Samsung External Slim DVD-W USB Compatible with Mac and PC SE-S084C/RSRN (Red)

by Samsung

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B002REY5WQ
• Item model number: SE-S084C/RSRN
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #89 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > External Components > Optical Drives > DVD Drives
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 2, 2004

Product Description

Imagine your personal data available, anytime, anywhere. The Samsung SE-S084 8X Slim External DVD Writer makes this dream a reality. It adopts a single interconnect cable for both data transmission and power supply through a single USB port.The cable is a single cable, with a dual USB connector at one end

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

66 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very handy, December 23, 2009

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Anonymous (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Samsung External Slim DVD-W USB Compatible with Mac and PC SE-S084C/RSRN (Red) (Personal Computers)

I got this because the internal drive of my MacBook broke, and it was much more expensive to fix it than buy this one. The DVD drive is very slim and attractive. The color is a bit darker red than on the picture, but still very beautiful. It was completely plug-and-play on my Mac; I didn't need to install any software. The speed of transfer is just as good as my internal drive used to be. I have not noticed any problems watching DVDs. The only thing you need to be aware of is that it requires to be plugged into two USB ports, and the cable that is provided is for USB ports that are right next to each other. If your USB ports are on two different sides of your computer, you will need an USB extension cord of sorts (which is not provided).

27 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good replacement drive with a couple of quirks, March 8, 2010

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Amazon Stockholder "Hook 'em Horns!" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Samsung External Slim DVD-W USB Compatible with Mac and PC SE-S084C/RSRN (Red) (Personal Computers)

I bought this drive as a replacement to my internal drive, which died after having my MacBook for 2 years. It was cheaper for me to buy this than to have the internal one replaced. It gives good consistent burns using Toast Titanium 9 on 10.6. I believe that it reads a little faster than the original one that came with my MacBook because I have noticed that downloads from DVDs are marginally faster. Now for the quirks:

(1) Drive is VERY loud. It spins and vibrates quite a bit, and is so loud that you can hear it on the floor above or below.

(2) As other reviewers have stated, it requires 2 USB ports, which I have used from a USB hub.

(3) the tray door must be closed by pressing on the ends. If you press in the middle, the pressure you exert on the case prevents the door from closing.

Overall a solid drive, and I am happy with my purchase.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good External Drive, January 30, 2010

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munford (Schaumburg, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung External Slim DVD-W USB Compatible with Mac and PC SE-S084C/RSRN (Red) (Personal Computers)

Bought this drive to be used with my netbook. It works quite good. One thing I noticed, when ripping CD, it get 5x speed on average. This is a bit slower comparing to my other laptop's internal drive's 10x+ speed. But this is not too much a big deal. Otherwise works good, burns double layer DVD. Looks nice as well, quite thin for a external drive.