Product Description

Samsung Internal Half Height DVD-W Supermulti SATA 22X Lightscribe

Product Details

• Color: Black
• Brand: Samsung
• Model: SH-S223L/BEBS
• Dimensions: 1.60" h x 5.80" w x 6.70" l, 1.65 pounds

Features

• LightScribe DVD-Writable Drive
• Tray Loading Drive for easy access to media
• Nero Software Suite (NERO Burning ROM, NERO Showtime, PowerDVD) included.
• Supported DVD Discs: DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, LightScribe DVD+R, LightScribe DVD-R
• Supported CD Discs:CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM/XA, CD-ROM, CD-Audio, Video-CD, CD-1 (FMV), Photo CD, CD-Extra, CD-TEXT, LightScribe CD+R

Customer Reviews

Good Optical Drive
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.

Fast Drive Good Price
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.

OEM or retail, still a great drive
I'm not sure if this is meant to be retail or not. The drive comes in it's own brown box (packaged from Samsung, not Amazon) along with some instructions and a copy of Nero. No cables of any sort, but at least I wasn't expecting them. If you are, go looking elsewhere!

As for the drive itself, so far I have nearly no complaints. It can read basically any disk out there (aside from the obvious; Bluray and HD-DVDs). It seems to read disks very quickly. Noise levels are lower than my previous NEC(Sony) drives. I have noticed spin-up times can be a bit slow, causing a bit of system lag, but nothing too bad. Oh, and lets not forget Lightscribe...something I've still not tried, but I'm curious how it'll work!

All in all, I'm very pleased with the drive. As long as you don't need the little extras included in the Retail box, go for this one.