Samsung Super-WriteMaster SE-S184M 18X DVD±RW Dual Layer Burner

Pros: Easy to install, mobility, dependable.
Cons: None so far. Potentially may get faulty over time.

My colleague had a DVD burner in his laptop. We used to backup our office data on his laptop DVD burner. We therefore needed a DVD burner for our official works. It was decided that we buy an external USB based DVD burner so that any of us could carry it ...

Pros: Very fast (full DVD data disc in about 5 minutes)
Cons: - Drive stopped functioning after 4 weeks - Horrible customer service - Little pricey

I bought the drive at Best Buy for about $90, which was a bit pricey, but I thought worth it for the speed, and the convenience of having an external drive (portability, ease of installation). Installation was trivial, and I was able to quickly burn ...

Pros: It small so that it hold down a lot of papers (paper weight).
Cons: It's very expensive paper weight. Samsung wants to take your money and give up.

If you are looking for a External DVD burner pass this one by. 1. It never work from the first day 2. when I contacted samsung they had me trying different things that lasted almost 6 weeks, which include trying it on at least 2 other computers and 2 ...

Pros: I have as of yet to find one.
Cons: Customer service is nonexistant, product will not function as marketed.

My wife bought me a Samsung SE-S184M for Christmas, I didn't get around to using it until February when she asked me to burn some CD's for her to listen to in her car. I installed the software packaged with the drive, followed the installation ...