Samsung SM-332 32x10x40 CD-RW/12x DVD-ROM IDE Drive (Black)

by Samsung

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• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• ASIN: B00006EHKU
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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  • #44 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Components > Internal Optical Drives > Internal CD Drives
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 12, 2006

Product Description

Discover the best of both worlds and save space with this black Samsung SM-332 CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo drive! Capable of writing CD-Rs at up to 32x, CD-RWs at up to 10x, and reading CDs at 40x, this drive also reads DVDs at up to 12x! Great for small systems without a lot of external drive bays!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

49 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid drive, August 24, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Samsung SM-332 32x10x40 CD-RW/12x DVD-ROM IDE Drive (Black) (Electronics)

I've had great success with this drive after purchasing it three weeks ago. I have a small Dell tower with only one 5.25" bay, so I decided to go the combo route. It installed with no problems. I've burned music cd's from MusicMatch Jukebox and Nero (the latest version of which recognizes the drive instantly), running Windows 98 SE. CD-r's burn in less than 4 minutes. I've also used CD-rw's at 4x, made multisession disks, video cd's, erased cd-rw's--no problems at all. The drive has JustLink coaster protection and an 8 mb buffer, which seem to work very well as I've not had an error yet. When burning at high speed, the drive makes an irritating high-pitched noise, but it is reasonably quiet otherwise. If you are looking for a near-silent drive, look elsewhere.

DVD's sometimes stutter w/the included PowerDVD, but that is probably because the bundled PowerDVD demands a lot of CPU power and I've got a PIII 550. My ATI DVD player demands less processing power and they play fine.

5.0 out of 5 stars very good drive, June 30, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Samsung SM-332 32x10x40 CD-RW/12x DVD-ROM IDE Drive (Black) (Electronics)

Extremly reliable drive, good for burning multiple cds and playing dvds. Didn't really cause me a problem. Only problems that existed came from the OS (windows ME uggh!). So, all in all this is a reliable and worthy purchase at a good cost.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Reliable Drive, January 29, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Samsung SM-332 32x10x40 CD-RW/12x DVD-ROM IDE Drive (Black) (Electronics)

Any negative reviews about this drive is inaccurate. I'm not sure if the drive is compatible with Windows 2K, but just because it isn't doesn't mean it deserves a 1 star rating. The drive itself works great (for Win XP Pro). Why not just opt for the CD-RW/DVD combo. Its a great deal for what is basically two drives in one and it certainly won't generate as much heat as two drives in one computer. Although 32x isn't the max speed you can get, you spend about 15-45 extra seconds burning a CD with a 48x drive-big wow. As for the manufacturer, Samsung is a very reliable and well-known manufacturer. I can assure you that Samsung is not a 2nd rate manufacturer of electronics. They have been in the electronics business for decades. In the past, they sold many of their products under their name in their home nation, Korea, and most of their products were sold under different brands in other countries i.e. USA. It was only until the past several years that Samsung decided to sell under its own name. To make a long story short, Samsung makes great reliable products and an especially reliable CD-RW/DVD drive.