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Samsung SW-252

Wednesday September 08, 2004

Samsung

$49

Price at time of review.

One of the plainer drives, it lacks a front audio adjustment dial or headphone socket, but does deliver on fast CD writing without too much damage to your wallet.

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One of the plainer drives, it lacks a front audio adjustment dial or headphone socket, but does deliver on fast CD writing without too much damage to your wallet. Tied with Aopen for the cheapest drive here, it’s not laden with features but does burn quickly and that’s all we ask. A slightly outdated Nero 5.5 and InCD ship with the unit - not bleeding edge, but more than enough to get the job done.

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Tags: Samsung | SW-252

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 Writemaster TS-H542

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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