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6.4 out of 10

Samsung SH-S182D

 

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  • User Score (39)
    8.1 8.1 from 39 reviewers
  • Expert Score (5)
    8.2 8.2 from 5 reviewers
  • Value for money (5)
    7.2 7.2 from 5 reviewers
  • Features (5)
    6.2 6.2 from 5 reviewers
  • Ease of use (4)
    6.8 6.8 from 4 reviewers
  • Performance (3)
    7.3 7.3 from 3 reviewers
  • Reliability (2)
    7.8 7.8 from 2 reviewers
  • Installation (10)
    6.9 6.9 from 10 reviewers
  • Noise (2)
    7.0 7.0 from 2 reviewers
  • Ease of setup (2)
    7.0 7.0 from 2 reviewers
  • Speed performance (14)
    6.9 6.9 from 14 reviewers
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. CDRLabs

    CDRLabs
    8.0/10
    7 August 2006

    Earlier this year, I reviewed one of Samsung's first "Super-Multi" drives, the SH-S162L. While affordably priced, the drive offered a good mix of features and performance. With the SH-S182D, Samsung has brought much of the same to the table. However, they've upped the ante, adding things like 18x DVD±R and 12x DVD-RAM writing speeds. While welcome additions, there were a few performance aspects that kept the SH-S182D from getting top marks in our review. Read more

    • Writes to DVD-R and DVD+R media at 18x, Writes to DVD+RW media at 8x, Writes to DVD-RW media at 6x, Writes to DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL media at 8x, Reads and writes DVD-R...
    • Questionable writing quality with some DVD±R DL media, Slower than other drives when writing to DVD-RW, DVD+RW and CD-RW media, Cannot write to 8x DVD±R media at 16x, ...

  2. PC Pro

    PC Pro
    8.3/10
    22 September 2006

    Samsung's SH-S182D is the first 18x DVD writer we've seen at PC Pro, and our tests saw it reach an impressive 18.2x towards the outer edge of our DVD+R disc, giving it an unprecedented average burning speed of 13.2x. This impressive burning rate meant that a full 4.7GB single-layer DVD+R burned in a little over five-and-a-half minutes. Read more

  3. Digital Producer

    Digital Producer
    11 August 2006

    Blazing specs but where is the media? Read more

  4. CDRinfo

    CDRinfo
    7.2/10
    18 August 2006

    It's been some time now since we tested the world's first 18X burner from Plextor and now again we had the opportunity to put another 18X burner through its paces, the SH-S182D from Samsung. The drive supports the high DVD±R DL writing speed of 8X and the newest 12X DVD-RAM media. At 48X reading speed with CD media in comparison to other drives, we found the SH-S182D a good reader, probably the fastest out there, with a more than capable CD error correction mechanism. Read more

  5. PC Authority

    21 November 2006

    Take the ultimate DVD drive and remove one feature. Now up the speed. Now drop the price. Read more

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  • Manufacturer's Description

DVD+R 18X, DVD-R 18X Writing DVD+R dual layer 8X, DVD-R dual layer 8X, DVD-RAM 12X.

  • e-co product - SAMSUNG develops technologies to design e-co products, excluding harmful materials to human body, such as Pb, Cd, Cr+6, Hg, PBBs and PBDE for the protection of human health and the environment.
  • double OPC technology - Provides reliable, zero-error recording.
  • magic speed - Enables flexibility of drive operation, low noise mode, high-speed mode.
  • Weight Balance Syst…

Specifications

  • Average Access Time
    CD-ROM 110ms (Random) / DVD-ROM 130ms (Random)
  • Data transfer mode
    Ultra DMA Mode 2 : 33.3MB/sec, PIO Mode 4 : 16.7MB/sec
  • Interface
    ATA/ATAPI(E-IDE)
  • Buffer Memory
    2 MB
  • Drive Installing Method
    Horizontal / Vertical
  • Size (W * H * D)
    148.2 × 42 × 170mm (including bezel)
  • Supported Disc Format
    DVD : DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD+R (Dual), DVD-R (Dual), DVD-RAM FAT32 support (FAT 16 does not support), Multi-Session(Read/Write), Multi-Border(Read) CD : CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA, CD+E(G), CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT, CD-ROM XA, Mixed Mode CD, CD-I, CD-I bridge (Photo-CD, Video-CD), Multi-Session CD (Photo CD, CD-EXTRA, Portforio)

Release Date

  • First seen
    7 August 2006

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