pentium 4 3.2 GHz NEC ND-3500AG with LD V2.TG BenQ DW1620 with 47L9 (RPC1) FW, AOpen 1648/AAP with 1.07 (RPC1) FW, Seagate 400GB PATA HDD each in a Plumax Combo Enclosure Western Digital 36GB Raptor SATA HDD, Western Digital 250GB Caviar SATA HDD both internal Corsair XMS Pro PC4000 1024MB (512MB x2) ATI Radeon 9800 128MB Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS

06-01-2005	#9 (permalink)
danielwritesback CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: SouthEast Kansas--way out in the forrest by Sedan Posts: 403	Re: Shuttle CR40 - a BenQ with "sexy" front panel I put thin stainless steel "wallpaper" on the drive door of my 1620 and it looks pretty cool in the siver micro. Certainly, the Shuttle silver looks much better, though.

06-01-2005	#10 (permalink)
bcn_246 Top Referrer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oxfordshire, UK Posts: 3,520	Re: Shuttle CR40 - a BenQ with "sexy" front panel Hmm... I wish I could get 1620 with a black bezel in the UK __________________ Click HERE to join CDFreaks... do it or I will dead you.

06-01-2005	#11 (permalink)
Chanser CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 50	Re: Shuttle CR40 - a BenQ with "sexy" front panel Philips PBDV1640B , it's a black bezel 1620 under a different badge. Pcnextday have it in stock. __________________ Philips PBDV1640B B2.2 @ Benq DW1620A B7W9

06-01-2005	#12 (permalink)
crea78 CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: USA Posts: 316	Re: Shuttle CR40 - a BenQ with "sexy" front panel Nice find!! I was thinking about buiding my own Shuttle XPC system, but I already have a BenQ drive. Its nice to see them offering this as an add on and the front bezels looks much better Last edited by crea78; 06-01-2005 at 21:54.

06-01-2005	#15 (permalink)
crea78 CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: USA Posts: 316	Re: Shuttle CR40 - a BenQ with "sexy" front panel Thx for the info KockRoach. I wonder if you ask Shuttle for the bezel they use for their DVD-RW drives, could they possibly sell it to consumers for a cheap price. It would be nice if Shuttle's and BenQ bezels are interchangable.

06-01-2005	#16 (permalink)
KockRoach CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 257	Re: Shuttle CR40 - a BenQ with "sexy" front panel The eject button is quite smaller on the Shuttle version. Would that cause a problem? __________________ Shuttle SB75G2 with Pentium 4 3.2 GHz NEC ND-3500AG with LD V2.TG BenQ DW1620 with 47L9 (RPC1) FW, AOpen 1648/AAP with 1.07 (RPC1) FW, Seagate 400GB PATA HDD each in a Plumax Combo Enclosure Western Digital 36GB Raptor SATA HDD, Western Digital 250GB Caviar SATA HDD both internal Corsair XMS Pro PC4000 1024MB (512MB x2) ATI Radeon 9800 128MB Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS

06-01-2005	#17 (permalink)
Dr. Death CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 95	Re: Shuttle CR40 - a BenQ with "sexy" front panel I would love to be able to change bezel on my BenQ. It would look even better than it already do. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz Asus P5K 4 x 2048Mb DDR2 PC6400 Corsair DHX XMS2 Nvidia 8800GT 512Mb GDDR3 OC 500Gb 7200.11 Barracuda SATA 2 320Gb 7200.10 Barracuda SATA 2 Pioneer DVR-215D 1.19 Pioneer DVR-112L 8.25 NEC ND-3550A 1.07 Optiarc AD-7200S 1.Z2 LiteOn DH20A4P 9P59

23-01-2005	#18 (permalink)
Sen CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 731	Re: Shuttle CR40 - a BenQ with "sexy" front panel __________________ BenQ DW1655, LG GSA-H55N & Samsung SH-S203B user

23-01-2005	#20 (permalink)
Braxas CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,285	Re: Shuttle CR40 - a BenQ with "sexy" front panel They even made the beige drive sexy... if optical drives can be sexy that is. __________________ ...I will NEVER* buy another Lite-On Product...* BenQ DW1620 DVD-Burner w/B7U9 Firmware Samsung TS-H492A CD-RW/DVD Combo drive w/TB02 Firmware Mad Dog Dominator 6-in-1 (NEC ND2510A) w/2.F9 Firmware Abit AI7 uGuru motherboard Pentium 4 2.4 Gigahertz 800 megahertz FSB 512 (2x256)megs of Kingston PC-3200 DDR 1 Gigabyte (2x512) megs of Kingmax PC-3200 DDR 1.5 gigabytes total PC-3200 DDR Memory 2x80 gigabyte Western Digital Special Edition 8 megabyte buffer 7200 RPM IDE Hard Drives Radeon 9600SE 128 megabyte video card

23-01-2005	#23 (permalink)
Wesociety CD Freak Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 4,997	Re: Shuttle CR40 - a BenQ with "sexy" front panel Much more Stylin' then my oem BenQ 1620 faceplate. __________________ DVDRentalForums.com Netflix, Blockbuster & other DVD rental services discussion community WesleyTech.com Blu-ray, HD DVD & optical storage blog ~ My Articles & Reviews: Panasonic SW-5582 Blu-ray burner \| BenQ DW1670 Preview \| CDFreaks CES 2006 report \| Panasonic MATSHITA DVD-RAM SW-9585 \| ASUS DRW-1608P \| Memorex DVD+/-RWN16 D2 \| Toshiba SD-R5372 \| ASUS DRW-1604P \| ADS Tech LL5-DLX-185

23-01-2005	#19 (permalink)
Sen CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 731	Re: Shuttle CR40 - a BenQ with "sexy" front panel source http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba...2/newitem.html __________________ BenQ DW1655, LG GSA-H55N & Samsung SH-S203B user

23-01-2005	#21 (permalink)
Kenshin CDFreaks Resident Join Date: May 2002 Location: Near Seoul, South Korea Posts: 12,379	Re: Shuttle CR40 - a BenQ with "sexy" front panel Shuttle CR40 is about 1/3 more expensive than BenQ DW1620 Pro. http://global.shuttle.com/Product/Accessories/CR40.asp http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba...2/ni_i_dd.html 9,780 Yen vs. 7,150 Yen. The three-color bezel designs look similar to those of Pioneer 16x retail drives and LG GSA-4163B retail drives. Sony DRU-500A looked quite attractive at first to some people (well, including myself.) Pioneer introduced those "sexy" bezels later. LG sort of followed the same step. Shuttle relies heavily on design. __________________ Kill Confucius

24-01-2005	#24 (permalink)
eleewhm CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,260	Re: Shuttle CR40 - a BenQ with "sexy" front panel i want this..... __________________ 2xBENQ DW1620 BenQ DW1620Pro BenQ DW1625 BenQ DW1640 LG GSA-4163B 2xTDK440N Iomega 4X Super DVD TDK882 NEC2510A 2xTDK1208B TDK 1616DLN i luv my 16x BenQ so Much and luv the new BenQ LightScribe 1625

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