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Samsung Writemaster TS-H542

Wednesday September 08, 2004

Samsung

$199

Price at time of review.

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Samsung’s claim to fame with this drive is it’s slightly above average value for money score; priced at just $199 it represents good value and was only beaten by both award winners the Mitsubishi and Optorite for cost. Nero 5.5 and PowerDVD are a nice welcome for this price point, while the 12x writing should stand the test of time for a while yet. Again it’s hard to recommend given the cheaper competition offering just as much for your bucks.

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Tags: Samsung | Writemaster | TS-H542

This article appeared in the October, 2004 issue of PC Authority.

Products also reviewed in the Group Test Labs roundup: Optical drives: Introduction:

Aopen CRW5232

Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Digital DVDXRW1248-069

Samsung SW-252

Ricoh MP5316DA

Panasonic SW-9583-C

Optorite DD1203

Imation IMW523252IA

Iomega Super DVD Writer 12x

LG GSA-4120B

Optorite CW5201

ASUS CRW5232AS

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