TD: Nec 3540a DVD Burner For $49.97

[audit13]

Not sure if this is a hot deal but TigerDirect is selling the burner for $10 less than CC and it's in stock

Link for free shipping:

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/freestar/index-page.asp?SRCCODE=SCOTIAFREESRCCODE=FREESHIP

Link for burner:

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1482114&Tab=2&NoMapp=0

[willy]

Review (http://www.cdrlabs.com/reviews/index.php?reviewid=271)

Fantastic price with free shipping http://www.dolnetwork.com/RFD/smilies/thumbsup.gif ... Black tray too !

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/images/SkuImages/gallery/large/N27-1876-f.JPG

[MrDisco]

how does it compare to the benq?

[audit13]

I have an Nec 3520a and Benq 1620. Both are good drives but I found some media yields better results in the Nec while other media yields better results in the Benq. My opinion is based on feedback from people that have asked me to burn discs.

[The_One]

Not sure if this is a hot deal but TigerDirect is selling the burner for $10 less than CC and it's in stock

Link for free shipping:

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/freestar/index-page.asp?SRCCODE=SCOTIAFREESRCCODE=FREESHIP


Scroll down to the bottom and check out all their fake 5 star reviews of TD. :lol:

[MizTEcK]

how does this compare to 1640?

[MrDisco]

how does this compare to 1640?

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2092993&postcount=3

circular loop?

[MizTEcK]

how do i know which benq u talking about -.- and the person compared with 1620 which isnt 1640 :)

[porphyra]

Not sure if this is a hot deal but TigerDirect is selling the burner for $10 less than CC and it's in stock

Link for free shipping:

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/freestar/index-page.asp?SRCCODE=SCOTIAFREESRCCODE=FREESHIP




Interesting note on their "free shipping":

The shipment of orders to certain remote locations, with postal codes starting with the following: (A0A-A9Z, B0A-B9Z, C0A-C9Z, E0A-E9Z, G0B-G0L, G0T-G0W, G3L-G4Z, J0M-J0M, J9E-J9E, J9K-J9Z, T0A-T0B, T0E-T1X, T6W-T7W, T8P-T8Z, T9G-T9Z, V0A-V0L, V0N-V1L, V1N-V2V, V3G-V3G, V8A-V8K, V9G-V9Z, X0A - X9Z, Y0A - Y9Z), or items over 60lbs are excluded from this offer. In these instances, a shipping and handling fee will be visible using the shipping calculator and will be added to your order during the checkout process.


So according to TD, the whole Province of New Brunswick is remote!! WTF. :confused:

[teyang]

When I try to check out, there is no tax and shipping fee , but in the shipping cart, TD charges me tax and shipping fee.

[Theoneandonly]

What happenned to the free shipping? I am also getting a 12.95 shipping charging to GTA. What is that Truck delivery option that cost $231?

[decadent]

I ordered one with the ADS enclosure. Paid 63$. I've emailed TD to see if I could get a price adjustment. :mad:

The Nero CD cannot be read by the drive, so install the software before swapping drives. I've tested 2 Nero CDs shipped with these drives and both were garbage!

[WLJ101]

it should be fun if you choose that option to ship your product... LOL

truck...

[La0505]

What happenned to the free shipping? I am also getting a 12.95 shipping charging to GTA. What is that Truck delivery option that cost $231?

I just test and free shiping is still working.

You have to go by http://www.tigerdirect.ca/freestar/index-page.asp?SRCCODE=FREESHIP
Click on Start Shopping!
And then search for ND3540A.

If you use the link given above, it will not work: No tax and 12,xx$ of shiping

[porphyra]

I just test and free shiping is still working.

You have to go by http://www.tigerdirect.ca/freestar/index-page.asp?SRCCODE=FREESHIP
Click on Start Shopping!
And then search for ND3540A.

If you use the link given above, it will not work: No tax and 12,xx$ of shiping

Yes it works but only for ON and I guess parts of Quebec etc. NB shipping is still $12 odd dollars. Looks like I will have to file some sort of a complaint. You cannot declare a whole province as remote. That is weird.

[hyperion]

Yes it works but only for ON and I guess parts of Quebec etc. NB shipping is still $12 odd dollars. Looks like I will have to file some sort of a complaint. You cannot declare a whole province as remote. That is weird.
Even for ON, at first checkout screen it shows 0 shipping and tax, but after I get past the 2nd checkout screen where you enter your info, it shows shippihn and tax and a $71 total.

[oligopoly]

I ordered one with the ADS enclosure. Paid 63$. I've emailed TD to see if I could get a price adjustment. :mad:

The Nero CD cannot be read by the drive, so install the software before swapping drives. I've tested 2 Nero CDs shipped with these drives and both were garbage!

I use ADS enclosure with Benq 1640. Unfortunately, my laptop does not recognize it.

[davey991]

You want to use Tiger Direct. Buyer beware.

http://www.redflagdeals.com/deals/main.php/ratings/list_all/16788/

They are junk!

[mahjongmaniac]

Not sure if this is a hot deal but TigerDirect is selling the burner for $10 less than CC and it's in stock

Link for free shipping:

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/freestar/index-page.asp?SRCCODE=SCOTIAFREESRCCODE=FREESHIP

Link for burner:

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1482114&Tab=2&NoMapp=0

wow... great price and the free s/h charge makes it even better!

i've never owned a NEC drive but this time i might get 1... ;)

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Interesting note on their "free shipping":

The shipment of orders to certain remote locations, with postal codes starting with the following: (A0A-A9Z, B0A-B9Z, C0A-C9Z, E0A-E9Z, G0B-G0L, G0T-G0W, G3L-G4Z, J0M-J0M, J9E-J9E, J9K-J9Z, T0A-T0B, T0E-T1X, T6W-T7W, T8P-T8Z, T9G-T9Z, V0A-V0L, V0N-V1L, V1N-V2V, V3G-V3G, V8A-V8K, V9G-V9Z, X0A - X9Z, Y0A - Y9Z), or items over 60lbs are excluded from this offer. In these instances, a shipping and handling fee will be visible using the shipping calculator and will be added to your order during the checkout process.


So according to TD, the whole Province of New Brunswick is remote!! WTF. :confused:

haha... ppl living in NB just got pwn'd by TD b/c no free s/h... :lol:


j/k ;)


btw, the free s/h from TD still works for me! :D

[felix]

I'd rather pay $10 more and buy from a REAL store. LOL :D

[jamewoong]

I'm thinking if I should buy this, the BenQ one or the Pioneer? I didn't make any decision yet... :mad:

Looks like people got problems with this drive.

My friend bought a Sony for 89.99 (4X dual) at staples. I told him not to buy it, but he just doesn't care... :?:

[mahjongmaniac]

I'm thinking if I should buy this, the BenQ one or the Pioneer? I didn't make any decision yet... :mad:

Looks like people got problems with this drive.

My friend bought a Sony for 89.99 (4X dual) at staples. I told him not to buy it, but he just doesn't care... :?:

well, to say the least, ... there are still LOTS of ppl out there that are uninformed about "which DVD burner is the best" ... and in fact, some ppl are just the "brand-geared" ppl like "sony-fan-boys" who'll only buy sony products... ;)

so maybe he pref'ed Sony... :confused:

btw, u should've told ur friend that it was just a rebadged liteon drive... nothing too amazing....

[pkphilip]

Good writer for the money. You might as well consider flashing it with better modifed firmware:

http://www.micheldeboer.nl/firmware/index.html

Philip

[mouf]

[...]in fact, some ppl are just the "brand-geared" ppl like "sony-fan-boys" who'll only buy sony products... ;)

so maybe he pref'ed Sony... :confused:

btw, u should've told ur friend that it was just a rebadged liteon drive... nothing too amazing....
The funny thing is that Sony switched mfg's again, the new DRU-810A is a rebadged BenQ DW1640.
They're really trying hard to improve the reputation of their optical drive offer since they stopped making their own DVD writers, which were complete garbage. It doesn't matter that they now offer one of the best DVD writer though, it's still overpriced.

[decadent]

I use ADS enclosure with Benq 1640. Unfortunately, my laptop does not recognize it.
I'm not using this drive in the external usb enclosure.
I repeat, the Nero CD doesn't work. Your old drive may be able to read it.
So install NERO BEFORE swapping drives

[willy]

wow... great price and the free s/h charge makes it even better!

i've never owned a NEC drive but this time i might get 1... ;)
Both of my DVD burners are NEC - 1300A (4x) and 3520A (16x) and they have been serving me very well over the past few years. One thing tho, I only use reasonably good quality discs. The lowest-end discs that I used was AN31. They burned @ 4x on 1300A with latest FW.

[mahjongmaniac]

The funny thing is that Sony switched mfg's again, the new DRU-810A is a rebadged BenQ DW1640.
They're really trying hard to improve the reputation of their optical drive offer since they stopped making their own DVD writers, which were complete garbage. It doesn't matter that they now offer one of the best DVD writer though, it's still overpriced.

interesting .... the DRU810A is a rebadged BenQdw1640? where'd u get that (insider) info from??? ;)

AFAIK, i think all of previous sony dvd burners are rebadge Lite-Ons.... and yes they're complete garbage compared to benq .... :lol:

and actually, if stooples 150% PM still existed, well when the sony DRU810A comes out at a sale price at FS/BB, it would be possible to get it PM'ed at a somewhat reasonable retail price.... :).... (there were prev. PM deals on the dru720A and dru800A when stooples still had 150% in the past but almost no1 was interested b/c they knew it was just rebadged Lite-On drives :rolleyes: )

but of course since stooples is now 110% PM, nothin too interesting to PM now.... :sad:

[willy]

and actually, if stooples 150% PM still existed, ...
*sigh* ... the good old days ...

[Badman]

This is a really good deal but do i really need one.............. ;)

[uman]

Ordered one. Did I really need it? Don't think so. May be I will put in the $299 Dell I ordered.

[mahjongmaniac]

This is a really good deal but do i really need one.............. ;)

yes, yes.... i'm sure all us RFDers have asked ourselves that q? many many times in the past.... ;)

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*sigh* ... the good old days ...

*sigh*.... yeah... i really wish that 150% PM isn't history... but oh well....

[ghettogal]

I'm thinking if I should buy this, the BenQ one or the Pioneer? I didn't make any decision yet... :mad:

Looks like people got problems with this drive.

My friend bought a Sony for 89.99 (4X dual) at staples. I told him not to buy it, but he just doesn't care... :?:

no one has answer that question yet...can someone wise please give some advice?? Which dvd burner should we get??

[mahjongmaniac]

no one has answer that question yet...can someone wise please give some advice?? Which dvd burner should we get??

if u can afford it, y not get BOTH! :cheesygri :idea:

[mouf]

interesting .... the DRU810A is a rebadged BenQdw1640? where'd u get that (insider) info from??? ;)
It was just confirmed yesterday:
http://forum.rpc1.org/viewtopic.php?t=35765
http://club.cdfreaks.com/showpost.php?p=1103010&postcount=15
http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=146174


AFAIK, i think all of previous sony dvd burners are rebadge Lite-Ons.... and yes they're complete garbage compared to benq .... :lol:
LiteOn drives are DVD writer hackers wet dreams, but pretty useless to normal user. How could I re-phrase that... humm, if you need to burn DVDs, stay away from these ;). Before using LiteOn drives, Sony first drives were actually their own make. Their crappiness turned Sony entry in a total fiasco and killed their chance at grasping a sizable share of the market. They may also have licensed or partially licensed Philips hardware at one point, IIRC. The point is they failed to produce a viable writer on their own which is pretty pathetic when you consider Sony innovation past and current research and development resources.

Back on topic, this is a good deal considering the free shipping, but it's also true Nec drives need to be fed quality media to really shine. On the other hand the Nec 3540a already has a few hacked firmware available while the BenQ hasn't (yet) and is not such a great slow (2x/2,4x) burner apparently. If ncix had a free shipping promo I'd proly choose the DW1640 though, simply because there's very little complaints from users.

[mahjongmaniac]

It was just confirmed yesterday:
http://forum.rpc1.org/viewtopic.php?t=35765
http://club.cdfreaks.com/showpost.php?p=1103010&postcount=15
http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=146174

hey thx4dainfo :)



LiteOn drives are DVD writer hackers wet dreams, but pretty useless to normal user. How could I re-phrase that... humm, if you need to burn DVDs, stay away from these ;). Before using LiteOn drives, Sony first drives were actually their own make. Their crappiness turned Sony entry in a total fiasco and killed their chance at grasping a sizable share of the market. They may also have licensed or partially licensed Philips hardware at one point, IIRC. The point is they failed to produce a viable writer on their own which is pretty pathetic when you consider Sony innovation past and current research and development resources.

yes i agree that sony screwed up their reputation on their dvd writers.... booooo! :lol:


Back on topic, this is a good deal considering the free shipping, but it's also true Nec drives need to be fed quality media to really shine. On the other hand the Nec 3540a already has a few hacked firmware available while the BenQ hasn't (yet) and is not such a great slow (2x/2,4x) burner apparently. If ncix had a free shipping promo I'd proly choose the DW1640 though, simply because there's very little complaints from users.

yeah... i think the benqdw1640 was $50 (beige and black) during the back2school promotion.... if it was free s/h i'd prbly have jumped on it right away...

[impostor]

I'd rather pay $10 more and buy from a REAL store. LOL :DI would have preferred to just pick one up locally and pay the tax too so I went to Netlink to get a PM. They wouldn't PM, the lousy bums! :mad: Sales guy said TD's price was below NCIX's cost and the lowest they could offer was $55 which was at cost. :evil:

[djrhyme]

Can anyone confirm if this works in the ADS usb enclosure that TigerDirect also has on sale? No one has explicitly said if it will work or not?

[mahjongmaniac]

Can anyone confirm if this works in the ADS usb enclosure that TigerDirect also has on sale? No one has explicitly said if it will work or not?

um.. TD doesn't have that ADS USB enclosure on sale anymore...

that $17 deal was long time DEAD... but u can however get it for $34 now if u like... ;)

[teyang]

The funny thing is that Sony switched mfg's again, the new DRU-810A is a rebadged BenQ DW1640.
They're really trying hard to improve the reputation of their optical drive offer since they stopped making their own DVD writers, which were complete garbage. It doesn't matter that they now offer one of the best DVD writer though, it's still overpriced.


benq 1640
=Philips DVDR1648,DVD8701
=Sony 810A
=Plextor 740a
=NU DDW-165
=Cy'qve 1604ca
=MSI 16-B3

[doodio]

guys i just bought this from ncix.


i am SOOOO disappointed with it. I can never achieve anywhere near the right burn speeds. It's terrible with ritek media.. burning most 8X at 4 or 6X. I've got 16X prodisc. Out of 10 writes, i've achieved 16X (max speed now) only twice.



GET THE NEW PIONEER!!!!!!! it's the 110 or whatever. Stay clear of this!

[djrhyme]

um.. TD doesn't have that ADS USB enclosure on sale anymore...

that $17 deal was long time DEAD... but u can however get it for $34 now if u like... ;)

Yeah I know its no longer on sale but I got it awhile ago, when it was :cheesygri so I'd like to either put this DVD drive in or a hard drive but wanting to know if this drive will work with it first.

Cheers!

[fau13]

Any one experts guide me which one is better .. this one or BenQ DW1640?

I want to buy one, so looking for your great comments..

[[buck]]

guys i just bought this from ncix.


i am SOOOO disappointed with it. I can never achieve anywhere near the right burn speeds. It's terrible with ritek media.. burning most 8X at 4 or 6X. I've got 16X prodisc. Out of 10 writes, i've achieved 16X (max speed now) only twice.



GET THE NEW PIONEER!!!!!!! it's the 110 or whatever. Stay clear of this!

No, don't get the Pioneer, GET THE BENQ! ;)

[impostor]

Tons of people are in love with the BenQ 1640. 3 years ago people were gaga over LiteOn CD burners - you don't hear much about them now although they're still around. I can't go for BenQ because like LiteOn then, despite offering numerous additional features in their drives, was an unknown quantity when it comes to reliability/durability. Convince me otherwise and maybe I'll bite.

[ProfessorChaos]

Tons of people are in love with the BenQ 1640. 3 years ago people were gaga over LiteOn CD burners - you don't hear much about them now although they're still around. I can't go for BenQ because like LiteOn then, despite offering numerous additional features in their drives, was an unknown quantity when it comes to reliability/durability. Convince me otherwise and maybe I'll bite.

I <3 BenQ 1640. Nuff said.

[impostor]

Enough for you, but with all due respect that's a lousy argument for it.

[ProfessorChaos]

Enough for you, but with all due respect that's a lousy argument for it.

lol get whatever you want then...