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Samsung CDRW Drive 16X/10X/32X EIDE with Software & Media

Samsung CDRW Drive 16X/10X/32X EIDE with Software & Media

(MPN: SW216BRA)
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3.5 Star Review(3 Reviews)

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Date Reviewed:  02/02/2002
  • joedabrick
  • from AZ
  • Member Since:
    Feb 2002

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    Product Experience:
    3 Months
Strengths: Dependable. Have had no CD brand compatibility issues. Great digital audio extraction [DAE] rate (10X)-- better than my Creative 52X CD-ROM (which only pulls a 8X DAE).
Weaknesses: none so far. ...wish I had two!
Summary: A very quiet CD-RW, esp. when acting as a CD-ROM. My Creative 52X CD-ROM is so much louder. I now put discs into the Samsung CD-RW for software installation. Good manual. Great price. Have tested discs using Nero CD Speed [vers. 0.85 Beta]... have used 7 different CD media brands. No data errors after burning at high speeds. Is able to read a few scratched discs that my Creative has problems with.

More drive info. [from Nero InfoTool]:

Drive : SAMSUNG CD-R/RW SW-216B

Type : CD-RW Recorder

Firmware Version : Q001

Buffer Size : 2 MB

Mechanism : Tray

Read Speed (Max.) : 32 X

Write Speed (Max.) : 16 X

Read CD Text : Yes

Return C2 Pointers : Yes

Read CD-R : Yes

Read CD-RW : Yes

Read DVD-ROM : No

Read DVD-RAM : No

Read DVD-R : No

Read DVD-RW : No

Read DVD+RW : No

Read Digital Audio : Yes

Read CD+G : Yes

Read VideoCD : Yes

Write CD-R : Yes

Write CD-RW : Yes

Write DVD-R : No

Write DVD-RW : No

Write DVD+RW : No

Write DVD-RAM : No

Buffer Underrun Protection : Yes

Mount Rainier : No

Modes : Packet, TAO, DAO, SAO, RAW SAO, RAW SAO 16, RAW SAO 96, RAW DAO 96

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Date Reviewed:  01/02/2002
  • joefnblow
  • from MI
  • Member Since:
    Jan 2002

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    Product Experience:
    30 Days
Strengths: Great burner for the money, I paid $70
Weaknesses: Software does suck
Summary: Most software that comes with burners is a scaled down or old version anyway so I was not concerned. I have EZ 5.0 so I didn't care what the software was. I have not lost a single disk and the burner is fast. Buy it unless you are worried about the software.

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Date Reviewed:  12/26/2001
  • Hitech
  • from VA
  • Member Since:
    Dec 2001

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    Product Experience:
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1 Star ReviewI just bought this product at Best Buy on the box ...
Strengths: NA
Weaknesses: NA
Summary: I just bought this product at Best Buy on the box it does not say what software comes with it, but when you get home and open it, you will not find what PC World says is in it

Aero Head, but CD Creator 4 and Direct CD which is old software, I have a problem it gives an Error Message Problem with output drive, and I will problem take it back

cause it's not the latest software that Creator makes or what PC World says comes with it!

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