Samsung SW-216A fast CD-R writer for its speed class, the
Samsung SW-216 posted topflight results, taking just 5 minutes, 29 seconds to
write our 650MB folder of files to CD-R. It also did a good job of writing our
100MB folder of files to CD-RW using packet writing: The drive required 1
minute, 19 seconds to complete this task. The documentation accompanying the
drive is both useful and clearly written.The SW-216's CD-ROM read performance was mixed.
The drive scored among the upper third of all the models in our current crop at
installing the first disc of Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business Edition, but
it placed in the bottom third at extracting 320MB of audio files.Samsung provides a one-year warranty and
10-hour daily weekday toll-free support. The software bundle includes Ahead
Nero Burning ROM 5.5 and InCD 2.11.One of the least-expensive drives on the market,
Samsung's 16X drive features strong performance at a bargain price.85www.samsungusa.com16X/10X/32X, IDE, internal, 2MB buffer,
buffer underrun protection, Ahead Nero Burning ROM 5.5 and InCD 2.11, one-year
warranty, 10-hour weekday toll-free support.800/726-7864
