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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Optical Drive, September 21, 2009
This review is from: Samsung Internal Half Height DVD-W Supermulti SATA 22X Lightscribe (Black) (Electronics)
I bought this drive to replace a very old white DVD ROM, the old one wasn't even a burner it was read only and was now in a black case. This is a very good drive, seems well built, the tray moves smoothly and feels solid. I can't comment on the lightscribe function because I haven't used it yet. It arrived well packed, the only thing included at the time I ordered this drive was driver software, including live firmware update and a copy of Nero 8 Essentials. I did not install Nero 8 but if you don't already have burning software this is a good program to receive free. I have used other versions of Nero and I have always been happy with them. No SATA cord or screws, this was not a problem for me. I deducted one star simply because there is no drive activity light on the drive. This may just be the way optical drives are made now but I miss the light. It can be just a little difficult to find the eject button when the entire drive is black and installed in a black case. I'm sure I'll get used to it and maybe I'm being a bit picky. All in all, this is a good, solid, fast drive that seems to handle every disc format except, of course, Blue Ray, and it's at a reasonable price. And don't let the "half height" disignation throw you off, it is a standard size drive that fits a standard 5 1/2 inch drive bay. I may buy another one to replace my last IDE drive which is one of the first DVD burners that came on the market, I still have some of the 1x DVD discs that I bought after purchasing that old burner, so you can imagine how fast the new Samsung seems to be to me.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fast Drive Good Price, September 6, 2009
This review is from: Samsung Internal Half Height DVD-W Supermulti SATA 22X Lightscribe (Black) (Electronics)
I recieved this drive very promptly, and in good condition. It was packaged very carefully. This is an OEM drive, but it did come with a copy of Nero 8, which isnt the full version but is still pretty handy. It does not include a SATA cable, but you can pick 1 up from syba (blue transparent 17") here on amazon for $1.30, ive bought 4 of them so far and they are just fine. Drive isn't too loud and works pretty fast.(burns the heck out of my old PATA).Note: Drive isn't marked samsung on the tray, but it is a Toshiba Samsung Storage Tech. which is 51% Toshiba 49% Samsung joint venture. Ive owned these drives as oem's in new comps, and theve always been ok for me.I would reccomend this drive for purchase.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good but....., September 7, 2009
This review is from: Samsung Internal Half Height DVD-W Supermulti SATA 22X Lightscribe (Black) (Electronics)
The specs on this dvd writer are quite good. If you looking for a Lightscribe enabled drive, this one has some of the best specs available as of this review. I pre-ordered one thru Amazon and it was delivered within the promised time frame. Upon receipt, I installed the drive (this unit comes only with a CD of Nero Software and a user guide - No Sata data or power cable) and the unit would not power up. Long story short - defective drive. I tried to contact Samsung customer service for assistance to no avail. Samsung customer service was totally useless. Amazon customer service, on the other hand, was brilliant. They immediately sent out a new drive (even before receiving the defective drive back as a return) and I installed it. Now working like a charm. Amazon provides postage free delivery back to their warehouse. So, in short, a great device if if works as it is supposed to. And if it doesn't work, Amazon stands by its product (unlike Samsung).
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