LG 4167, Liteon 160 or BenQ 1655

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  1. hevnbnd

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    Which one would you buy? I think these are their latest three drives... Thanks for any input. Don't care about cost just want to be able to make quality dvd backups.
     
    hevnbnd, Jan 13, 2006
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    paddymail Regular member

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    I think all of those are ok.. but personally I like NEC drives better.
     
    paddymail, Jan 14, 2006
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    creaky Moderator Staff Member

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    thread teleported to relevant forum.

    i've read good things about the LG 4167B (i have one, it's ok (won't do 8x for love nor money though) and i've read a few other ppl have the same problem, but to be fair i've read good things about this drive too
     
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  4. hevnbnd

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    Any one else have any input? I am going to order two of the above drives.
     
    hevnbnd, Jan 14, 2006
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    i would go with the Benq 1655, while i'm personally waiting for the NON-LIGHTSCRIBE dw-1650, my Benq 1640 is one of MY top drives...i have various liteons too, but no experience with LG... :)

    docTy~
     
    kivory666, Jan 15, 2006
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    Just bought my daughter a LiteOn SHW160P65 and she loves it ... but she had an unreadable disc that my BenQ DW1640 tore through like a hot knife thru melted butter ... My HP drive is a rebadged Hitachi/LG4166b ... I'm not impressed ... I've had no experience with the BenQ DW1655 ... don't know what chipset it has ... yet

    The BenQ LightScribes if you are so inclined ... and BenQ is the easiest to update the firmware and it has an awesome utility package ... the company is very quick to address any problems brought to their attention with firmware updates ...

    BenQ has sold me on their quality ...
     
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    I can highly recommend the LG 4167B, i've had that drive for a while now and it's been superb.
     
    activ8, Jan 16, 2006
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  8. hevnbnd

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    Ok well i orderd all three. What is the best method to determin which drive makes the best burns? What tests would you guys recommend?
     
    hevnbnd, Jan 16, 2006
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    The mosy popular way to check your results is CD/DVD Speed, available at no charge to you here:  http://www.cdspeed2000.com/
     
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