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Samsung SH-S182D Dual Layer DVD?RW Writer (16x/8x/18x DVD+RW, 16x/6x/18x DVD-RW, 8x DVD?R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, 48x/32x/48x CD-RW)

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Very Good
  • Pros
  • Supports up to 12X DVD-RAM.
  • Good online manual.
  • Cons
  • Printed documentation is poor.

Bottom Line

Inexpensive drive lacks frills, and has basic software; writes to DVD-RAM, and offers a slower CD read speed in quiet mode.

User Reviews for Samsung SH-S182D Dual Layer DVD?RW Writer (16x/8x/18x DVD+RW, 16x/6x/18x DVD-RW, 8x DVD?R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, 48x/32x/48x CD-RW)

  • Reviewed by: alphaByte

    Duration of ownership: 2 Weeks

    Strengths: EASE of use and installation

    Weaknesses: None yet

    Overall Evaluation: I replaced 2 Good working NEC drives With 2 of these drives. Didnt expect much improvement, just the DVD RAM R/W. WOW was I surprised and pleasantly so. I do some DVD editing and the read speed (frame analysis) had doubled. Writing fast and near perfect. No Coasters yet. Quite and smooth door operation. Highly recommended and unit also has MT.Rainier R/W (Windows Vista will exploit this capability) At the the time of this writing I dont understand why it is rated #2 to a LG GSAH10LI When this unit (LG) cant be found for purchase in the US. Good job Samsung !!

  • Reviewed by: DigiTrash

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: It burns DVDs well I tested up to 12x was working great

    Weaknesses: It can't read any DVD-R even after updating firmware which was just released this month but no luck

    Overall Evaluation: This drive burns much better than its older model of 16x but it can't read DVD-R disks also can't read some Verbatim DVD+R even after updating firmware but I got no go on reading I'm not the only one having this problem if you do a google search you'll find many more!

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