CD Freaks is proud to present a review of the Samsung SE-S184MB external DVD writer, which Samsung kindly provideded us for review. This drive is the fastest external DVD drive we tested so far on CD Freaks. It features 18x DVD±R, 8x/6x DVD+RW/-RW and 8x DVD±R DL writing performance. Like some of the other recent DVD writers, this drive also features 12x DVD-RAM and LightScribe direct disc labelling technology.
Samsung is the world leader when it comes to digital media and has been producing Optical Disc Drives since 1994. The company produces a range of half-height and slim-line models and was one of the first to produce Combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW drives.
The drive comes bundled with cables including a USB cable, a vertical mounting stand, a quick setup guide and a software bundle consisting of Nero 6's software suite and a live firmware update utility to automatically search for the latest firmware update online and install it.
Specifications:
| Media Type | Write | Read |
| DVD+R | 18x (24.3MB/sec) | 12x (18.2MB/sec) |
| DVD+R DL | 8x (10.8MB/sec) | 8x (10.8MB/sec) |
| DVD+RW | 8x (10.8MB/sec) | 8x (10.8MB/sec) |
| DVD-R | 18X (24.3MB/sec) | 12X (18.2MB/sec) |
| DVD-R DL | 8x (10.8MB/sec) | 8x (10.8MB/sec) |
| DVD-RW | 6x (8.1MB/sec) | 8x (10.8MB/sec) |
| DVD-RAM | 12x (16.2MB/sec) | 12x (16.2MB/sec) |
| DVD-ROM | - | 16x (21.6MB/sec) |
| CD-ROM | - | 48x (7.2MB/sec) |
| CD-R | 48x (7.2MB/sec) | 40x (6.0MB/sec) |
| CD-RW | 32x (4.8MB/sec) | 40x (6.0MB/sec) |
| Seek Time: | CD | DVD |
| 110ms | 130ms |
Our European senior reviewer and forum administrator Wendy Collins has carried this extensive review, which has recently been published in our review section. As usual, this review covers write, read and disc quality tests of a wide verity of media, along with LightScribe tests and over-burning tests with both CD and DVD recordable media. To see how this drive performs, please head over to the review here. Feel free to leave comments or ask questions about the review in this specific forum thread for the review.
