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  1. 23rd Dec 2004 16:31 #1
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    Which companies use rebaged NEC-3500 drives?
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    MadDog gives a 2 year warranty, NEC gives 1 year.
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    Originally Posted by samijubal
    MadDog gives a 2 year warranty, NEC gives 1 year.
    Yeah, well you can kiss the warranty goodbye when you flash it to a hacked FW, of course you dont have to flash it to one, but u wont be getting the most outta ur 3500 either.

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    Originally Posted by jaxxboss
    Originally Posted by samijubal
    MadDog gives a 2 year warranty, NEC gives 1 year.
    Yeah, well you can kiss the warranty goodbye when you flash it to a hacked FW, of course you dont have to flash it to one, but u wont be getting the most outta ur 3500 either.

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    get a BENQ 1620 drive instead of a NEC. it offers automatic bitsetting without having to use any hacked firmware. it's a awesome drive. read about the rave reviews that cdfreaks and cdrlabs gave the drive.
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  8. 27th Dec 2004 22:04 #8
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    I use the 3500 every day. I haven't done anything to it, straight out of the box. Works fine for me.
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  9. 3rd Jan 2005 10:39 #9
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    Which companies use rebagged BenQ 1620's
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    Originally Posted by arsenal34
    Which companies use rebagged BenQ 1620's
    I just found out I/O MAGIC 16dd is a BenQ 1620, and its on sale right now at Staples for $79 in store - $20 rebate = $59 after rebates.

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    Originally Posted by Toaster
    Originally Posted by arsenal34
    Which companies use rebagged BenQ 1620's
    I just found out I/O MAGIC 16dd is a BenQ 1620, and its on sale right now at Staples for $79 in store - $20 rebate = $59 after rebates.

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    Careful buddy ... Most of the I/O Magic drives at Staples are rebadged BTC drives. These are much inferior to the BenQ drives. The only way to differentiate them is by looking at the DVD+R DL writing speed. Its 2.4x for the BenQ drive and 4x for all other rebadged drives.
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    Originally Posted by fljoemon
    Originally Posted by Toaster
    Originally Posted by arsenal34
    Which companies use rebagged BenQ 1620's
    I just found out I/O MAGIC 16dd is a BenQ 1620, and its on sale right now at Staples for $79 in store - $20 rebate = $59 after rebates.

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    Careful buddy ... Most of the I/O Magic drives at Staples are rebadged BTC drives. These are much inferior to the BenQ drives. The only way to differentiate them is by looking at the DVD+R DL writing speed. Its 2.4x for the BenQ drive and 4x for all other rebadged drives.
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    Originally Posted by fljoemon
    Originally Posted by Toaster
    Originally Posted by arsenal34
    Which companies use rebagged BenQ 1620's
    I just found out I/O MAGIC 16dd is a BenQ 1620, and its on sale right now at Staples for $79 in store - $20 rebate = $59 after rebates.

    Good luck
    Careful buddy ... Most of the I/O Magic drives at Staples are rebadged BTC drives. These are much inferior to the BenQ drives. The only way to differentiate them is by looking at the DVD+R DL writing speed. Its 2.4x for the BenQ drive and 4x for all other rebadged drives.
    Actually, the last few firmwares for 1620's are 4x DL. And they are official firmware. I got mine Black Friday from Staples for $39.98 after rebates.
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    I got a Kanguru for $29AR & it was a Nec 3500a.
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