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SAMSUNG Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner With LightScribe Technology - OEM

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SAMSUNG SATA 18X DVD±R DVD Burner W/ 12X DVD-RAM Write and LightScribe - OEM
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Protect the environment while protecting your data. Samsung's SH-S183L Super-WriteMaster internal DVD burner was designed to exclude materials harmful to the human body and the environment, such as Pb, Cd, Cr+6, Hg, PBBs and PBDE, while still providing world class performance.

The SATA interface provides a high speed, dedicated path for your data. Samsung's Speed Adjustment Technology and Magic Speed verify disc type and make sure that the drive is operating optimally to handle the data flow for error free data transfer.

LightScribe technology lets you burn labels directly on compatible CD and DVD media. This means no more trying to align paper labels that may come off or writing with a permanent marker.

Review Summary (read more reviews)

5
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66%
4
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15%
3
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2
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1
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Product Rating:
Total Reviews: 487

Learn People!!!!

white Reviewed By: *B* on 2/12/2007
Rating + 5
Tech Level Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
Pros: People need to learn how to write reviews. These reviews are supposed to be for people to state how the product & it's features performed, as per the advertised specs. It is NOT a place to gripe because this unit came with no SATA cable to connect it. People who post their "tech understanding' as "high"..... ad grip because this product has no SATA cable or "audio out" cable......... well, they do NOT have "high tech understanding" then.

OEM means "Original Equipment Manufacturing". This is designed for resellers to buy parts to replace in systems, or to build systems without all the boxes and cables. OEM comes AS IS! No fancy retail box, no cables, no NOTHING! On occasion, you MIGHT get a driver disk if it's absolutely needed, that's about it. So do NOT give a product a bad rating because you ordered an OEM product and don't want to admit you don't know what OEM is. Even if you DON'T know what OEM is, it is still EASY to see what comes with the product, which is NOTHING!
Cons: NOWHERE is this product advertised as coming WITH an SATA cable or audio cable. If you want the SATA and power cable, buy the “retail” version of the same model, but do NOT complain about this one not having it, or take points of your rating because of YOUR lack of knowledge. Some of us can read and know the difference. And the audio cable……….. they have NOT been needed for years! While some drives still come with them, they are NOT needed! ANY cd/dv you put in a drive (home made disk with pix, retail dvd, retail music cd) is written as digital DATA. That digital data is then converted to audio/video/images etc.. for you to see and hear. That data, no matter what it is, is transferred through the IDE, or in this case, the SATA cable. Once again, do NOT give a product a bad review because you do not have your facts straight.
Other Thoughts: This space is supposed to be for other thoughts about the product, NOT a place for children to brag about their computers. I don’t not care what type of computer you have or its components, unless one of the components is DIRECTLY related to the product being reviewed…

meaning “I tried brand “X - model 1” drive on Motherboard “Y – model 2” and had nothing but trouble, till I switched the drive to motherboard brand “Z - model 3”…… then it worked fine.”

THIS type of component knowledge could be helpful to someone if there starts to be a pattern with certain brands/models……… otherwise, your system specs don’t help anyone on a “review board” whatsoever.
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Nice Drive

white Reviewed By: BrownWolf on 1/27/2007
Rating + 5
Tech Level Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: SATA, Lightscribe
Overall same as other Lite-on lightscribe burner's I have used, nothing special other then SATA which makes the inside of my case nice and clean. Simple install, my ASUS P5B Deluxe had no issues installing Windows from it.
Cons: None really, maybe that it is $xx more then same drives with EDIE, but worth it so far for me.
Other Thoughts: If you want a clean install this is nice, plus with EIDE on its way out the door and more M/B's coming with 1 EDIE connector this is nice choice.
Write speeds are average, I burned using NERO 6 at 48x CDR, 4x DVDR (due to my media limitation's).
18 out of 19 people found this review helpful. Did you? Yes No

Quick Specs (view all30)

ModelSH-S183L
TypeDVD Burner
Cache2MB
DVD+R18X
DVD+RW8X

Review Summary (read all 487 Reviews)

5
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66%
4
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15%
3
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7%
2
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7%
1
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5%
Product Rating:
Total Reviews: 487

ok while it lasts

white Reviewed By: sixsixtysix on 3/25/2008
Rating + 3
Tech Level Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: first one lasted almost 23 months. just enough time to get it replaced through newegg. the replacement lasted a bit longer, 8.5 months. i have the pata version of this model it has lasted longer than that!
Cons: for whatever reason, 2 died in less than a year, while the pata model continues to work for an even lobger period of time.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you? Yes No

Great Drive

white Reviewed By: Doc Dement on 3/18/2008
Rating + 5
Tech Level Tech Level: high - Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Fast speed, lightscribe, SATA makes it an easy install
Cons: After over a year of use, I have no complaints regarding this device. It has performed exactly as it should.
Other Thoughts: As is ususal I can't say enough good things about New Egg.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Yes No

dying out on me

white Reviewed By: tmx on 12/18/2007
Rating + 4
Tech Level Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Ii bought it to try out the SATA technology for cdrom to see if there is an improvement. It works and burns without problems. I use the lightscribing feature and dual layer burning as well. It has good disc compatibilities.
Cons: This is the 9th month I am using it and it developed some kind of reading problem. I could no longer burn disc successfully. And 9 out of 10 times it is unable to read the discs.
Other Thoughts: But for the length of time of working it was good.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Yes No
Model
Brand SAMSUNG
Type DVD Burner
Model SH-S183L
Performance
DVD-ROM Access Time 130ms
CD-ROM Access Time 110ms
Cache 2MB
WRITE Speed
DVD+R 18X
DVD+RW 8X
DVD-R 18X
DVD-RW 6X
CD-R 48X
CD-RW 32X
DVD+R DL 8X
DVD-R DL 8X
DVD-RAM 12X
READ Speed
DVD-ROM 16X
CD-ROM 48X
Physical Spec
LightScribe Support Yes
Form Factor 5.25"
Panel Color Black
Configuration
Load Type Tray
Interface SATA
Features
Features Direct disc Labeling
Speed Adjustment Technology
Double OPC Technology
Tilt Actuator Compensation Technology
Magic Speed
Buffer Under Run Free Technology
Weight Balance System Technology
Eco-Product
Packaging
Package Contents see pictures for details

Introduction

Protect the environment while protecting your data. Samsung's SH-S183L Super-WriteMaster internal DVD burner was designed to exclude materials harmful to the human body and the environment, such as Pb, Cd, Cr+6, Hg, PBBs and PBDE, while still providing world class performance.

The SATA interface provides a high speed, dedicated path for your data. Samsung's Speed Adjustment Technology and Magic Speed verify disc type and make sure that the drive is operating optimally to handle the data flow for error free data transfer.

LightScribe technology lets you burn labels directly on compatible CD and DVD media. This means no more trying to align paper labels that may come off or writing with a permanent marker.

Highlights

newegg DVD Multi Recorder
The SAMSUNG SH-S183L DVD Multi Recorder enables users to burn any DVD+R/-R, DVD+RW/-RW or DVD-RAM disc and supports the dual-layer function allowing up to 8.5GB data to be burned and saved on a single dual-layer disc. Burn your own DVD/VCD movies or backup data with ease!
newegg 18X Ultra High Writing Speed
With advanced burning technology, the SAMSUNG SH-S183L DVD Multi Recorder delivers ultra high DVD+R/-R writing speed of 18X. The super fast burning speed enables users to write a whole DVD+R/-R disc in about 5.5 minutes!
newegg LightScribe Technology
Say goodbye to adhesive labels, paint or ink! With the innovative LightScribe technology, SAMSUNG SH-S183L DVD Multi Recorder burns any image or text directly onto the surface of LightScribe-compatible CDs or DVDs to create your own publication-like disc collection.
newegg SATA Interface
With the next-generation SATA interface, the SAMSUNG SH-S183L DVD Multi Recorder supports up to 1.5 Gb/s bandwidth to provide more stable and speedy data transfer for faster and smoother read and write performance.

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SAMSUNG SATA 18X DVD±R DVD Burner W/ 12X DVD-RAM Write and LightScribe - OEM
SAMSUNG SATA 18X DVD±R DVD Burner W/ 12X DVD-RAM Write and LightScribe - OEM SAMSUNG SATA 18X DVD±R DVD Burner W/ 12X DVD-RAM Write and LightScribe - OEM

Quick Specs

BrandSAMSUNG
TypeDVD Burner
InterfaceSATA
DVD+R18X
DVD-R18X
DVD-RAM12X
CD-R48X
CD-RW32X
Load TypeTray
Panel ColorBlack
Cache2MB
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