Pros & Cons
Pros
Works perfectly fine. Works wonderfully. It works, and it was really inexpensive.
Good optical drive for the money. Bigger box came with some bubble wrap and was well packed.
Cons
If you are considering buying this drive because it is a samsung product, be forewarned, it is not. Amazon still lists this as a samsung drive although they have updated the image to the no-name drive that you will actually receive.
Amazon's website is a mess of broken links and pages under construction. There was no bubble wrapped to protect it. Returned for refund. I'm disappointed that even after i pointed out to amazon that the title, picture, and description is wrong, they h... Read More
Highlights
Quality
This optical drive has served it's purpose, and i'm quite pleased.
So glad this is at such a great price and good quality in the evergrowing extinction of physical discs.
I think this product works well for what it is, a cheap optical drive, designed in a world where optical drives are rapidly bei... Read More
It work just like any other drive you can find of good quality.
Price
Currently the drive is $30, which is almost double the price i payed 5 years ago which was $13.
I would mention it can be a little loud but then, for the price, i expected nothing else.
Shipping
No issues, fast burn, play back, and working great!
Competitiveness
Hope it lasts longer than the last one of the same model.
Overview
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- This product had a total of 582 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 11 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ive always had very good luck with samsung drives
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The drive can get very loud when its at full rpms
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Got it as a means to cheaply install windows and old games
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
These things are noisy as can be though
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Hope it lasts longer than the last one of the same model
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Burned mp3s on a disk yesterday
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I would mention it can be a little loud but then for the price i expected nothing else