CD Freaks reviews: Samsung's TS-E552U external DVD-Writer

March 7, 2005

Reviewer and Moderator Jan S., just finished testing this 16x DVD±R, 4x DVD±RW and 6x DVD+R9 DL external writer from Samsung. This dual layer drive comes bundled with Pinnacle Instant CD/DVD v8.3.0.3 OEM burning software.

The listed specifications of this drive as detailed on the retail box:

Read Speed

DVD±R/±RW-/ROM : 8x/8x/16x
CD-R/-RW/-ROM : 48x/32x/48x

Write Speed

DVD±R : 16x
DVD±RW : 4x
DVD+R Double Layer : 4x
CD-R : 40x
CD-RW : 32x

Supported Discs

DVD+R
DVD+RW
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD-Video
DVD-ROM
CD-R
CD-RW
CD-ROM
CD-ROM/XA
CD-Audio
Video CD
Photo CD
CD-I (FMV)
CD-Extra
CD-TEXT

Buffer

2 MB

Interface

USB 2.0

Supported OS

Windows 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP

Dimensions (W x H x D)

175 mm x 54 mm x 245 mm

Weight

1450g