VPN: SH-S222A/BEBE
Product ReviewsSamsung SH-S222A/BEBE 22X Dual Layer DVD Writer Black IDE OEM
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 Rating: Review Date: 08/07/11  |
Cons: Not SATA
Pros: cheappowered up |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/30/11 |
Cons: Bland faceplate, no Lightscribe
Pros: IDE, Burns DVDs, no coasters yet. Comment:
I got this drive (on sale) to replace a worn-out DVD burner in my old XP machine. This drive is as reliable as I'd expect it to be, I haven't burned any coasters in it after over 100 discs. It reads all DVDs I've put in it without a problem. The only downside is that it doesn't support Lightscribe, but I've got other drives for that. |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/16/11 |
Cons: Ugly
Pros: Price, Quiet Comment:
Bought to replace parents burnt out drive. Works well, though the design is a bit fugly. Wish it was a gloss, but it works, it's IDE and not too loud. I would recco. Beward OEM people, buy your IDE Cables from NCIX |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/08/11 |
Cons: A bit noisy, but not that bad
Pros: Easy to install Comment:
For the price I picked these up for I can't complain, works well and friends are happy with new one. |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/13/11 |
Cons: None
Pros: No Drama, sale price. Comment:
Bought this to replace a failed unit, reads and burns, does what its supposed to. |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/10/11 |
Cons: None.
Pros: Fast, reliable. Comment:
No complaints on this DVD Drive, as soon as it's an IDE drive and that the price didn't get higher than SATA drive, it could be buyed as a good replacement if your old IDE drive stopped working ! Of course since it's OEM there is no software coming with it. |
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Rating: Review Date: 10/21/10 |
Cons: None I can think of
Pros: Price is good, reads fast Comment:
Bought this a few months ago and it has been a great addition to my desktop. Reads a lot faster than both my retired Lite-On DVD-ROM and NEC-3500 which I replaced with this unit. I only burn at 8x so I can't comment on it's performance burning at any faster than that but at 8x it's rock solid. |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/14/10 |
Cons: None that I can think of
Pros: QuietPerforms as expectedFairly well priced Comment:
I got this IDE model instead of SATA because I wanted to reserve SATA for my hard drives. The drive works really well and it is quiet when reading/burning dvds. |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/04/10 |
Cons: -IDE is a dying interface-DVD is a dying format-Realized only later that i didn't even want a dvd drive mucking-up the look of my case.
Pros: -Speedy-Black-Opened up a SATA port Comment:
Its a DVD drive, its fast, its pretty quiet, its a name you know, it uses IDE and the price is right. Should last as long as DVDs are still around... or until they become commonly mistaken by the youth as something you "catch" if your not careful. |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/20/10 |
Cons: None, unless you don't want IDE
Pros: Black, cheap, fast, does what I need it to. Comment:
I bought this drive just so that I could read and write DVD's for a while. It works so I have no complaints about this drive. If you need it for basics, I would recommend it. |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/10/10 |
Cons: Support
Pros: PriceLookQuality Comment:
Really good dvd burner for the price and does everything you need it to do. The only issue I had was when i updated the firmware it would not detect the drive. After many emails to Samsung their support in my eyes was useless.However I fixed the issue but unplugging the drive from both power & sata port in the computer. |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/07/10 |
Cons: None.
Pros: Cheap, Fast, Black front! Comment:
Great cheap drive that fits perfectly with the new black look which so many towers are coming out in. Just remember to bring your screws with you when you go to install it, I forgot :) |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/03/10 |
Cons: IDE connection instead of SATA
Pros: Cheap and reliable Comment:
I bought this drive for my first PC build, I paid a little bit too much attention to the price and ratings, and didn't look at the fact that it uses a IDE connection. Only issue here is it messes up my cable management. Otherwise it performs great and responds quickly. DVD's run and burn flawlessly. Overall I would definitely get this one again, although I may look at getting one with a SATA connection to ease up the mess inside the tower (not to mention the IDE cable runs really close to the intake for my GPU, which I am not super stolked about). |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/30/10 |
Cons: none
Pros: solid drive, IDE is still good and it'll be reliable Comment:
I bought this because I'm building up a server and wanted to keep all of the SATA ports for HDDs, job done. This does exactly what I need it to, and it's samsung so it'll stand the test of time. |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/30/10 |
Cons: IDE, but hey, I needed it.
Pros: It do what I'm tellin him Comment:
It good to know that IDE drive prices don't tend to go up like old IDE HDD and memories. It doing the job right with burning and reading, no complaints. |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/22/10 |
Cons: a bit loud on my system
Pros: Very stable, easy to recognize Comment:
I actually find this writer a bit loud. it is very easy to use and no problems on boot for recognition. overall it is a decent drive if you dont mind a bit of a noise |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/12/10 |
Cons: none
Pros: fast writer, cheap price Comment:
I bought this for my brothers computer after his old benq burner died. This was fairly cheap when it was on sale and can't go wrong with samsung so I went with this. So far no problems. |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/12/10 |
Cons: none
Pros: fast, error free Comment:
i have burned quite a few DVD-Rs with it. i have not had any failure yet. it is fast and does not make a lot of noise. highly recommended. |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/04/10 |
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Purchased this drive a couple weeks ago to replace a failing one. It doesn't come with any fancy packaging, but who needs that? This drive worked right out of the box and it is fast. The price is perfect and I am a huge fan of Samsung DVD-RW drives--have two of them installed on different computers and they both work flawlessly. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/30/10 |
Cons: IDE not Sata
Pros: priceDual-layerquietBlack Comment:
The drive runs pretty quiet which is very important to me.it does what it suppose to do very well.No complaint! |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/28/10 |
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Got it fast and it works great. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/24/10 |
Cons: None - just as reliable as the previous 202s recently retired to basement HTPC duty.
Pros: Quiet, fast, reliable burns.Does the bitsetting I need - with a little tweaking ;-)Helps keep my old workhorse PC burning 10-20 discs a week.Got them on sale so better than the already-reasonable retail price. Comment:
The 202 & 203 LightScribe were my first experiences with Samsung burners. Their reliability & performance sold me on this 222 and ... so far, so good.Firmware upgrades are easy as pie, and these drives do all I want from them for an excellent price.As long as Sammy keeps making them, I'll keep buying them. This review was modfied by poster @ 05-05-10 06:28 PM |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/17/10 |
Cons: none
Pros: low pricereliable Comment:
Bought 3 of these in my last couple of builds. The price is right on, the performance is great, never had a fail burn session. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/16/10 |
Cons: rebranded
Pros: good price, works well, looks good Comment:
Bios/windows say this is not a samsung but something else.. Other than that, the DVD writer works great, never had any issues with it, and is at least $10 cheaper than other DVD writers..Haven't checked or tried how the lightscribe works.. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/12/10 |
Cons: none really
Pros: Sale price Comment:
I needed a dvd burner for a client who wanted something basic. This drive doesn't support lightscribe, but it is not an issue for my client... |
This one is my own fault really: so I will write a review in hopes of helping other avoid my fail.THIS IS NOT A SATA DVD DRIVE!(I, of course, had no chance to actually test it out so my score of 4 may be disregarded.)